Quote Originally Posted by SnSstealth
why is it STILL about black and white?...black people are gonna vote for obama without knowing ANY of his political stances. The race card as he is using it is strictly black people to vote on a black guy...
and i respect your opinion hazetwostep...but what do you see every day? Id love to know. How about a well qualified white guy wont get a job over an underqualified black guy because the company needs more black people....thats what i see happening...


nayway, I know I am gonna get called a racist Im sure, but rest assured, I am not. Everyone should be equal....period...no way to cut it....black, white, gay, transvestite, emo...(lol, had to throw that in from the other thread)

I didnt hear obama once say he wanted to go talk to these unvoting blacks to let them know what he is about...no he is just counting on blacks to vote black......

let the lashing begin....
whiskeytango
SNS, I lived and grew up in a predominantly poor black neighborhood. There is some resentment that is hold towards Caucasians. Hell, if you even look remotely white but you're not then you come across prejudice. I've come across it and I'm not even white and what was odd they apologized when I told them I'm actually half Iranian/Half Hispanic.

Point being that there is resentment within the black community. I'm not sure how much or how wide spread but it does exist. Unfortunatley it plays out like two people bickering over something that doesn't even matter. Black holds resentment, so some other races hold resentment back.. then even more resentment is cast. It's a stupid retarded cycle.

Personally I don't understand it but I see it. Even today I live in a nice area of town, but due to the way our city is built I still get to walk through other areas that are very similar to where I grew up. Even having not lived in these areas for 10-15 years I still see the same resentments on both sides.

Not as much on the white side but to be fair, and some people will view this as a cop out, white people didn't have to go through hundres of years of slavery and oppression. This is something that no one will be able to completely understand I think except the Black community.

You used a business example but I feel the issue is more on a personal level. Racism still exists whether we like it or not. Personally I'm really disappointed that even in 2008 we can't move beyond color.

We are getting better year after year but I am astonished at how much the progression has slowed down.

Time to make my trek from my upper middle class condo and into the hood. I'm bored and want to smoke some herb with my black/white/mexican homies (yes I'm being serious and not facetious) where they're bound to call me Cracker or honky just because they know it gets a rise out of me since I'm not.. All in good fun lol :thumbsup: