Quote Originally Posted by Cyclonite
How is not wanting to associate with people because of their general attitudes and the way they carry themselves ignorant? Its hard to be white now in day....black pride..good for you...white pride...your in the KKK. . That's not directed at the KKK comment. If your a white guy by your self and there is a group of thug looking black guys (or skin heads if your black) leering at you a little down the street would you say oh maybe they want to hold my hand and smoke with me...no, I'm sure as hell going to feel threatened. This go's for all races before I get called racist. If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck I'm going to assume its a duck.
Not wanting to associate with people because of their attitudes and way they carry themselves is in no way ignorant. But to simply discount all other races/ cultures, stating "I have problems with people from other backgrounds and cultures" most certainly is. I'll admit I have absolutely no desire to hang out, or even come into contact, with a bunch of thug looking black guys. But that doesn't mean I am going to avoid blacks all together. And, I wouldn't want to hang out with a bunch of thug looking white guys either. I agree that " If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck I'm going to assume its a duck" but I'm not going to assume everything with feathers is a duck.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying white America should just open it's arms to all the various aspects of other cultures. Hardly, some aspects of other cultures are pretty fucked up. What I'm saying is, if we ever want to solve the "social inequalities that plague us"; then all cultures need to stop being so resistant to accepting other cultures, as a means of preserving thier own culture. Actually, I think that White America is much better in this regard than many other cultures. And, if you look around, you'll see that out of the various non-white immigrant groups in the U.S., it is those that have allowed themselves to assimilate (while still retaining their own culture) that have done best for themselves.Which brings me back to my original point that cultures need to mix.