Hollywood actor Will Smith informed the Daily Express in Britain that America is not a racist country:
It was as if some part of me was validated [after Obama won the election.] It was something that I’ve known for a long time that I couldn’t really say: “You know guys, I really don’t think America is a racist nation.” I know that I feel like that sometimes but I just don’t believe that. There are racist people who live there but I don’t think America as a whole is a racist nation. Before Obama won the presidency I wasn’t allowed to say that out loud because people would say: “Oh yeah, of course for you, Mr Hollywood!”
What to make of this?
John McWhorter said the same thing the other week, but with Will Smith saying it far more people will hear it. Will Smith, after all, is a Hollywood star, while John McWhorter is an egghead.
True, Smith’s own success is a sign that things are getting better. What Obama is to government, Smith is to the film industry: it was not all that long ago that Hollywood would not give the lead in one of their top films to a black actor for fear that it would lose money because only blacks would come out to see it. Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, as good as they are, were always being paired with a white actor, if you remember. So was Will Smith himself in the “Men in Black” films.
So maybe it is a good sign: if Smith and McWhorter are saying this now, then maybe in 20 years the rest of us will be saying it too. Change has to start somewhere – though I have never expected anything good to come out of Hollywood or right-wing think tanks – but you never know.
On the other hand, what Smith says sounds a little too much like what most white people seem to think: that racism is just a matter of a few bad apples. So maybe he is just kissing up to the white world, which, after all, butters his bread – or maybe he has been brainwashed by it. Or, most likely, he is so protected by his wealth and name that for him it is, in fact, just a matter of a few bad apples – like the ones who will let him kiss Rosario Dawson in a film but not a woman who is pure white. I wonder if McWhorter would count that as an “imperfection”.
For many who live in black ghettos, even in some middle-class ones, it seems like more than just a few bad apples. The police, the courts, the press, the hospitals, the schools, the housing market, all of it, seem to be based on the idea that black life is not all that important. Everything is second-rate or kind of broken. This is the institutional racism that no longer seems to affect Smith and which McWhorter thinks is too subtle to matter.
See also:
- The Daily Express interview with Will Smith of January 13th 2009
- Other blog reactions:
- Is America post-racial?
- not-so-post-racial America:
- Obama wins!!!
- acceptable blackness
- Hollywood
you said it all for me here:
“The police, the courts, the press, the hospitals, the schools, the housing market, all of it, seem to be based on the idea that black life is not all that important. Everything is second-rate or kind of broken. This is the institutional racism that no longer seems to affects Smith and which McWhorter thinks is too subtle to matter.”
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I am reading the “revised” version of tom sawyer and hukleberry finn to my sons. My 8 yr ask me about Jim. I explained slavery and how people believed because of the persons skin color that they were not as good as another person. My 8yr old said ” thats dumb mom…thats like me thinking andrew and I are better than jacob cause are eyes are blue and his are brown.”
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last week my two oldest boys started praying for their future wifes at night (my eldests ideas). My eldest prayed for his wife where ever she is – and added, in china, africa or kansas…
that gives me hope that in 20 years will smith might be right.
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Given how the white vote went – most white people under 30 voted for Obama even though he lost among older whites – gives me hope that America will be much less racist in 20 to 30 years.
But the mere fact of him winning does not prove that America is no longer a racist country – most whites voted against him. Without the black and Hispanic vote he would have lost.
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I liked Chris Rock’s comment. I don’t have it verbatim, but the gist was that, although Obama’s victory is certainly a mark of incredible progress over the past 50 years, it’s due in large part to the fact that Obama is a brilliant acheiver who is a natural winner. Real equality will have been acheived when a black half-wit draft dodger can get elected almost solely due to familial legacy connections.
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Right, Blanc2, like Oprah, the two Michaels (Jackson & Jordan) and even Will, himself, Obama is abnormally brillant. So, it makes sense that he’d blow through all of the obsctables and reach the top. But what about the VAST MAJORITY of black Americans who aren’t excepetional?
I think a person like Will, who’s life is very rare, forgets about that.
And Obama’s entire campaign and eventual win shows exactly how racist America really is. Everyone’s focused more on his race than they are his actual attributes.
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Everyone’s focused more on his race than they are his actual attributes.
That’s because he doesn’t have any.
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But what about the VAST MAJORITY of black Americans who aren’t excepetional?
“Racism: us not getting EXACTLY what we want.”
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Oh, come on.
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By the way, whites voting against Obama isn’t necessarily an indicator of race-motivated vote. In recent elections, most whites vote republican. That trend continued in the Obama election. I’m certain there were whites who voted against Obama because he is black, just as there were whites who voted for Obama for the same reason. My gut is that the numbers of the latter equalled or exceeded the former.
I’ve been pondering the subject of this post quite a bit since reading it. I don’t have a cohesive thought to offer, but I do have a few random tidbits:
America is a place, now, where a black person with talent and ambition can succeed at the highest level if he or she chooses. This was not the case even 30 years ago. I use that time frame — back to 1978 — because that’s the year I graduated high school.
America does not generally reward mediocrity or half-assed efforts. There are exceptions of course: labor unions, most government work, and the occasional wealthy “legacy” family such as the Bush family. In most areas of the private sector, though, business owners are concerned first and foremost with earning a buck. If somebody can help them do that, most business owners will welcome that person into the fold. If somebody is deadwood, they’re generally out the door.
G.W. Bush is an especially glaring example of the “legacy exception.” A shallow, glib, incurious man who oversaw a string of failures in the business sector before his dad plucked him from his doomed life and placed him into a series of lofty political positions, where Dubya could serve as a mouthpiece and a toady for Daddie’s high powered friends in the oil and defense industry sectors.
Dubya is just shrewd enough to know which side his bread is buttered on, and that, in his case, was enough to land two terms in the White House. I don’t know of a black family in the United States with that kind of juice. Perhaps that is one milestones of a perverted sort of equality we’ve yet to acheive, sort of like the milestone represented by OJ.
I’m aware that police bias against blacks is deeply entrenched, especially in certain urban areas. That feeling is often reciprocated, by the way, which makes the issue chronic and seemingly intractable. Black people legitimately accuse the police of hostility and/or indifference. The police legitimately accuse their black communities of failing to enlist in the partnership with police that is necessary of citizens to enable police to do their work — as evidenced by things such as the infamous “no snitches” t-shirts, or the famous failure, in general, of blacks who witness crimes committed by blacks to offer any statements or testimony concerning those crimes. Jury nullification, etc.
In my mind this is one of America’s most difficult yet most urgent legacies of racism. It cannot be ended without a leap of faith by the black community, which is reluctant to take such a leap without a showing of good faith progress by police, who cannot make such a showing without that leap. A classic cart and horse problem.
Agabond refers to racial steering in the real estate market. Certainly there is a history of that, as well as of lender and insurer blacklining. However, nowadays, I think it’s the exception rather than the rule, if it exists at all.
The lender and insurer issue has been addressed by legislation. And by competition.
Speaking of competition, realtors are in business to make money. There are tons of realtors, way more than there are deals. Realtors only make money if a property sells. If a realtor has a property listed and a black buyer comes along with financing, that realtor will close the deal. Or starve. I’m not aware of any realtors that are so racist they’d rather starve than close a deal with a black buyer.
Schools present a cart/horse issue much like police. Spending isn’t the answer. In fact, most of the worst urban school districts have per pupil budgets that far exceed the per pupil budgets of most nice suburban districts. The problem stems from a viscious cycle of lack of parental/community involvement in school operations, increased community violence that forces the school to divert resources from education to security, and the resultant flight of talent — both student and teacher — from the dysfunction. This applies to talented black students too, by the way.
Charter schools have shown some considerable success in addressing these issues. Their model offers promise for even greater success. The charter school model more closely resembles the original idea of public education — where a group of parents and educators come together with a shared vision as to how their children should be educated. It is their reliance on family involvement that helps to propel their success. They also enjoy freedom from the burden of bloated administrative bureaucracies and Byzantine collective bargaining agreements, which allows them to be agile and efficient in addressing the classroom needs of students.
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Without the black and Hispanic vote [Obama] would have lost.
True. Massive non-white immigration is changing America’s body politic. Something that our “betters” keep assuring us can never, ever, happen.
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Your “betters” are always saying that. They said it in the 1920s but somehow someway America carried on despite all the Italians and Jews who came to its shores, threatening to destroy the white race and the Anglo-Saxon character of the country.
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Blanc2: Sorry, but I have to disagree about racial steering. I have experienced it and studies show it is more than just the exception:
Also what you said about black parents and their children’s schooling is one of those things I hear white people say but have not seen black people do to a noticeably greater degree than whites.
I think you are right about Dubya being a front-man for his father’s friends.
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Note that I have changed the post a bit: I read more of the interview and so changed two of the sentences in the post to read as follows:
Or, most likely, he is so protected by his wealth and name that for him it is, in fact, just a matter of a few bad apples – like the ones who will let him kiss Rosario Dawson in a film but not a woman who is pure white. I wonder if McWhorter would count that as an “imperfection”.
Accodingly I changed the picture from Will Smith folding his arms to him kissing Rosario Dawson’s hand.
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You may have misunderstood my sarcasm, abagond. Our “betters” alternatively (or simultaneously) deny and celebrate the third-worldization of America. The wicked people who have a problem with this transformation are marginalized and ignored.
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didnt will smith kiss a “pure white” women in that movie where he was a super hero. In fact they were paired as inseprable super human pair. uncontrolable drawn together. Wasnt she as blonde and white as you can get?
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didnt will smith kiss a “pure white” women in that movie where he was a super hero. In fact they were paired as inseprable super human pair. uncontrolable drawn together. Wasnt she as blonde and white as you can get?
You mean Charlize Theron in “Hancock”? They did not kiss in the movie.
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Agabond: I’m not quite sure what you meant with your comment on education.
Education begins and ends in the home. People who believe that it is solely up to the schools to figure out how to achieve academic success for their students are mistaken. Schools are merely a conduit for students who come to them with a desire to learn. It is up to the family to instill that desire.
This is one reason why charter schools succeed where traditional district schools fail. Charter schools cannot exist without an active partnership between parents and educators.
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I just read a powerful article about Will Smith at http://www.ebmpublishing.com. The article was wonderfully written and showed a different side of him. It discussed in detail his approach to life and commitment to improving the community. It’s an engaging, thought provoking article that gave me a new found level of respect for him.
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Thanks for the link.
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nonserviam: you say such off-the-wall things that your sarcasm – and any satire – will go unnoticed, at least by me. Just be plain and to the point.
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I look all around me and see people of all colors and backgrounds who keep themselves down, and those who work hard to make something of themselves. Don’t blame it on skin color, you are keeping yourself down, if your not happy with it, do something to change that. White and Black men and women have died for their children to have all the freedom and oppertunities that America has to offer. You don’t believe me look at our President. I am so sick and tired of hearing blacks saying the white man is keeping them down, it is easier to blame other people, but remember those were your ancestors, they didn’t have the oppertunities, but they worked hard so you would, make them proud.
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That is a racist stereotype. Most black people are working hard.
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maybe those whites didnt vote against Obama..maybe they voted For McCain, as i understand many people in USA ( white ) are very religious, and for what i think most of them like the Republicans better because they are not as “liberal” when it comes to gaymarriage, “gay-lifestyle” and so. Do you think that the whites who voted for McCain did it just because he is white??..do you them conservative Christians they would have voted against Obama if he was the Republican and McCain was the Democrat??
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“My eldest prayed for his wife where ever she is – and added, in china, africa or kansas…”
That was so sweet!
I think most of the white people who voted for McCain did so because they preferred McCain, not because they are racist. It isn’t fair to McCain (who I generally admire) to assume that all of his voters are bigots who used their votes to protest Obama. I think the true racists stayed home on election day: both the blacks who accused Obama of being a house-negro and the whites who hate McCain because of his views on immigration. Remember, a lot of Republicans think that John McCain is too liberal so the real hard-liners can’t stand him.
I didn’t vote for McCain because I think he’s a sell-out for selecting Sarah Palin. He should have stayed true to himself instead of pandering to those “right-wing extremists” by nominating their poster-girl. A lot of moderate Republicans switched to Obama after that one. Republicans are now struggling to remake themselves into a interracial party. Their current base is shrinking rapidly and they’ll never be able to take the majority back unless they reform from the ground-up. Unfortunately, a lot of their core supporters aren’t willing to compromise, so more and more moderates are jumping ship and joining the Democrats (like Gen. Powell) or just becoming independents.
And I think a lot of white Americans were glad to finally have a black politician that they COULD vote for (Gen. Powell is another one, but he refused to run). After years of Jesse Jackson and co., it’s nice to see some normal people on the ballot. People who are interested in actually running governments and not just protesting inequality.
What about Governor Patrick (http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Agov3)? They must have searched long and hard to find a black man in Massachusetts. LOL!
Racism isn’t dead in American but it’s ill enough that you can fight it and win. I agree with Will Smith’s sentiment in that racism is no longer enough to hold someone back. If that person has the will, talent, and endurance, they’ll make it.
I think class and education have a much bigger effect, in the meantime. And don’t EVEN GET ME STARTED on the education system. It’s enough to make me vomit.
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You say that you’re not from America, B&G, but there’s a healthy percentage of blacks in the state of Massachusetts. They’re heavily concentrated in the Springfield and Boston metro areas and tend to be of West Indian or Cape Verdean descent but Gov. Patrick is hardly the only black in MA.
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I think racism did shift some votes, particular among white Democrats who grew up under Jim Crow. Obama generally did a bit better than Kerry among whites, but in places like Mississippi and Louisiana he did way worse.
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america as a whole is not a racist country, but americans are incredible tolerant towards racism. what would be seen as an offence in many countries would be seen as freedom of speech in america. yes, folks, that is what they call racism in america, freedom of speech, but dont be confused. if you were to say that america was killing innocent people around the world and supporting evil dictators, you are not so free to say that. don’t even think about accusing u.s. soldiers of committing war crimes. however, if you want to say that blacks and mexicans are all on welfare, then you are more than free to say that. compared to other countries, america has a much louder racist voice. take a look at some of the racist sites out there. youll notice one thing they all have in common. they are either hosted by or owned by an american. the other side of this is people who challenge racism. they are pretty much non existant or very weak. if you make a racist joke in france, you are likely to find someone (white) who is deeply offended by it and will put you in your place and will contest you as if he/she was actually a member of a minority group. this does not happen in america. most americans will either agree with the racist statement, or laugh at it. while they may not actually make the racist statement themselves, they aren’t doing much to challenge it. it seems like most black americans are conditioned into accepting the racism, and because racism is so much a part of america, that people often don’t know that there is another way, or that there are societies that are less racist. of course this has a lot to do with america being an isolated country which is a whole other subject.
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i should also add that many racists from around the world see the usa as a safe haven because while racism has been outlawed in their countries, racism thrives in america. many south africans who used to run the show in south africa are desprate to move to america because they know that their racist speech will be accepted and seen as freedom of speech. european racists who have been shunned in their own communities also see usa as a ray of light because many european communities have also outlawed racism and made many laws to combat it. many european racist websites have been shut down, only to resurface in american hosts.
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I think you are right: America is pretty open and yet most people, white and black, take most of the racism for granted, thinking it is just part of the natural order, the human condition, not knowing how different it could be. Even Malcolm X had no idea till he left the country.
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to montoo:
“many south africans who used to run the show in south africa are desprate to move to america because they know that their racist speech will be accepted and seen as freedom of speech”
thats bull. maybe racist speech would be accepted around certain people, but it certainly wouldn’t be considered freedom speech, and not very tolerated in the media. Just look at what happened to Miss California, and all she said was that she didn’t agree with gay marriage
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Until white bitches give up their boobies to non-white guys more readily, America is a racist nation. All Americans better learn to recognize: It’s sunset for white America.
Out.
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lalala, you are embarrassing americans. first of all, try getting a real name, instead of being the racist coward that you are. second of all, prejean was under fire more for posing nude than being homophobic. i dont know where you got your education (must be an american school), but how exactly is not agreeing with gay marriage considered racist? her homophobic views are tied in directly with her religion. america is a very religious country, so i dont see what the conflict is. prejean does tell us how sad america is, when they care more about someone posing nude, than they do racism. i have noticed that americans are afraid to talk about sex, but they can go on forever about muslims trying to destroy america, when in fact it is america going over to their countries and blowing buildings up on a daily basis, but hey, watch the liberal media in america and you would think that america is only doing good and all you will hear is god bless america and support the troops.
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montoo chopra. you are so right….
this country is too tolerant of racism. like i said, sometimes the worst people arent the racists…but the people who condone racism or deny racism exists.
and this country tends to believe propaganda the media says all the time.
i used to always defend hateful remarks on america…then i realized im just trying to defend myself, and not this country…because what i know the world is saying about america…really is true. i also hate it when people point out america’s faults before they point out their country’s own faults.
sometimes i dont want to believe america is as horrible as it is…but in the end…what the world says is true…and many americans dont want to accept that…because people dont want to change what they know and are used to.
people in this country have a screwed up idea of what “freedom of speech” is for and pertains to.
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Will Smith is living in a “lala” world, too busy playing the “magic negro”. Remember “Bagger Vance?”
He probably really does think he’s “Hancock.”
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I agree with Will Smith.
America isn’t a racist nation per se.
It’s just an ignorant, arrogant and crybaby nation.
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I wonder, is Hollywood to blame? Or is society to blame? Is Hollywood just a thermometer taking the temperature of America’s racial climate? These guys crunch numbers and have to make budgets. They know down to a science the art of marketing to demographics and ROI. These guys play it safe for the most part and don’t want to offend the buying public’s racial sensibilities. So do we blame hollywood for this? Or do we blame the social attitudes?
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I did NOT vote for Obama – strictly on what he said, what he believed. I would vote for Alan Keyes in a heartbeat. Yes, I voted against Obama, but not against his race – his ideology. Alan Keyes, on the other hand, is awesome.
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dwl@ “the majik negro”
If I were Will Smith, it would be in my best interest to say the same thing.
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Okay I am going to get toasted for this. but if I am going to have an opinion, then I’d better not be afraid to share it. So far in my life (I repeat what I said on the other page I’m white folks), I’ve encountered racism form all peoples white, black, asian, you name it. I’ve been homeless and unemployed and screwed over more than a time or two, so I can say by most standards I’ve seen the world from the bottom and the top.
In the time I spent wandering around the states trying to get my life going again, I found that the average white american is not racist at all. Unless in areas where there are reasons to be so (the same can be said about the average black american). Real racism, is not a case of a few bad apples BUT is far outweighed by the number of non racist americans. It just doesnt seem that way because, the more people have the more arrogant (and racist) they become (unless they started from scratch themselves). Its not the average american (white black or other) but the upper middle class and wealthy americans, who sadly also pull the strings, that are racist.
As hard as it is to imagine sometimes that a white person can know racism from the ass end, as my family would say, it’s possible and very common (if understandable sometimes). I say this, having been spit on and beaten and worse. Just for being white, never mind that I was dirt poor and at rock bottom during some of it (and no being poor and homeless had nothign to do with it). Racism is a problem that goes beyond colour, but most white people prefer to look the other way, scared of being labeled racistthemselves if they say something.
Now for the last statement. Barack Obama, lost largely by older white voters, not because he was black. But because he couldn’t dazzle them as he could younger people. Sorry to say (as a [young] democrat especially) that president Obama’s only strength was being very good at speaking to people. His charisma carried him into office. Charisma that as many of us, regardless of race or colour or employment, have seen, has failed him and is NOT enough to make a good president. President Obamas losses among older white voters was due by and large to his lack of planning (as opposed to Mrs Clinton who HAD a plan to back everything she promised) and not because of his heritage. Further more I would liek to state a dislike for President Obamas past policies, desiscions and autobiography. Where he has shown not only racist tendencies but also a great disregard for the sanctity of life and personal freedoms (as shown in desiscions affecting all people). It’s a sad day where a president is voted into office unprepared and praised because of his heritage alone. I still hope he can turn things around but as of this time, the president is, in my eyes not the best example to use eitherway in a discussion about racism.
America when viewed as a whole, is not a racist country and its people are no more racist than human beings anywhere else, having lived in europe as an american aswell as the united states I can say that truthfully. We’re no better, true but also no worse than anywhere else as far as racism as a whole goes. Infact the way americans stick together regardless of race, when they have to compensates alot as opposed to other countries where it is everyone for themselves and the devil take the last one in line.
Having said my peace, Im sorry if I have offended anyone, or said something anyone believes to be untrue. I can ofcourse speak only of things that I have as a person seen and experienced and I know it’s impossible to have ever seen anything. All we can do is try to get along and work together. That said, I might sometimes say or hint at negative things about my country but;
I live for my country, I love for my country and I’d die for my country. Its my home and its the only home I’ll ever know and its not just mine alone.
E pluribus unum: out of the many is made one. Thats what made us great, thats what we need to remember again. Whites, blacks, asians everyone in our country, we’re all americans.
God bless, again Im sorry if my views have caused discomfort.
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Welcome Ghost Smoke…
stick around. Lots of interesting conversations, and of course debates going on around here. Lots of good people. Always nice to have differing opinions that are not of “trollish” origin.
You get a lot of trolls disguised as little red riding hood wandering through here. It is nice when people are who they say they are.
see ya round…
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i got mad respect for will smith, but he was born into a life of privalege, and experienced something different from most people. america is run by a bunch of rogue thugs who are bent on dividing the american people, whether it is through race, social class, or political opinion. america is an extension of british culture, a racist civilisation in its own right, but it is the corrupt financial oligarchs (ie koch brothers) of america who keep the racism going. so yes, i concur, america is the most racist country in the world. if america isnt racist, then i dont know who is. by being racially divided, the american people can never join forces against the true enemy, corporate america.
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When blacks in guyana side with other blacks over indians, does that mean they are “racist”?
When japanese insist on keeping out non japanese migrants, does that mean japan is “racist”?
When mexicans side with other mexicans, even if it harms non mexicans, does that mean they are “racist”?
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Seo wook kim,
So is south korea a “racist” country because they dont allow millions of africans and non asians to immigrate there?
The wages in south korea are much higher than in almost all of sub-saharan africa. So do u think south korea should start allowing in millions of africans to help give them a better life?
Do you think this would be “the right thing to do”? And if so, do you think south koreans would respond positively to it?
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When blacks in guyana side with other blacks over indians, does that mean they are “racist”?
That is a totally different dichotmy you are referring to, an offshoot of colonialism.
When mexicans side with other mexicans, even if it harms non mexicans, does that mean they are “racist”?
No, it means they may come up with more Mexican restaurants! Viva Mexico! Besides several of those States were theirs until you Europeans yanked it from them.
So is south korea a “racist” country because they dont allow millions of africans and non asians to immigrate there?
Who the h#ll wants to go there with North Korea ready to erupt under that madmans regime? Come on, use a better example! I personally think they should let them all into the States! Yanks after all are the most charitable and compassionate folk around. Responses such as yours proves this to me on a daily basis!
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Herneith,
I love how powerful self delusion is. Its so interesting to see first hand. You cant seem to admit the tribalism exists outside of white gentiles.
So, to recap what u are saying is only white gentiles are tribal?
And those that arent white gentiles that happen to be tribal are only “that way” because of colonialism?
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Herneith,
Would you have a problem with lets say, 150million chinese moving to sub saharan africa? If they eventually outnumbered native africans in lets say three sub saharan african nations, would you theoretically object to that?
if you would object, why?
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Will Smith is full of bullcrap,Despite the election of the president Barack Obama,america is still a society entrenched in a racist tradition’s ,too keep the proverbial boot on the necks of African America’s, and thru insitutional racism. Racism still exist strongly in America. A entertainer is not the person who should be asked such a question,his whole lively hood baised on him to be accepted by the masses.
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Will Smith is just an entertainer. Celebrities always try to be social workers, gurus and philosophers. They should just stick to what they do best: Entertaining.
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Thats so easy for Will Smith to say. He doesn’t live in Black neighborhoods
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America is the most racist country in the world. I don’t know what planet Will Smith is from
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Notice that black people are still the onlyones crying about racism? Losers
I don’t see better races like Indians and Asian’s crying and wailing about the white man
They get on with it… That’s why they’re doing better than blacks already
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You are blind.
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@ jefe, I know, right? A quick perusal of some of the posters on this blog would disprove lol’s statement in a minute.
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Its funny how WILL has come to peace with it and is a multi-millionaire while all of you can only write on a blog about how horrible your life is because of something in the past. You should learn from his example. You live in a system that is corrupt, back stabbing, and evil, and YEAH sure it was created in whole by white people. But guess what, TOUGH TITTY. No one is holding you back from playing the game but yourself. Most people don’t care WHAT color your skin is, this is a system of individualism. You scratch my back, I scratch yours. The rest of the stuff is almost entirely in your head and used as a cop OUT.
Dang, it reminds me of a little rebel kid who refuses to play by the rules and the bitches and moans about how he can’t get ahead.
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@Noneya
The reality is, is that Will Smith lives in Hollywood, which is not the real world to begin with, so it’s easy for him to say that America isn’t a racist country because his wealth,privilege, and celebrity protect/shield/insulate him from the daily realities of racism. So it’s easy for him to say that because it’s all good for him, not the general population of black folks. It’s not a realistic view,and it paints too rosy a picture of America,anyway. It’s not about black people supposedly using racism as an excuse not to get ahead—that’s not even the case—it’s just that we still have to recognize how racism works.
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@Ghost of Smoke
America is and always has been a racist country from jump—no ifs,ands or buts about it. And I want to tell that Obama didn’t get elected merely because he was black–that’s a stupid thing to say because if that’s the case, how come every other black person who’s run for President in the past didn’t get elected? So your reasoning is ridiculous and faulty to start with. As for Obama’s accomplishments, look the up and see what’s he really done as opposed to just saying he hasn’t done this or that. Half the time he hasn’t been able to get anything done because of the Republican party who is still mad about the fact that he even got into office in the first place and has fought against practically everything he has tried to accomplish or get across because they want him gone.
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America, like Rome, is a country forged in war. When English ships came to the shore of present day New York in 1608 AD conflict with the natives ensued immediately upon arrival to the coast. The English naval fleet used advance weapons to crush the native tribes of New York and thus driving them further and further into present day Canada. America like the Romans of old use war as a means to express their civilization and the natives of America are like the ancient Germans, Visigoths..ect there to be subdued without mercy.
America is the new Roman Empire and like the Romans they will stop at nothing until they have crushed every known civilization that stands between them and conquest. The Romans did this on the Mediterranean coast with civilization like Carthage, Egypt, Jerusalem, Greek..ect. America can not live in peace and so like Rome they too will be destroyed from those that it considers lesser than them.
America is racist because it is a war culture…nothing mysterious.
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south korea is racist against poorer countries, but would never dare to challenge their white master. in fact, south korea has to reserve a quota for high paying jobs to their white masters. south korea is heavily influenced by the usa. and actually south korea does expIoit a lot of labor from the 3rd world, but mostly at their white masters request, so these 3rd world countries can support the west on critical politicaI issues. south korea also operates a huge sweatshop on the border of n.korea. theres also a bit of a difference between south korea, and america, as south korea wasnt seized from native americans by force
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