Racism in Cincinnati, Ohio....

[targus]

The woman is a moron.

Why would anyone wanting to keep people out of the pool put up a sign that says "public pool"?

BTW I would say that she is racist to boot.

 

[Eric B]

I know it's discrimination, not reverse. Hence:

Also, I don't know anyone who was a slave. And all of my peers were born in the last 30 years, and have grown up their whole life in an equal society. They know nothing being "maligned, disenfranchised, and abused for generations". And we can expect it to turn around in one generation. Unless of course, people are holding on to things that they have no idea or experience of.

Some of my ancestry is Irish. The Irish had it hard coming over here, were hated by many groups of people. However, I don't cling to that. I also have native American in my heritage. I shouldn't have to explain how they were mistreated. I don't cling to that.

Racism is wrong in any direction. I agree with that. However, what I hate is that it is only noticed if it is coming from a white person. Or the fact that it's perfectly acceptable to have "Black Entertainment Television", or a "Black Miss America Pageant", but if the roles were reversed, it would be discrimination.

Those stem from a time when blacks were excluded from mainstream society. So they created their own. Now, they're not needed as they were before, but have stuck as a cultural thing. Just like most of the other ethnic groups retain some elements of their culture, and they are all smaller than the Anglo majority of society. They are not about exclusion (e.g. of a "minority" group), as the "reversed roles" you're thinking of once were.
That, unfortunately, is why those would be suspect. But as "majority", they are in a sense, the "default".

....and at times I feel and sense the exact thing within society, especially here in america.

As a Caucasian, reverse discrimination has become a real issue. However, no one wants to breach its sensative boundaries. Could the taboo of reverse discrimination be because deep down in the minds and hearts of people of color is the thought that the caucasion folks are finally getting what they deserve?

I say this because this was touched on by a person of color in a tolerance and sensitivity class I took back in the late 90s. It prompted a lot of discussion among those in the course, and it actually became quite heated. The course instructors had to calm things down and give the participants an early, extra-long, lunch.

I don't know what exactly this person in the class aid, or where he was coming from (movement? etc), but I don't see that sentiment among most blacks. The biggest concern for most is economics and job security, like for most other people. Even the classic "revolutionary" groups have become largely irrelevant by today; occasionally leading their followers on some demonstration, but again, the biggest "revolution" today is OWS, which is about, again, economics, and not drawn along the lines of race.

Then you have kids and violent rap who might say or do some anti-white stuff (or abuse the system and think they're "owed/entitled"), but that is just their own youthful rebellion, and illusion of being able to gain some power; not what the whole black community is trying to do.

It's been suggested that this "getting what they deserve" is just people's own fears, being projected onto others. This connected with the larger political rhetoric where everyone (especially government) is trying to take something from them.

 

[carpro]

The woman is a moron.

Why would anyone wanting to keep people out of the pool put up a sign that says "public pool"?

BTW I would say that she is racist to boot.

Dead on ! :thumbs: