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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216
do people of racial backgrounds not tend to somewhat group together?? of course there are interracial groups of friends, i have black friends (now someone can use this against me and say 'lol so blakc friends makes you not racist?? LOL'), and sure there might be an assumption bein made in that example in the article. but why does the author want to forget that it was a couple tryin to be generous and introduce someone to some possibly new friends?? its just stupid. i get what shes sayin but i feel like shes exageraing the negativity and downplaying the positivity
i dont really buy into much of the white privilidge. i hear examples all the time about 'well you've never had an old woman clutch her purse when you walked into the store' and stuff like that. ive never seen anyone scared of a black guy in a suit and tie, or a black guy wearing khakis. whether or not someone wants to consider the type of dress and speaking as 'black culture' or whatever is up to them, but the baggy pants, sideways cap, slang talkin ways of urban blacks is detrimental to blacks. and instead of stoppin the behavior, there's too much whinign when they know exactly what reaction that behavior will cause
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What are your thoughts as to why our political and business elite is comprised primarily of straight white males despite that demographic being a minority in the common population? Is it simply that every other demographic is lazy, or what? I think there's a certain amount of networking that goes into it, and like you said 'people of different backgrounds tend to stick together.' How that doesn't translate to privilege is beyond me.
As for the 'ghetto' culture, for lack of a better term, I agree based on personal experience that it is a negative influence. Not just on black people, but on people of different races who are young and poor and buy into that mentality.
But I also think the media has amplified the message that black culture is basically ghetto culture (baggy pants, hip hop, etc) and that ghetto culture is associated with crime. They do this through multiple mediums and directed at multiple demographics: through the news, through music, movies, etc.
In most people who adopt the mentality this only really manifests in a certain style of dress and a certain type of attitude. I believe most people who dress or act this way aren't actual serious criminals. But they might take part in petty crime like smoking or selling small quantities of weed, petty theft and **** like that. And statistically speaking they are more likely to be targeted by the police, especially if they're black, and given a harsher sentence once convicted.
This in itself can increase the potential that they might become a more serious criminal. If you have a record you are going to have a harder time getting employed. If you are sent to jail you will have an easier time networking with more serious criminals which opens up new opportunities to make money.
Disclaimer: this is basically just my subjective perception of the issue. I'm white and male. My privilege has the 'check for updates automatically' feature turned on so I should be good to go.