Do white people face more racism today?

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As someone who is white, sometimes I feel that I am discriminated against for having "white privilege." And don't get me wrong, there are cases where white privilege may apply. But with things like #blacklivesmatter, why is it not #allllivesmatter. I don't want to receive anything just because I was born with white skin, but it seems that many people of other races believe they are owed something. Why should an African American student get accepted to college before a white student who is the better candidate? Should it not be who earned it? Do African Americans believe they are owed something because of slavery? Because if so, that ended over a century ago, and no one who is alive today had anything to do with it. Does anybody else have any similar experiences or thoughts on this? Or even different opinions. I'd like to see opinions from all races on this topic. Maybe it's just me, but I believe that people should have to earn their own things and this should have no relation to race whatsoever. Anybody of any race should be able to better themselves, and I think all races face some discrimination and stereotypes. But why do we never hear about racism towards white people? Anyways any thoughts are welcome, thanks😊

Klara-Hitler · Accepted Answer

White privilege is a lie. I'm a half Jewish half German girl who looks very white. I had an ambiguous childhood because of this, growing up in Bavaria. I was name called by a Turkish boy "racist and Nazi" when I was 6 making me completely go into myself into thinking. His father definitely taught him to say that. I was always scared of both being a Jew and being white. I couldn't ever decide which one I should be, or I am. In white circles I'm scared of saying I'm Jewish, because I feel people generally look at you in a different way, even on here I didn't say I'm actually Jewish until a while ago. In any other place I was always scared of even saying I like whites.

On this very site I got famous as racist and Nazi for saying I like white men. The insanity of people on GaG who think of themselves as intellectuals by spewing out liberal nonsense was unbelievable for me. If I said that I'm Jewish back then I know they would shut up in fear and think twice before calling me racist. I pretty much experimented it.

They only called me racist on the basis that they thought I'm white and I'm conservative and I'm heterosexual, and I generally don't believe in any of their liberal beliefs about society, politics, education and challenged them in arguments. Not for anything else. That is racism. That is actual racism. That is what bigotry means. When you label a person because of her skin colour.

Now they know I'm Jewish, some of the David Duke listeners might still call me racist because of their feud with Zionism and Israel. But most "liberals" just shut up and don't say anything, despite me still having the exact same conservative beliefs.

Liberalism is a religion. Liberals are religious. Their logic for indoctrinating and shaming white children in schools, of being white, of their history and culture, is that a group of whites discriminated blacks and "Jews". This is while before the crusades, Muslims, that had blacks between them, took over 1 million white Europeans into slavery. Arabs took everyone including both blacks and different groups of Persians including white Persians into slavery.

Slavery isn't for the "white man", the very concept of slavery should be shamed, not white children and their history.

In history, everyone was a slaver.

And thinking that by giving blacks and minorities an angelic image in media that can't be criticized and giving them certain trophies you solve their problems, shows your lack of knowledge

Errhh · Accepted Answer

I agree that you deserve what you worked for... Not based on what was done to ancestors five million years ago... That's pathetic to me... It's like hating all Germans simply because Hitler ruled Germany and did awful things so many years ago... What was done cannot be changed, mew can only learn from it and hope to do better... But so many people live in defensive mode ready to attack because they themselves feel inferior... That is nobody's problem but their own... It's just sad to see so many accuse others of racism even when that isn't even being discussed at all or relevant... Just because they live In paranoia.

And in most talks where the "race" issue comes up... It's usually a black person who brings it up when no one is even talking about it... If they get over it, everyone else will too... But if they keep bringing it up, it's they alone who keep themselves in inferiority as if they are some type of victim.. And they are the only ones who see themselves that way... Maybe they like it... People in general like drama.. And the attention spot light... So dramatically will always try to victimize themselves to acquire a position they think they deserve simply by crying bleh bleh bleh...

karahiri · Accepted Answer

racism is embedded deeply into our society and our culture. affirmative action is one way of "righting" that wrong. it may seem unfair to the student with better grades who is being passed over for a minority student with lower grades, but if you never allow minorities to even REACH the levels of education, opportunity or success that white people have enjoyed for centuries, how will things ever be balanced? so in this moment, to that white student, yes, it might seem unjust. but overall, i think the goal is to empower black people to the point where things like affirmative action are not needed. affirmative action was not created to be a permanent program- it was supposed to be a temporary solution.

i hope you excuse my harsh tone, but the little racism you may experience as a white person is NOTHING compared to what minorities have experienced every single day. you have no idea, and you should thank your lucky stars that you were born white.

SunsetStar · Accepted Answer

The thing with black lives matter, is it's like if you're only getting half a piece of pie and everyone else gets a whole piece. And you say "I should get my fair share." It doesn't mean that you think someone else shouldn't get their fair share, but right now you're the one who isn't getting your fair share. And someone saying "everyone should get their fair share" might be right, but they're kind of missing the point.

I think the thing is there are some pretty solid studies (I can look things up later if you like) that black people aren't treated fairly. For example, black kids are more likely to have the police involved, and get harsher punishments for the same crimes, than white kids. Or there's studies in the workplace, that employers who aren't using any conscious bias tend to hire white people over black people with the same qualifications.

1derweye · Accepted Answer

I grew-up in a School district dominated by the Military families of an Air Force Base and a huge Army Post. Our racial variety was far more diverse than the typically segregated populations of that era. At that time, just after the Vietnam War, serving in the Military was scorned by the general public. Despite the National escalation of marches, protests and all out rioting over racial issues, our community remained conciliatory and neighborly, unaffected by the unraveling of the rest of the Country. We all had a seemingly more important bond in common. We were used to living with a mix of Races and cultures. It was no big whoop. I don't recall even thinking about making distinctions between someones Race and their behavior.
Of course, it took getting out and seeing the world, to gain this perspective.
But when I went to work as a Craftsman of Wind-Tunnel Models for a large Aircraft manufacturer, I learned to mistrust Blacks as a means of protecting myself. That damn Company appeased and kissed their Ass for gross violations I saw Whites get summarily fired for! They knew they would get special treatment and took advantage of any abuse they thought they could get away with. This seemed to be pervasive among all the Blacks I witnessed. Lord help me, I now have difficulty not making judgmental conclusions when I see so many examples of Blacks being blatantly Racist and calling it a right they deserve to exercise exclusively. Their blind hypocrisy has ruined my acceptance... and then my tolerance.
They can Bitch at me all they want. I know I started-off without a Bigoted thought in my head. But life taught me to look-out for myself.

jacquesvol · Accepted Answer

Yes , most of ended over a century ago but
-It took the Civil Rights movement during the sixties to reach that. That's a 100 years after Abolition!
-Southerners still resent the fact that the North put an end to slavery.
-The fortunes made by slavery still exist, invested in industry or agriculture. -The poverty created by slavery still exists too.
White privilege is not a myth, it EXISTS.

Curmudgeon · Answer

They do, because the political Left is using it as a tool to extort. And the ultimate target of that extortion will be YOU.

What to do:
1. Never vote for Democrats. Ever again.
2. Be choosy about the Republicans you pick, for that matter. Look for ones that really are against this crap and don't just "go along to get along" when they are in office. (You may have to forgive otherwise good politicians on this issue for their lapses on another issues, for example abortion, or whatever other issue other than anti-White hatred, resonates with you here. Make your best judgement, nobody is perfect, least of all politicians).
3. If you see anti-White hatred or otherwise leftist bias on your TV, email or even write in and complain if the program is local, tune it out if the program is national.
4. If there is a certain advertiser that comes on during said program in #3, email or even write them and politely explain to them why they should not advertise on said program.
5. Avoid "education" that involves this kind of sleazy and dishonest political indoctrination. Choose your campus carefully.

heavensgift2girls · Answer

I wouldn't say we face more racism, but we face a type of racism that political correctness allows. Like somehow we should feel guilty or responsible for what happened before we were born. Notice how some of them are using examples of things like wealth that was created before we were born as proof of white privilege? That is a rich persons privilege, and not a white persons privilege. They just want to try and tear us down for things that in some cases our ancestors did to our own ancestors, as most Americans are in fact mixed. There are even whites that had family members come over recently, and they too get accused of white privilege.

They see our white skin as being white, and don't care if we grew up poor and on welfare, and have slave numbers in our family tree as well. They want to judge us as being privileged based solely on our skin color. This exposes their racism, yet it is something that society allows them to get away with. Non racist people don't generalize an entire race claiming that all have something in common. That includes privilege.

naturaldeven4 · Answer

the blm movement has a subgroup of retarded racists and i think you're referring to them.

"Why should an African American student get accepted to college before a white student who is the better candidate? Should it not be who earned it? Do African Americans believe they are owed something because of slavery? Because if so, that ended over a century ago, and no one who is alive today had anything to do with it. Does anybody else have any similar experiences or thoughts on this? Or even different opinions. " Do you even talk to black people in real life or are you still basing these questions off the radical sub group of blm fags.

"As someone who is white, sometimes I feel that I am discriminated against for having "white privilege." And don't get me wrong, there are cases where white privilege may apply."
Acknowledging that others are sometimes treated unfairly because of your white privilege. Now you're going on a rant about how you're experiencing discrimination while you perfectly know that you're getting bonuses off being white? lol

Pampered · Answer

I would agree with that. As a young woman of color (Latina with some Caucasian roots I'm sure..) i've noticed the balance shifting. You're allowed to openly insult white people without any repercussions. Within reason, of course. You can go on TV for example and say something like, "White people are crazy." but if a white person were to say that about any other ethnic group, they would probably get harassed and fired. It's because we're raised to believe whites have all this power and feel like it's alright to cut them down, when in reality, these days it's more of an advantage to be a person of color in school and the work force. My thoughts.

Kinstrome · Answer

I would not say so, no. Black people in many places still face less direct forms of discrimination. Some of that discrimination is somewhat understandable based on the upbringing of the people who practice it and their impression of what "all black people do" based on what some black people do, but that does not ultimately justify racism. People are individuals, and what other people in a particular race have done can't be used as a template to determine what every single individual of a race will do.

With that said, I don't care for riots and definitely not for calling for the death of cops, especially in those publicized cases where it was obvious the cop shot in legitimate self-defense.

Anonymous · Answer

Only the poor ones. Because they "don't exist" and their struggled "don't count" according to societal narrative.

Case in point: On the same day, two armed men in Illinois were shot and killed by police about 300 miles apart, but in similar circumstances:

A "white trash" stereotype
www.wsiltv.com/.../isp-suspect-in-chase-killed-by-officers-shots

A "ghetto thug" stereotype:
https://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/723932

The black guy's shooting is being protested and discussed nationally as a symbol of how America is against black people. The white guy didn't even count to anyone but his friends and family.

Nate314 · Answer

I'm not black so I wouldn't know. But in my eyes and opinion and what I see is poor people are sick of being poor but they are poor because they went to jail or made poor life choices then blame it on slavery or white privalage. Last time i got pulled over I still got a speeding ticket and the cop and I are both white. There is no such thing as white privalage anymore. Blacks Mexicans whites and Asians are all treated equally but criminals aren't treated equally. Criminal isn't a race. My best friend is black whom was raised in poverty. Instead of selling drugs like his dad and blaming it on slavery and white people he worked studied and now makes more than most white people. Its all blown out of proportion by media.

pavlove · Answer

I don't think anyone would argue and for sure there is a lot done that does not need to be done to rectify the inequalities that racism created, but understand that capitalism is a lot like monopoly--it favors those who got in early... each generation has the benefit/curse of going around the board again which usually results in an increase in overall wealth. The fact that there was racism among higher education and other areas means that your family had an advantage over a black family where higher education wasn't a possibility and or at least at the sort of schools that would lead to high income employment. I know it can be frustrating because there are plenty of black people doing well in this country and plenty who waste the extra stuff they're given but this is the reason for it and i think it's a pretty moral reason

MaiNameIsSunshine · Answer

We do hear about the racism against white people a lotttttttttt because now there are more people coming out claiming that it sucks to be them (just like in any racial group, there's always those assholes who make everything bad that happens to them about race lol).
I think all races face a lot of racism, it's basically just as bad wherever and whoever you are. Just because racism against white people has become more avid recently does not mean that all of a sudden you are the biggest victims. And please stop acting like minorities get everything because we feel entitled to it, that's bull shit honey. Minority spots are reserved so the schools can claim diversity on their campuses, outside of that most of the students they accept are white.

Josht11 · Answer

I have heard about black people getting more scholarships for being black and affirmative action and black students getting added sat scores actually lose some:
www.latimes.com/.../...utoring-20150222-story.html
this is pretty fucked but I honestly haven't had any racism to me ever, basically everyone is white where I live and I've never had any problems because of it.

Transigence · Answer

What's left against racism against blacks is relegated to nooks and crannies in backward, isolated pockets.

Racism against whites is systemic and in mainstream media (coming FROM mainstream media).

#BlackLivesMatter is not a good movement. It's nothing like the civil rights movement. It's a racist movement.

And there's no such thing as white privilege. The whole concept of "privilege," as a non-count grunge plural is bogus. It's a product of feminist (intersectional) racism. You have your own matrix of individual privileges, as does everyone else. And you don't need to apologize for them.

By the letter of the law and what is available, whites are very much held back systemically. There are programs and affirmative action and welfare and college grants and all that stuff that's given out on the basis of being anything but white, and/or male.

Negrodamuss · Answer

why is it so difficult to understand why they call themselves BlackLivesMatter. Seriously, i thought the younger generation was supposed to be more adept at this sort of thing but they seem worse than baby boomers sometimes. The reason why they call themselves that is not because they think only black lives matter... they do it to remind people that black lives matter, because due to the disproportionate amount of black people that are killed by police officers unjustly, it's fairly evident that parts of modern U. S. society has forgotten that black lives matter. It's crazy to me that some people still don't understand that simple point. This is partly why i can't wait for the crash. If people aren't smart enough to understand that above point, then people are going to get totally blind-sighted by whats coming... and i'm positioning to profit off that substantially

ComDom · Answer

Racial privilege today is largely a myth. Are there some benefits that are difficult to measure? Maybe but for the most part no. There are legal structures in place to combat that, many of which that are unnecessary and potentially dangerous. White males are demonized simply because of the color of their skin. It's fallacious nonsense.

The other side has to try changing the definitions of words because their narrative is an illusion.

NaughtyNightly · Answer

The only form of racism that I have experienced was when my dad was out of work for two years. He applied to tons of different places and was told several times that the company would love to hire him, he being the most qualified applicant, but they had to take Affirmative Action into account and couldn't hire a white male.

BrunetteNYC · Answer

It's really strange, because the grass is always greener. It seems that every group hates and resents another based on some fantasy that those people have it better. White people struggle too, simple, I think you just have to weed out those who hate based on ideas and nonsense in books. I have wonderful, amazing black friends who see me just as a PERSON and they don't resent me and they know my life is not a bowl of cherries.

Sara413 · Answer

Structural inequality doesn't disappear in a generation or two. That's the issue that remains today and that is why society extends a hand up to the underprivileged. They're not taking anything away from you, they're just giving someone else a chance. Calm your tits.

Anonymous · Answer

I think it is assumed that white people are automatically privileged, and that they have it easy. I think that it is assumed that white people are preoccupied with race, and using privilege to keep other people down. Contrary to popular belief, we don't sit around congratulating ourselves for our privilege, and for most of us, race rarely enters our minds. We all have our problems, even white people.

TheAngryBanana · Answer

well to be fair there was never anything such as white privilage and can white people have racism towards whites hell yea there, if you want an example from history oh how about my people the scots we became subjugated, raped, murdered, blackmailed and extrorted over the history time line from the subjugation from the england capmgains to the highland clerances which forced scots of their own native home lands. There is an example for you

as for today yes there is racist against whites the left call it white privilage thta kind of mind set is like racisim it caterrgorises people pre judged by their skin colour so that in its self is racist and racial profiling.

Hope that helps :)

blondfrog · Answer

Yeah pretty soon black people are gonna start whipping us white folks and make us their slaves. I am gonna hate it unless it was a nice piece of female chocolate whipping me then it would be like a kinky sex porn scene oh yeah her big chocolate titties bouncing around with chocolate chip mosquito bites in the middle and whipping me around awe yeah drool lol.

cjmtherfcker · Answer

So I think the major issue is that America has become a more inclusive society to black and brown people. While at the same time rewriting the rules to make it harder for the average person to get ahead.
I think you don't hear much about racism against white people , because in the modern America there is just not really systemic racism against whites. At a time being Irish or Italian was a rough life in America.

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