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Re: Are all black men brainwashed?
Umm yes, generally that is the case. It's true that not all white people overtly use racial epithets or stereotypes; that's probably more related to Obama's grandmother's generation, which grew up in an openly racist society.
But often discrimination is more subtle. White people are more likely to be perceived as competent workers than minorities, even under exactly the same circumstances. Blacks are more likely to be arrested for possession of marijuana than whites, despite actually using marijuana LESS than whites.
I remember reading a study a while back, where psychologists showed white participants a political commercial which urged them to oppose a certain government social program for the poor. After they watched the commercial, the psychologists surveyed them to find out their views on the program. Unbeknownst to the participants, the psychologists actually showed them one of two versions of the same commercial. The two versions were identical except in one version, there is an image of a black family claiming benefits, and in the other version there is an image of a white family claiming benefits. The people who watched the version with the black family were MUCH less likely to support the program. So yes, the key to getting white people to oppose government assistance to the poor seems to be to subtly remind them that the assistance helps black people. (Republicans figured this out a long time ago.)
Racial prejudice is a lot more entrenched in our society than merely being able to get through a conversation with a black person without blurting out "nigger."
Obama's statement is mostly accurate, and even if it wasn't, racism against white people is nowhere close to on par with racism against black people...and trying to draw a false equivalence between the two is usually rooted in racial resentment.
So typical white people act in such a prejudiced way?
Umm yes, generally that is the case. It's true that not all white people overtly use racial epithets or stereotypes; that's probably more related to Obama's grandmother's generation, which grew up in an openly racist society.
But often discrimination is more subtle. White people are more likely to be perceived as competent workers than minorities, even under exactly the same circumstances. Blacks are more likely to be arrested for possession of marijuana than whites, despite actually using marijuana LESS than whites.
I remember reading a study a while back, where psychologists showed white participants a political commercial which urged them to oppose a certain government social program for the poor. After they watched the commercial, the psychologists surveyed them to find out their views on the program. Unbeknownst to the participants, the psychologists actually showed them one of two versions of the same commercial. The two versions were identical except in one version, there is an image of a black family claiming benefits, and in the other version there is an image of a white family claiming benefits. The people who watched the version with the black family were MUCH less likely to support the program. So yes, the key to getting white people to oppose government assistance to the poor seems to be to subtly remind them that the assistance helps black people. (Republicans figured this out a long time ago.)
Racial prejudice is a lot more entrenched in our society than merely being able to get through a conversation with a black person without blurting out "nigger."
Please redress, others, the kid who loves to tell me how much he ignores me, Can you explain how this statement doesn't cast white people in a racist light?
Obama's statement is mostly accurate, and even if it wasn't, racism against white people is nowhere close to on par with racism against black people...and trying to draw a false equivalence between the two is usually rooted in racial resentment.