I never said me, silly. I obviously know nothing.

I just remember a post from Darkside where he admitted to not being exposed to much in the way of racsim. His words. Then he comes in a thread and says racism is all but dead with a few hold outs.


There are no enemies here. My race (or lack there of) has nothing to do with anything. I just like to discuss things like this from time to time. It's hard for some people not to get upset, though...

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Racism is still a pretty big problem outside of big cities like Chicago from what I have seen. Maybe some think it's a big problem there too. It might be.

It's definitely a problem in North Dakota, Texas, and Louisiana. To my surprise North Dakota was easily the worst, from what I saw of the month I was there.

I think Denis had a great point in that many outside factors are often ignored whenever race is an issue.

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Honestly, the statement is probably accurate. But I wouldn't guess it is at a "place" where it is even close to acceptable today. It may not even be at acceptable levels for the next generation. But I would guess it is better than 50 years ago.

What is acceptable one might ask? Not sure. At least there are more laws in place that attempt to give people equality in schools, voting, housing to name a few. These laws have helped. What probably will take much more time is for the general populace's individual attitudes toward people not like themselves to be more accepting. Who knows when that might improve.

I agree with the statement that racism is not the same today as it once was. Stereotypes still exist between people of different races, but now people express it in different ways. It has oddly become more acceptable in the mainstream, especially in the way many races choose to address racism in a joking or pop culture manner.

Let's face it; a white comic making fun of "Crackers" is essentially the same thing as poking fun of the n-word.

Odd time of the year to catch a cold ...

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Darkside = David Schuster?

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You write about golf. What do you know about racism?

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I just hope I'm around in another 50 years to be able to experience the Future of Racism. It sounds like it will almost be pleasant, all things considered. Ah, who am I kidding? I'll be dead.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George