― jameslatimerlewis (james latimer lewis), Thursday, 25 May 2006 10:42 (nineteen years ago)
― Enrique IX: The Mediator (Enrique), Thursday, 25 May 2006 10:44 (nineteen years ago)
NEXT!
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 25 May 2006 10:47 (nineteen years ago)
I hope that this is not a widely shared fucking feeling.
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Thursday, 25 May 2006 10:49 (nineteen years ago)
― Enrique IX: The Mediator (Enrique), Thursday, 25 May 2006 10:49 (nineteen years ago)
― Dan (Racist) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 25 May 2006 10:51 (nineteen years ago)
Was the rest of ILX standing by your computer glaring at you until you started this thread, then?
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 25 May 2006 10:56 (nineteen years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:01 (nineteen years ago)
How successful would we be at eradicating this kind of shit if we said 'how rude' rather than 'how racist' (any fule kno it is both).
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:04 (nineteen years ago)
― David Koresh (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:08 (nineteen years ago)
the reason is because you suspect that the woman is only with them because their 'race' represents some sort of exciting new novelty for the woman. or that she is with them merely for some other stereotypical trait relating directly to physical attributes, or possibly the allure of broader cultural exoticism placed on the man by either you, the women, the man, some of those three or all three.
the last thing your knee jerks for would be the prospect that it's because the man is attractive to them in some other way e.g. personality-based. thus racism.
so the feeling of envy and resentment emanates from that. you start thinking that if only you had something to distinguish you the way he does or seems to, she would be attracted to you also.
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:09 (nineteen years ago)
― jameslatimerlewis (james latimer lewis), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:09 (nineteen years ago)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:12 (nineteen years ago)
― Venga (Venga), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:13 (nineteen years ago)
Racism is wrong, it says so in the Guardian.
― chap who would dare to be a nerd, not a geek (chap), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:13 (nineteen years ago)
i think it's as common as racism in general is, in this country.
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:16 (nineteen years ago)
It's not only completely racist, but sexist too. I mean, where do you get off thinking you should have a say in who women who are complete strangers to you date?
― indolent girl (indolent girl), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:16 (nineteen years ago)
White Men Who Exclusively Date Asian Women
― The Minimal Criminal (kate), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:18 (nineteen years ago)
― the doddfox (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:19 (nineteen years ago)
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:20 (nineteen years ago)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:20 (nineteen years ago)
I'd just hate to think that anybody looks at us together and says "why's he not with a white girl" or whatever.
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:26 (nineteen years ago)
part of the reason i made this thread was that well, one of my sisters only dates black men. or at least she has. whether this is merely by chance (and she is a serial monogamist, and has had successive serious relationships one after the other with more or less nothing in between) and i cant help wondering why this is.
when i was younger i did - however wrongly - think that perhaps she just didnt like white men. for reasons i dont quite know, this impacted my self esteem somewhat, because i looked up to my sister. it might just be physical preference, i dont know. but i cant help thinking it just makes things more difficult really, and why she would want to put herself through that extra headache unnecessarily. im wondering if she simply hates white men inside. maybe the fact our family didnt always have the most complimentary things to say about black people when we were growing up has something to do with it. or maybe white men just dont go for her, im not sure.
ok, end of outpouring.
― jameslatimerlewis (james latimer lewis), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:30 (nineteen years ago)
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:34 (nineteen years ago)
― Teh HoBBercraft (the pirate king), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:34 (nineteen years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:39 (nineteen years ago)
― jameslatimerlewis (james latimer lewis), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:42 (nineteen years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:46 (nineteen years ago)
― Teh HoBBercraft (the pirate king), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:48 (nineteen years ago)
What about this?http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/africanamerican/antebellum/images/manwoman.jpg
This?http://www.geocities.com/mclane65/lovesong.jpg
And this?http://www.geocities.com/mclane65/allymcbeal.jpg
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:51 (nineteen years ago)
― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:53 (nineteen years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:54 (nineteen years ago)
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:55 (nineteen years ago)
More or less the response he got, I'm guessing.
― I Hate You Little Girls (noodle vague), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:55 (nineteen years ago)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:57 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:58 (nineteen years ago)
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:58 (nineteen years ago)
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:59 (nineteen years ago)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:00 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.aa2sbu.org/aaezine/images/M/MavinFoundation.jpg
― I Hate You Little Girls (noodle vague), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:01 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.idiotsite.com/wlwiki/images/0/08/French-henry.jpg
― Teh HoBBercraft (the pirate king), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:02 (nineteen years ago)
― I Hate You Little Girls (noodle vague), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:03 (nineteen years ago)
― I Hate You Little Girls (noodle vague), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:04 (nineteen years ago)
― I Hate You Little Girls (noodle vague), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:05 (nineteen years ago)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:09 (nineteen years ago)
― Teh HoBBercraft (the pirate king), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:10 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:11 (nineteen years ago)
― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:11 (nineteen years ago)
― splooge (thesplooge), Thursday, 25 May 2006 12:21 (nineteen years ago)
I have skipped much, but there is truth in this. Even right-on people have un right-on thoughts, and I reckon there are occasional racist and homophobic thoughts bubbling up from my Id.
But nothing sexist. IR love teh ladies.
― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 25 May 2006 13:34 (nineteen years ago)
This is of course made semi-mute by the fact that he has basically extrapolated this to every single white female he lays eyes upon (which yeah, the "protectivism" ie sexism in the post kind of struck me harder than the racism present) and has started other racist threads, so whatever, I guess I was just trying to back up Steve's post way up thread.
― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Thursday, 25 May 2006 13:49 (nineteen years ago)
But dude:
is it wrong to *pause* when you see women from your racial group with men from other races?...i dont think this is exclusive to any particular ethnic group - i think men in all races feel a certain protectiveness over the women in their particular racial group....appreciate all the responses in this thread that arent just liberal kneejerk 'you are a big bad racist!' etc etc.
and from your previous thread:
jeez, its like you cant say anything without someone getting all PC about it. its very silly. for instance, today i said something about african social workers who are sent to help my grandmother but can usually be relied on to borrow a small tip or two from underneath her mattress, and i was made to feel like im not allowed to say such a thing.
You are being deliberately obtuse, if not completely disingenuous.
Is it wrong to maybe *wonder* if the history of the Holocost is totaly 100% accurate?
I don't deny anything, it's just that maybe sometimes I wonder if maybe we've exaggerated things a little bit because of all the terrible loss and guilt of WWII. Just sayin'...
― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:23 (nineteen years ago)
― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:26 (nineteen years ago)
― mike h. (mike h.), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:29 (nineteen years ago)
― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:31 (nineteen years ago)
― Dan (O RLY?) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:32 (nineteen years ago)
― mike h. (mike h.), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:33 (nineteen years ago)
― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:33 (nineteen years ago)
'Pausing' as in seeing this sort of thing happening and it making you think about what people base their decisions on is also fair enough. But if the feelings it gives you are as negative as the ones James reveals he has then there's def. issues of bigotry, envy, inadequacy complexes and possibly self-loathing afoot - all too easily slipping out in the way he describes the situation.
Just waiting for Nabisco to wrap things up now ;)
― Konal 'not a real doctor' Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:33 (nineteen years ago)
― mike h. (mike h.), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:37 (nineteen years ago)
beyond the racist surface i think that's what the problem may be deep down. and i think a lot more guys could identify with that (growing up at least, if not so much now).
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:40 (nineteen years ago)
― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:41 (nineteen years ago)
― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:50 (nineteen years ago)
― I Hate You Little Girls (noodle vague), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:52 (nineteen years ago)
― Misintepret that, ILX (Barima), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:06 (nineteen years ago)
― I Hate You Little Girls (noodle vague), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:08 (nineteen years ago)
― gear (gear), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:09 (nineteen years ago)
― Dan (HOTT) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:11 (nineteen years ago)
-- Misintepret that, ILX (b4rim4_...), May 25th, 2006 5:06 PM.
I like to think it's because of your soft nougat centre.
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:12 (nineteen years ago)
― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:13 (nineteen years ago)
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:15 (nineteen years ago)
― Hal! Jordan! HAL! JORDAN! (Barima), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:17 (nineteen years ago)
Maybe it's just the Norwegian in me, but my swarthey Serbian-American friend is dating a fair-haired Norwegian American, and just thinking about it makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.
Can anybody tell me what race Uzbekistanis or Kashmiris are? Do I slow play or scan?
― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:33 (nineteen years ago)
Of course, if that person refuses to even consider anyone outside of their favoured ethnicity, we're getting into the realms of weird fetishisation, But, probably, they're doing no more harm than limiting their own options.
― chap who would dare to be a nerd, not a geek (chap), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:39 (nineteen years ago)
― Crimea River (Mark C), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:45 (nineteen years ago)
But 'particular race' isn't quite as specific as hair colour. In this case it may actually be better to be as specific as possible as generalisation about race is such a thorny issue for so many. And being as it is about race, it's effectively racism. They may also be doing some sort of harm by perpetuating stereotypes either seen as positive or negative, although I'm not quite sure who or what to...
I mean if you actually think about WHY someone would say they have a certain preference, it doesn't really make any sense. Does anyone actually only restrict themselves to men or women of a certain hair type anyway? And if so, WTF why would you do that?
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:45 (nineteen years ago)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:46 (nineteen years ago)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)
― gear (gear), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:15 (nineteen years ago)
Race is not something that one chooses. Therefore it's pretty ineffective comparison that to say preference in partners based on race is as negligable as hair colour.
― The Minimal Criminal (kate), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:16 (nineteen years ago)
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:17 (nineteen years ago)
― dave's good arm (facsimile) (dave225.3), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:28 (nineteen years ago)
no surely he has paused and has actually been FROZEN IN TIME for the last few hours?
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:50 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Thursday, 25 May 2006 18:59 (nineteen years ago)
Of course Star trek tackled this whole issue years ago...http://www.dvdscan.com/sttos5.jpg
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Thursday, 25 May 2006 19:02 (nineteen years ago)
― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Thursday, 25 May 2006 19:06 (nineteen years ago)
― Dan (I Hope Not) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 25 May 2006 19:08 (nineteen years ago)
― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Thursday, 25 May 2006 19:11 (nineteen years ago)
― JTS (JTS), Thursday, 25 May 2006 20:08 (nineteen years ago)
xpost OMG HOMOPHOBE
― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Thursday, 25 May 2006 20:09 (nineteen years ago)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 25 May 2006 22:23 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Thursday, 25 May 2006 23:07 (nineteen years ago)
I think when james is having a "pause moment" he's experiencing cognitve dissonance where he's trying to differentiate between attitudes he wants to believe in and latent environmental influences he can't shake. People in general have a problem with self-awareness so racial attitudes, being a particularly touchy subject (cf entire thread), is something that's hard to be honest about. Not that anyone should be awarded a "hurray! I'm a racist" medal or anything, but I got the impression he was trying to take a step in sorting things out and trying to deal, so that's a start.
I dunno for sure, but a summary judgement about your sister would be that maybe this is her way of fighting her own internal conflict, proving to herself that maybe the racism she internalized earlier on is not who she really is. Or else bringing it all back home in a very pointed way, making the family (I can't be specific, you didn't specify if it was just one or both parents, or children too, or extended family in general) aware of their attitudes in a way they can't avoid.
― slugbuggy (slugbuggy), Saturday, 27 May 2006 21:55 (nineteen years ago)
― gear (gear), Saturday, 27 May 2006 23:08 (nineteen years ago)
― Hal! Jordan! HAL! JORDAN! (Barima), Sunday, 28 May 2006 01:57 (nineteen years ago)
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Sunday, 28 May 2006 02:46 (nineteen years ago)