Michael Vick and Job offer

[als463]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I can go either way with the Gates and Vick situations, but this statement is laughable.

I stand by what I said. I'm just sick of people making things into color wars. Let's use the "Walmart Beatdown" thing that happened not too far from where I am staying. As soon as the "white" Police Officer took down the "black" old woman-with a knife, you could hear people in the background saying something about this being a race thing. Really? Sure, I think the officer may have been a little too rough but, I believe that had the old woman been "white" the same thing would have happened. Now, reverse the situation. If it was a black cop and a white old woman with a knife-no one would yell "racism" half as loud.

I hate to say this but, I feel as though I need to write a disclaimer about being a minority everytime I have an opinion about racial relations. It seems as though everytime a white person expresses an opinion about race, he or she becomes a racist.

I have to admit, I do like these discussions on GC because I get to see the views of all my fellow Greeks on here. Even if you don't agree with my point of view, I accept that.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by als463

I stand by what I said. I'm just sick of people making things into color wars. Let's use the "Walmart Beatdown" thing that happened not too far from where I am staying. As soon as the "white" Police Officer took down the "black" old woman-with a knife, you could hear people in the background saying something about this being a race thing. Really? Sure, I think the officer may have been a little too rough but, I believe that had the old woman been "white" the same thing would have happened. Now, reverse the situation. If it was a black cop and a white old woman with a knife-no one would yell "racism" half as loud.

I hate to say this but, I feel as though I need to write a disclaimer about being a minority everytime I have an opinion about racial relations. It seems as though everytime a white person expresses an opinion about race, he or she becomes a racist.

I have to admit, I do like these discussions on GC because I get to see the views of all my fellow Greeks on here. Even if you don't agree with my point of view, I accept that.

I agree that we shouldn't cry racism every time something happens to a person of color. I've said that on GC before. That's not what I commented on, though. Your post seemed to insinuate that white men need a "leg up" if they're going to make it in the world. As if they've been held back and need some help getting back on top. THAT is laughable.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by als463

I stand by what I said. I'm just sick of people making things into color wars. Let's use the "Walmart Beatdown" thing that happened not too far from where I am staying. As soon as the "white" Police Officer took down the "black" old woman-with a knife, you could hear people in the background saying something about this being a race thing. Really? Sure, I think the officer may have been a little too rough but, I believe that had the old woman been "white" the same thing would have happened. Now, reverse the situation.

I'm positive that would not have happened in a low income white area with an elderly white woman. Positive.

Originally Posted by als463

If it was a black cop and a white old woman with a knife-no one would yell "racism" half as loud.

Let's pretend it was a group of Black police officers only. People may or may not have called racism on the Black cop (because despite what whites say, they know they have white privilege in almost every mixed settings) , but they may have thrown racial slurs at the Black cops, called the police in hopes of getting white police there, and/or formed a white militia to overrun the authority of the Black police officers.

ETA: Whites have a tendency to feel more empowered in the presence of the police and other "authority" figures. Blacks are often afraid of the police and have been taught to stay under the radar to avoid the attention of the police. You saw what happened in that video where the Black people were shocked but still keeping their distance and even trying to get away from the scene. The one person who stepped in was her daughter who ended up being held by the police, I believe.