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OT: Political Poll - Racist or Not Racist?
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 886335" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>TJR,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>While you intended no malace, some blacks might misunderstand your meaning since you did not mention why the lifeguards should pay particular attention to the blacks. Are the lifeguards watching the blacks because they might steel something, or do something wrong to offend others in the pool??? Blacks may not know the statistics that they are 3 times more likely to drownd, and think they are being watched for other reasons.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Those kinds of things happen almost everyday where a black person or a group of black people were offended because someone did something or said something that was not meant to be malicious or racist, but was interpreted that way.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's often a communications problem since the message was not received in the manner inwhich it was intended.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's why I say that white people cannot judge how a black person is going to view something that shows a black person in a subordinate position.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Doctors routinely screen Blacks for certain inherited health problems that afflict black more often than other races. particularly Sicklecell. The difference is that the doctores don't announve, "Your black so I have to check you for Sicklecell".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Often times it's just how the statement is phrased or the context of where the message appears make it ofensice when no malice was intended.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Most blacks will view the image of Obama as a witch doctor as racist, while most whites will not.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 886335, member: 52972"] TJR, While you intended no malace, some blacks might misunderstand your meaning since you did not mention why the lifeguards should pay particular attention to the blacks. Are the lifeguards watching the blacks because they might steel something, or do something wrong to offend others in the pool??? Blacks may not know the statistics that they are 3 times more likely to drownd, and think they are being watched for other reasons. Those kinds of things happen almost everyday where a black person or a group of black people were offended because someone did something or said something that was not meant to be malicious or racist, but was interpreted that way. It's often a communications problem since the message was not received in the manner inwhich it was intended. That's why I say that white people cannot judge how a black person is going to view something that shows a black person in a subordinate position. Doctors routinely screen Blacks for certain inherited health problems that afflict black more often than other races. particularly Sicklecell. The difference is that the doctores don't announve, "Your black so I have to check you for Sicklecell". Often times it's just how the statement is phrased or the context of where the message appears make it ofensice when no malice was intended. Most blacks will view the image of Obama as a witch doctor as racist, while most whites will not. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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