Would you recommend any books, or do you have any links to where I can read more about racism from this point of view?

lol wil made a friend.

wil you know we can read your old posts, right? You made this **** like earlier today, FFS.

Like, again, cutting through all the BS, obviously it's not that you have an actual policy view or anything on sex ed programs. You saw someone mention them and saw an opportunity to ramble about the scorn you have for various demographics. Today it was about how white liberals DON'T EVEN KNOW about how invested Mexicans are in having kids. Tomorrow, who knows?

Fly, what is it with you lately and these personal digs you like taking at people? I mean really, I know you like to say things like "are you all right?" to people and saying there is help out there, but I'm starting to think you are the one who may need it.

It's one thing to disagree with me or to argue for your position. That's obviously fine, and honestly I think you do a really good job at it, that's why I enjoy your posts. I don't see where you get off saying personal things to people though, like mentioning my wife or my daughter and saying "you feel sorry for them". Unless you're purposefully trying to personally hurt me, I don't understand why you even bring these things up? You hate my guts that much you talk about my kid?

Really, what the **** is up with that?

Also, wil, take some ****ing responsibility. This strawman+"then fine"/"so be it" rhetorical trick you keep returning to...

Aren't you an adult? Can't you make that decision yourself? We're just regular people.

edit: wil, I was talking about Johnny over there that you bonded with about taking crap for talking about how scurred you get when you see negroes afoot.

And for the record, I don't feel sorry for your wife at all. What a bizarre thing to say, in quotes no less. Why would I feel sorry for her?

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I'm unsure what responsibility you are referring to. I give my opinion. I'm honest about it. I get called a racist. I accept it (disagree, but whatever, you guys will call me what you will).

What's irresponsible? You want to call me a racist for crossing the street?
Okie dokie pokey.

Adding on "I accept it, so be it." doesn't really do much for your posts other than add a rhetorical flourish. Like, your personal acceptance of your stereotyping Hispanics isn't something anyone here doubts.

I think it would be hard to find a serious book or link regarding racism (as well as sexism) that doesn't examine things from this point of view. To me, it seems as blindingly obvious as it did to M.L.King Jr back in 1967...

But it's a fair question... however at the same time, institutionalized racism is a big topic. I wrote a whole wall'o'text above. I could give much better references if you picked out a part of that big wall'o'text that you are particularly interested in.

I know enough racist white people to know that "thug" is code for "young black male."

wil, if you're stuck in a ****ty neighborhood where you keep getting beat up and stuff, have you considered finding other ways to make yourself a less vulnerable victim? Just off the top of my head, an obviously frightened Asian dude crossing the street every time he sees an intimidating black guy is probably not the best play if you're trying to avoid drawing attention to yourself.

Oh, you mean the entire city of Philadelphia? Yeah, I could change things I guess. I could move to Alaska.

Montana is nice

You should probably not say you know enough, because you don't. Thug doesn't mean black. Never has until maybe recently when rap artist tried to use the word to describe themselves, and even then I don't believe most people use it as some sort of code word.

Yassir Arafat was described as a thug. So are Vladamir Putin, Bashar al-Assad. It was also used to describe numerous white players in the NHL.

So yeah, maybe you should go back to re-learning these things "you know".

fly, you really need to be more congenial on this forum. People's feelings might get hurt.

And none of that was directed at an individual specifically. I'm sorry if you happen to have a weight problem and are offended. There is a health and fitness forum around here somewhere...

Do you imagine that makes it any less insulting? Like, some Hispanic person is supposed to read your take on Hispanic culture and take it in stride as long as you don't mention his name?

Perhaps we just need to start a discussion of the problems of Mid-Atlantic seaboard upper middle class Asians, as a culture.

I think you missed my point. I wasn't suggesting you move, I was suggesting changing how you behave in public to decrease your chances of being a victim of thuggery. For starters, try not projecting your abject terror of black people.

lol, you just can't turn it off, can you.

Do you think he would agree with hearts and minds being mumbo jumbo?

Not that I disagree with you about a lot of the rest of what you say, although I struggle with your class semantics (may be a uk thing).

Actually, I did change my behavior. I avoid any situations where I've been robbed or assaulted.

Hasn't happened since. Lesson? Cross that street, homie.

Google "realistic group conflict theory."

His making fun of praexology was not really necessary, but the idea that we shouldn't have laws prohibiting segregation by business on the grounds that they will naturally go out of business is false because we already have the data showing it is false. It is an empirical question, not an ideological question.

I'm open to Montana.