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vailpass · 03-10-2014, 03:32 PM

I live in north Scottsdale/PV area which is not diverse. I am the first to admit I don't get inner city. On several recent occasions I've had to drive down town for business. Every time I have, including today, I've had to sit at a light waiting to turn because a black person deliberately walked as slow through the intersection as they could. Other people walked by them at a normal pace but they just sauntered. On one occasion the person looked at my car and actually slowed down even more.
What the hell? Am I imagining this or is this some kind of thing?

aturnis · 03-10-2014, 11:02 PM

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I may have brought it up before, don't know. But it's happened several times recently and I can't figure it out. It isn't me, I've sat several cars behind when it happened though one I was in front, dude looked at my car, and actually slowed down.
You're a douche but you aren't dumb. You know this isn't racist.

Isn't generalizing an entire race racist?

I have a question, why don't racists think they're racist? Or, why don't racists hose their racism?

**Rausch** · 03-10-2014, 11:03 PM

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Isn't generalizing an entire race racist?

Why are all Irish people so white?

That racist?...

aturnis · 03-10-2014, 11:05 PM

I said race, not culture/heritage/nationality.

**Rausch** · 03-10-2014, 11:14 PM

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I said race, not culture/heritage/nationality.

So it's ok to make fun of culture/heritage/nationality but not race?

And for the record there are genetic differences between whites just like there are asians or native americans.

aturnis · 03-10-2014, 11:15 PM

No. Culture/heritage/nationality is not race.

**Rausch** · 03-10-2014, 11:17 PM

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No. Culture/heritage/nationality is not race.

For the record I completely agree.

But why is making fun of one ok and not the other?...

aturnis · 03-10-2014, 11:18 PM

Did I say it was OK? Generalizing is a bad practice.

**Rausch** · 03-10-2014, 11:27 PM

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Did I say it was OK? Generalizing is a bad practice.

Typically, yes.

But hate (racism) seems to be tied to fear (real or imagined.) Most racism is tied to a fear of something. That's probably the hardest thing for any person to overcome.

On the other hand, some $3it is just true. We're all different. I don't get why people get so butthurt about admitting to it...

**bevischief** · 03-10-2014, 11:54 PM

aturnis · 03-10-2014, 11:56 PM

I agree there are traditions held by different cultures. Or that other countries have MUCH different traffic habits, or customs, or even food. I'm not getting bent about making generalizations in general really. Just making a point. There is plenty of humor in who we are. I laugh at the religious every single day.

The real problem is that he is attributing this behavior SOLEY on race when nothing could be further from the truth.

It is more commonly a practice among disadvantaged socio-economic groups or rebellious youth.

I live in a city where 1.2% of the population is black. I do run into this problem with a lot of black people in a certain part of town, but that is an area of poverty which is predominantly black.

I more often run into young white punks from mostly middle-class or poorer areas, and less often from upper middle-class or richer neighborhoods.

It's being rebellious, apathetic, or cocky.

It's rampant among our youth.

**Rausch** · 03-11-2014, 12:09 AM

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I agree there are traditions held by different cultures. Or that other countries have MUCH different traffic habits, or customs, or even food. I'm not getting bent about making generalizations in general really. Just making a point. There is plenty of humor in who we are. I laugh at the religious every single day.

Fair enough.

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The real problem is that he is attributing this behavior SOLEY on race when nothing could be further from the truth.

We emulate the people we identify with.

That isn't always tied to race but it is more often than not.

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It's being rebellious, apathetic, or cocky.

It's rampant among our youth.

I'd agree its an expression of that.

But color does make a difference. White kids go uber-redneck, goth/emo, or militant metal.

Black kids go "ghetto."

I guess the biggest difference would be I'd actually speed up if a goth/emo kid was hogging the road...

aturnis · 03-11-2014, 12:14 AM

I don't know where you live, but young white kids are majority wannabe ghetto. Even most "redneck" kids from the town of 5000, I grew up in here in Iowa tend to emulate all the hip hop fashion and music. More popular from more underclass and lower class kids, just the lower class kids have more to be upset about.

Middle-class is a toss up.

ArrowheadRulez · 03-11-2014, 12:27 AM

Wow is this what people talk about on here?

**Rausch** · 03-11-2014, 12:29 AM

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Wow is this what people talk about on here?

No.

Mostly it's poop threads and misguided attempts to seek relationship advice...

**loochy** · 03-11-2014, 05:33 AM

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Why are all Irish people so white?

That racist?...

so I just googled "black irish people"

The results still only turn up white people

03-10-2014, 03:32 PM
vailpass Psycho Bag Of Squanch Join Date: Sep 2001 Casino cash: $9594244	Why do black people cross the street so slow? I live in north Scottsdale/PV area which is not diverse. I am the first to admit I don't get inner city. On several recent occasions I've had to drive down town for business. Every time I have, including today, I've had to sit at a light waiting to turn because a black person deliberately walked as slow through the intersection as they could. Other people walked by them at a normal pace but they just sauntered. On one occasion the person looked at my car and actually slowed down even more. What the hell? Am I imagining this or is this some kind of thing?
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03-10-2014, 11:56 PM	#145
aturnis MVP Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Iowa Casino cash: $9975811	I agree there are traditions held by different cultures. Or that other countries have MUCH different traffic habits, or customs, or even food. I'm not getting bent about making generalizations in general really. Just making a point. There is plenty of humor in who we are. I laugh at the religious every single day. The real problem is that he is attributing this behavior SOLEY on race when nothing could be further from the truth. It is more commonly a practice among disadvantaged socio-economic groups or rebellious youth. I live in a city where 1.2% of the population is black. I do run into this problem with a lot of black people in a certain part of town, but that is an area of poverty which is predominantly black. I more often run into young white punks from mostly middle-class or poorer areas, and less often from upper middle-class or richer neighborhoods. It's being rebellious, apathetic, or cocky. It's rampant among our youth.
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aturnis MVP Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Iowa Casino cash: $9975811	I don't know where you live, but young white kids are majority wannabe ghetto. Even most "redneck" kids from the town of 5000, I grew up in here in Iowa tend to emulate all the hip hop fashion and music. More popular from more underclass and lower class kids, just the lower class kids have more to be upset about. Middle-class is a toss up.
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