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Arrow_Slinger
Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 1 Location: Chicagoland
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 9:11 pm Post subject: Racist or just clueless bigot? |
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At work last night a co-worker made this statement:
"It is the way black people were raised, thats why crime is high where THEY live. Now look at most mexicans, of course the ones here are nice, but most are involved in crime"
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Karim
Joined: 08 Sep 2003 Posts: 329 Location: Orion's Belt
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: Racist or just clueless bigot? |
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Arrow_Slinger wrote: |
At work last night a co-worker made this statement:
"It is the way black people were raised, thats why crime is high where THEY live. Now look at most mexicans, of course the ones here are nice, but most are involved in crime"
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Are you a white person? _________________ Replace White Supremacy (racism) with Ma'at |
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Dan Freeman

Joined: 12 Apr 2003 Posts: 651 Location: Wherever I'm sent.
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 7:05 am Post subject: Re: Racist or just clueless bigot? |
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Arrow_Slinger wrote: |
At work last night a co-worker made this statement:
"It is the way black people were raised, thats why crime is high where THEY live. Now look at most mexicans, of course the ones here are nice, but most are involved in crime"
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I've been in similar situations in a "workplace-atmosphere".
An effective response could've simply been:
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"Very intresting comment." |
Then, I would immideatly document who said what, when, and where. And also who was present.
One reason to respond this way is because, in many situations on-the-job, you may not have the time or the energy to get into a long conversations and/or arguments about Racsim/White Supremacy, even though you may feel compelled to do so.
Another reason for selecting this very brief manner, is to avoid getting baited into a long drawn-out, circular conversation that's gonna go nowhere, at the speed of light.
Those types of dialogs only help the Racists, because they only help to further confuse victims-of-racsim about how the system of Racsim/white supremacy actually works, rather than to provide clarity.
And the more clear things become, the harder it becomes to mistreat someone who may have formally been confused.
So the last thing I would suspect a Racist wants a victim-of-racsim to have is CLARITY.
It's kinda hard to get over someone who is aware of what is happening.
See what I mean?
And this is where counter-racist language 'earns it's money', so to speak.
Above all else, counter racist language should be provideing CLARITY.
Enough clarity for a 7-year old to understand.
Literally.
As I suggested, a way of accomplishing this by default, is to use the least amount of words possible to make your point.
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White Person: It is the way black people were raised, thats why crime is high where THEY live. Now look at most mexicans, of course the ones here are nice, but most are involved in crime"
Non White Person: Very intresting Comment |
Don't get much more clearer than that, that's for damn sure!!
smallz
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Almost forgot, Arrow-slinger are u a white person? _________________ Understanding is honoring the truth beneath the surface. |
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Josh

Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 796 Location: Closer
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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I concur with smallz's strategy. Clarity is key in any communication.
Let look at the statement that was made to you:
"It is the way black people were raised, thats why crime is high where THEY live. Now look at most mexicans, of course the ones here are nice, but most are involved in crime"
Hmmm,
When these types of cryptic statements are made to me, I always ask a question.
Speciffically a question
that provides DEFINITIONS of the terms the speaker is using.
It may take a lot of questions but my basic strategy is to force the speaker (through the use of questions) to make the statement using counter racist language.
In the noted text there are a number of words that can be defined to better reveal truth; such as:
black people
crime
mexicans
nice
In other words, make the White person do the work for you.
In most cases they will bail out when they realize what you are doing, White people do the math quick.
In many cases they will give up on you and go try to find some other nigger that will "take the bait".
Its gonna be interesting when they day come when only "quality products" are bought.
Warehouses for as far as the eye can see piled up to the cieling with assortted rusting nigger products.
I can't wait.
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