One person's social justice is another person's racism. My favorite type of hypocrite is the white liberal who bemoans 'racism', but only when that racism goes one way. http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/126825018.html
No, only white liberal males like you can decide what is racist and what is not. It's in the Constitution or sumthin'.
Ok...so there is no racism in Eastern Oregon because a white male doesn't get discriminated out there? Right. I never said anything about racism being one sided. Oh, and I'm not white, so good assumption there.
I never said that. Since you're not a white liberal, you can't possibly know what racism is, either. Although you calling MARIS a "white" male is interesting and a bit telling on how your own mind works.
Okay this reminds me of this story that happened like 10 years ago. I was at this club and I was good friends with this black bouncer. We were talking it up outside, then all the sudden a fight breaks out. Of course he goes in to break it up. It was between two white guys. Well one of the white guys pushed my friend and my friend lit him up; and I mean BIG TIME. Then the bouncers were breaking up my buddy and this poor white guy. Anyways, the story ends with management confronting my friend. They asked why he went out of control. My friend said "Well he called me a Ni**er". Then that was the end of it and went on their way. I cracked a joke to my friend saying "Well played!" He laughed and told me "Works everytime!"
Well, Maris did call himself a Caucasian, so that may have given his race away. I did assume the male part, so you got me there.
I don't think anybody is saying it doesn't count. Or that the above story in Milwaukee isn't racially motivated. I don't see where anyone is saying racism only goes 1 way here. Just that it still exists.
Just having fun. It's naive to think that racism doesn't exist in every corner of the US. I happen to view racism as more than just a whites hating blacks issue, though.
I was referencing julius' posts. I assumed by reading that that only racism by white people counted. Anybody who lives in the PDX metro area should know that there have been black on white issues in NEP, and specifically the Interstate MAX area, over the past few years.
I'm comparing how I was treated in all these places, by my own race, by other races, and by my government. I'm comparing the comments and actions I have witnessed in all these places. We have a higher percentage of hispanics and indians here than Portland, and our general population is far more multinational than you seem to think. I have friends, clients and co-workers from India, Mexico, the reservations, Finland, Korea, Japan... Most people who now live in Beautiful Central Oregon are from much larger cities or other countries. Racial violence and lack of opportunity for their children in big cities is one reason 30,000 have moved here in the last 10 years. Maybe you don't know what the word racism means? Only caucasians are prevented by their own government from civil service jobs on the basis of their color. Only caucasians are prevented by their own government from teaching in public schools on the basis of their color. Only caucasian businessmen are prevented by their own government from landing government contracts on the basis of their color. Only caucasians are prevented by their own government from working for businesses that receive tax funding on the basis of their color. In modern America, caucasian men face discrimination every day of their lives. They just don't whine about it as much.
In the 2008 presidential election 48.96% of Deschutes County voters voted for Republican John McCain, while 48.66% voted for Democrat Barack Obama and 2.37% of voters either voted for a Third Party candidate or wrote in a candidate.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/4105800.html Not sure in what world 91.3% white = diverse (or whatever you're claiming it to be).
when i used to live in california, it was in the sticks, and there was a reservation the next town over. i snuck out there a few times to sell/buy certain things, but if the wrong group of guys saw me, they would have would have beaten me close to death, for being white. straight up like ducking in the back seat, hiding under blankets, or in the trunk, good times. happened to a few of my buddies, beat them up for 6 hours, basically torturing them, throwing them into barbed wire fences, when my buddies stopped and asked if they needed help fixing a tire, and that wasnt even on the reservation some native americans and african americans have some deep seeded rage/hate for the white man, but i cant say that i blame them, we got it coming
Found this while waiting to Yahoo Chat errrr looking at another board. Topical to this thread. http://gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=67140.0
Doesn't take much of a trip out of Portland to find racism. Estacada, Mollala, Battle Ground, Scappoose.....Thats where they all live. I remember about 5 years ago I was heading with a couple buddies down to Corvallis and we stopped off the beaten path in little Scio, Oregon. We stepped foot in a market to get some beers and my buddies who's a light-skinned black dude was getting evil stares by some of the locals. It made my skin crawl. We decided to get out of there with the quickness. You don't have to go far from Portland to find racism.
