Proud To Be White....

Someone put this post up on the 'Rants & Raves' section of Rhode Island's version of craigslist.org. In doing so, he evoked one of 'the' most heated 'racial discussions/arguments' I'd seen in a really long time. I usually try not to get involved in those types of discussions really... I find it to be a volatile, tiresome topic for which there really isn't a solution... Too many variables involved.

Anyway, something about this particular post got to me... I'm not sure what, but I was irked to high heavens. I think it was the manner in which it was written... I mean, its apparent that the writer just took a bunch of 'half-truths', and strew them all together to give the illusion of fact or credibility... I read the post and many responses for a while, then decided that I just 'had' to say something back...I don't know why exactly... Whatever the case, I got pissed and wrote my own response... I was quite happy with what I came up with. Anyway, I don't want to lose it, so I thought I'd post it here, and in doing so, kill two birds with one stone; I get to not only keep and maintain a record of it, but I get to share it with you guys as well ...

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YOU wrote:

PROUD TO BE WHITE

Someone else besides me finally said it. How many are actually paying attention to this?

There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, Native Americans, etc. and then there are just Americans.

You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. You call me "White boy," "Cracker," "Honkey," "Whitey," "Caveman" and that's OK.

But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towelhead, Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Spic, Gook, or Chink you call me a racist.

You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you, so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?

You have the United Negro College Fund.
You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month.
You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah.
You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.
You have the NAACP.
You have BET.

If we had WET(White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to "advance" our lives, we'd be racists.

We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for that?

If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships, you know we'd be racists. There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US, yet if there were "White colleges" that would be a racist college.

In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.

You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.

You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug-dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.

I am proud. But, you call me a racist.

Why is it that only whites can be racists?


MY Response:

OK, so I'm a 28 year old African American woman, and I agree with everything the original poster wrote about being White and Proud.. A white man SHOULD be able to be proud of who/what he is without fearing backlash from the world. When I stand in front of a room full of people and declare loudly that I am "Black and Proud", I'm greeted with applause and smiles... Were a white man to do that, he'd not only get booed, but he'd probably find himself getting questioned by the authorities looking for a 'motive'... I mean, he'd HAVE to be racist, right? Why else would he have made said declaration...?

So, I say we do something about this... We ask questions and get answers... right? Find out exactly WHY/HOW all of this is able to happen in the world we live in... Here's what we do;

We gather up a team of THE smartest scientists, physicists, mathematicians we can, then commission them to build us a fully functional time machine. After it’s completed, we transport ourselves ALL the way back to 1600s when the first slaves were brought to the Americas. When we get there (or then), we sit those first slave owners down and ask them as earnestly as we can 'WHY' they felt the need to go to a different continent to bring back HUMANS to work for them like animals. We'll ask them WHY they thought it OK to go halfway across the world to uproot and separate millions of families for monetary gain/wealth.

When we're done with them, we'll go a little into the future to a time when slavery has already been abolished. What we'll do at that time is question the 'regular' Americans... You know..? The Average Joes ... We'll ask about segregation and the very many cases of unprovoked violence/murder/crime against people of color... We'll ask them why black children weren't allowed to attend the same schools as their white counterparts... Why a black man couldn't just walk into a nice Caucasian owned restaurant, and ask to be served... That kind of thing, those kind of questions... you know?

Lets be honest with ourselves here... After all is said and done, I doubt that even ONE of those people questioned would give the right answer(s) to any of the questions asked. Regardless of how it’s looked at, or from what angle, it's nothing but greed, laziness, and pure hate that has brought us to where we are today.

You resent your inability to be 'white and proud', you resent the very many minority owned/founded/powered organizations that exist in America today... You point out everything negative that can possibly be associated with minorities... In your blatant ignorance, you even DARE question the African American man's 'march for rights', in an incredibly display of moronic prowess, point out that were you (as a Caucasian male) to do the same, you would be called racist...

I'm sorry... I'm confused... WHAT rights, would you be marching for? I'm just curious...

• Was it not a Caucasian that stumbled on occupied land and YET still claimed it not only as his discovery, but to be his very own?
• When opposition arose from the original land owners (The Indians), didn't these same Caucasians declare them to be the enemy and wage a swift, bloody, and unfair war against them for 'their' land?
• Was it not a group of Caucasians that after settling on said land, decided to travel to the other side of the world to BRING other humans (against their will, I might add) to toil it for them?...
• Haven't these same Caucasians over the years (and to this very day), effectively and swiftly removed ALL that have dared stand in their way? ... If not, to be fair, have they not tried?... So, these rights that have been deprived you... the ones you'd like to march for... what would they be?

Listen, it’s not my intention to start a debate here. This is not the first racially themed post I've read... This one just struck a chord with me because whoever wrote it appears to think he/she is making sense. My goodness people, NO ONE is telling you not to be White and Proud. Has it maybe occurred to you that the reason you don't hear a lot of such declarations is because there's very little need for it? You've had to fight ONE major war for freedom (from the British Empire), and this is celebrated every year on the 4th of July. I mean, think about it...

Ok, A BREAKDOWN:

There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, Native Americans, etc. and then there are just Americans.

Um... Show me someone who's 'just' American, and I'll be sure retract everything I've written on here... Immigrants make up the America of today that we all know and love. Immigrants... (You 'are' aware that Columbus was Italian... right?)... EVERY white American I know today is 'part' something or the other. Even you... the original poster. Just to clarify though, allow me point out that:

African Americans are called that because they originated from Africa.
Mexican Americans are called that because they originated from Mexico.
Asian Americans are called that because they originated from Asia.
Arab Americans are called that because they originated from the Arab Nations.
This one's my personal favorite…

Native (Definition)
1. Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place.
2. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants: native dress; the native diet of Polynesia.
3. Being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being:

So.........
Native Americans are called that simply because they were here first. It was THEIR land...

You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. You call me "White boy," "Cracker," "Honkey," "Whitey," "Caveman" and that's OK.

No. It's not OK. It's wrong. As a black woman, I can't recollect ONE single instance I've done that..... I've never seen any of my friends do that either…Over the years, I’ve attended schools, visited stores, and walked in public parks… I honestly have witnessed no such incident.

But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towelhead, Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Spic, Gook, or Chink you call me a racist.

Yes, I do... Yes, I will. Why? Because like the aforementioned words, these are hateful, racist slurs. If however, the day comes when I (an African American) should walk up to you and call you a racist name to your face, PLEASE feel free to call me one back. There should be no exceptions to this rule. None at all... (I do have to say that I do feel like you're reaching with this one as well though... Really. It just doesn’t seem ‘commonplace’ enough to be 'relatable' to, you know?)

You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you, so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?

What's this have to do with anything? Do you HONESTLY think only minorities live in the ghetto? I don't live in the ghetto myself, but I'll tell you this; If I had to choose, I'd pick living in the ghetto - where I'd at least be given the opportunity of identifying and avoiding the dangerous threats, over living in suburbia where my chances of being murdered and decapitated by my seemingly perfect Caucasian husband would go up every time I got pregnant... Scott Peterson, anyone?...

You have the United Negro College Fund.

Yes. Yes we do. What's your point? Have YOU given money to the United Negro College Fund? Have donations to said fund been garnished from your wages? Nope. Do they ask YOU for money? Nope. Also, it might do you good to do a little bit of research before you throw future tantrums. You might be surprised to learn that contrary to its name, the UNCF funds scholarships for students of ALL ethnic groups, NOT just African Americans... (Bet you didn't know that, did you?).

You have Martin Luther King Day.

Yes. We do indeed. A day was set aside to honor a man who took the fight for equality and respect for the American Negro to new heights. What's wrong with that? I should also point out that A LOT of businesses don't acknowledge this day. Bet if you got the day off with pay, you'd take it though, right?

You have Black History Month.

Oui. We do indeed... Maybe you should use YOUR remaining 11 months to learn more about White History.

You have Cesar Chavez Day

Wow... really? Does it make you feel better that this holiday is observed in only FOUR states? And do you HONESTLY view this day as a 'Mexican Day'? *sigh*... Once again, you display your ineptitude for intelligence... are you at least one of those people who won’t eat anything grown, bred, or manufactured on a farm? I hope so, because this day was set aside to honor him as the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (which later became the United Farm Workers).
He is considered a hero for farm laborers because his work led to numerous improvements for union workers. So explain to me why he doesn't deserve it...? Or better still; explain to the farmers who are able to accomplish everything they can today, because of battles HE fought.

You have Yom Hashoah.

So what you're saying is that you think it unfair that a day was set aside in remembrance of the SIX MILLION Jews who died in the Holocaust. That's what you're saying? Well, I guess I can see where you're coming from with that... When SIX MILLION Proud, White, Americans are mass murdered, we should DEFINITELY have a day set aside for their remembrance as well... Till then, you should shut up about things like this. I don't get it though... How is this even relevant to your being white and proud? Also, is this EVEN observed in the U.S??? If memory serves me right, it's an ISREALI holiday!!

You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.

I'm not Muslim, but yes... Muslims have Ma'uled Al-Nabi. It’s the day they celebrate the birthday of their prophet. I believe Christians (yes, even PROUD, WHITE, ones) have a 'special day' they set aside to celebrate the birthday of their foremost prophet/savior/messiah... I think its December 25th or something like that...no? What do they call that again...? Christmas Day, or something like that...

You have the NAACP

*sigh*... NAACP? Really? Are you even aware that some of the FOUNDING members of this organization were NOT black? The founding members were Black, Jewish, and White! If we must get technical though, YES, 'we' have the NAACP to fight for the advancement of colored minorities. There are quite a number of organizations who have been put together to fight for the advancement of the proud, WHITE, majority. They are:

* Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
* American Front
* American Nazi Party
* Aryan Brotherhood
* Aryan Nations
* Australia First
* Blood and Honor
* British National Front
* Canadian Ethnic Cleansing Team
* Canadian Heritage Alliance
* Combat 18
* Council of Conservative Citizens
* Confederate Hammer Skins
* Creativity Movement (formerly World Church of the Creator)
* Forsyth County Defense League
* Hammerskins
* Heritage Front
* Hrisi Avgi
* Ku Klux Klan
* Libertarian National Socialist Green Party
* National Alliance
* National Association for the Advancement of White People
* National Socialist Movement of Denmark
* National Socialist Movement (United Kingdom)
* National Socialist Movement (United States)
* Nationalist Party of Canada
* Northern Alliance (White supremacist organization)
* Imperium Europa
* Patriotic Youth League
* Russian National Unity
* The Order
* The Posse Comitatus
* Tri-City Skins
* Vigrid
* Volksfront
* Western Canada For Us
* White Aryan Resistance
* White Citizens' Council
* White Patriot Party

I rest my case.

You have BET. If we had WET(White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists:

We sure as heck do! I don’t have a Satellite dish so I don’t get as many channels; I have Digital Cable (Without Showtime), and I want to say that I receive about 200 channels. Of these 200 that I get on my TV, only ONE is targeting the African American population. ONE. Does it change things a little bit that BET is owned by Viacom who also owns MTV?... I mean, do you feel a little better now?

If we had a White Pride Day you would call us racists:

I covered this way earlier. Darn those WHITE homosexuals though, huh? They get to be white and STILL have something to march about.

If we had White History Month, we'd be racists:

*sigh*... Dude, you're awfully redundant, don't you think?

If we had any organization for only whites to "advance" our lives, we'd be racists.

You make no sense here. I already pointed out that there is NO one organization intended SOLELY for non-whites.

We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for that?

Not you. These organizations are non-profit, and survive off of donations, grants, and sponsorships. What’s your point?

If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships, you know we'd be racists. There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US, yet if there were "White colleges" that would be a racist college.

Again, there are no 'Black Only' scholarships. Ooooh, you're not going to like this one, but there are actually 114 historically black colleges in the United States which vary between two year and four year institutions and public and private funding. Let's explore why:

Historically black colleges and universities were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. Why? Well, because the PROUD, WHITE American refused to have Negros attend the same school as him and his children.

In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists:

See paragraphs 2 & 3

You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.

No. No, we don't. It's when you announce it with little or no tolerance, regard or respect for other ethnicities/races that we call you racist. That makes sense, right?

You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug-dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.

Wow, darn those blacks and their crimes! They should learn from their white counterparts... The ones who shoot and kill innocent kids in schools... The ones who go out of their way to assassinate US Presidents and iconic musicians... The ones who kill their children in cold blood and blame it on postpartum depression. The ones who kill their wives and unborn kids then go fishing... Also, what do we call a White Police Office when he shoots at or beats a white drug dealer? (I'm just curious)...

I am proud. But, you call me a racist.

No. I call you proud. Till you prove otherwise with your actions and your words. The same applies to everyone.

Why is it that only whites can be racists?

No one intelligent has said that. You just assumed it.