The term "People of Color" is racist and dishonest

[RickeyM]

Getting rid of the racism is going to involve more than referring to all of us as people of color or referring to them by their country of origin.

[Reason10]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

Getting rid of the racism is going to involve more than referring to all of us as people of color or referring to them by their country of origin.

I have some really bad news for you. As long as there are liberal Democrats, there will be racism. And I'll even expand it further. There are certain Asian types who are racist beyond anything you can imagine. (In the mid-80s I was selling land to buyers who flew in from Europe. I remember both the Vietnamese and Filipino were extremely disgusted by the sight of other reps touring Jamaican customers. And they almost pushed me to the point where my real estate license would force me to stop doing business with them. In Florida law, it's called steering. Someone even mentions wanting a neighborhood based on race, you're supposed to just END the business relationship right there.)

Racism is only a part of the ignorance of prejudice that exists in the world. In folks with poor education (and so far, I'm noticing most of them are liberal Democrat) there is a fear and loathing of those who are different. Race is just part of the lexicon of items some low information folks use to profile anyone who is different. Without anybody even bothering to get to know me, the initial responses to my views have been the label of "troll." I haven't seen this level of ignorance since the days of Democrat George Wallace's supporters.

This might blow your mind. While in Orlando, I got to meet some Nigerian nationals. (I had a lawyer friend who handled their immigration.) This guy actually told me that American blacks were the inferior ones, the ones who allowed themselves to be sold into slavery. He claimed Africans used slavery (yes, Virginia, Americans didn't travel to Africa and just pluck slaves from the jungle) as a means of removing the trash from African societies. HIS WORDS, NOT MINE. And this guy was a black as the tires on your car.

I don't know why so many liberals want to take a dump on the uniquely AMERICAN practice of tearing down the racial barriers and actually criminalizing institutional prejudice. And of course, ALL those major legislative acts were done by conservative Republicans.

[UncleAng]

[QUOTE=Reason10;397969]People of color? Seriously?

You're making an intellectual argument that can only be reasoned by someone who is lily white. Here's how it really works: You see someone and you immediately racially profile them... to the best of your ability. They speak and you instantly make another assessment, immigrant?, Texan? or rural Floridian.
Without prejudice, of course.

[Reason10]

People of color? Seriously?

That's the politically correct snowflake term we're forced to live with. And it is dishonest. There is no such thing as a person who has NO color at all. White is a color. But there are no actual WHITE people. Skin tones move from beige, light orange, to more olive tones.

You're making an intellectual argument that can only be reasoned by someone who is lily white.

That is unbelievably racist and dishonest. There are NO human beings on the plant Earth who are the exact color of a lily. Just call me a Honky and let it go at that.


Here's how it really works: You see someone and you immediately racially profile them... to the best of your ability.

Actually, everybody does that. And I mean EVERYBODY. The one thing that ALL races have in common is their innate distrust and curiosity of those who are different. It's not limited to the Caucasian race. Basically, not all humans are the same. We do not have all the same coloring. We don't all speak the same language. We don't all have the same level of education. We don't all have the same political views.




They speak and you instantly make another assessment, immigrant?, Texan? or rural Floridian.
Without prejudice, of course.


So far you liberals have been doing precisely that with me. You don't know my race, religion, etc. But you have already racially profiled me.

The fact that you profile Florida, the most intelligent state in the union in a negative fashion means you don't know what you're talking about.

Think of this as a new class you have to take. You're going to hear some views and opinions that are different from what you grew up with. If you wish to profile me like the other Wokies here, you're only engaging in the behavior you accuse me of.

[UncleAng]

So far you liberals have been doing precisely that with me.

Just so that you know.... I'm a conservative

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by UncleAng

So far you liberals have been doing precisely that with me.

Just so that you know.... I'm a conservative

Please expand, Unc. I'm lost here.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by UncleAng

So far you liberals have been doing precisely that with me.

Just so that you know.... I'm a conservative

Doing precisely what? I also don't follow you.

There are reasonable conservatives of course, and you've shown no sign of being unreasonable or anything, quite the contrary. I feel conservatives have their priorities a bit wrong, but that need not stop them from being honest, decent people. The big problem these days is the radicalizing influence of the right wing propaganda, which is not actually conservative in content at all, they just exploit some conservatives tendencies to get started.

[Reason10]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Doing precisely what? I also don't follow you.

There are reasonable conservatives of course, and you've shown no sign of being unreasonable or anything, quite the contrary. I feel conservatives have their priorities a bit wrong, but that need not stop them from being honest, decent people. The big problem these days is the radicalizing influence of the right wing propaganda, which is not actually conservative in content at all, they just exploit some conservatives tendencies to get started.

Trying to redefine conservatism? Think there is something wrong with the rule of law, free market capitalism, individual liberty? Is that what you disagree with? You'd prefer the government run our lives from womb to the tomb?

Tell us WHAT right wing propaganda you're referring to, that somehow differs from the Conservatism of William F. Buckley, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh or Donald Trump.

I recognize a kook factor in pretty much anything. But you WOKE types ARE the kook factor, period. There is nothing more fascist and Un-American than Cancel Culture. And that's your side of the aisle.

And there is no compromising with that.

[Reason10]

Originally Posted by UncleAng

So far you liberals have been doing precisely that with me.

Just so that you know.... I'm a conservative

You just used a racist statement. You do not qualify as a conservative. That's reserved for the Woke left. They invented racial bigotry and they haven't changed for the past 200 years.

You are about as conservative as Mitt Romney or John McCain. Another way of saying RINO.


Don't make me laugh.

[UncleAng]

Originally Posted by Reason10

So far you liberals have been doing precisely that with me. You don't know my race, religion, etc. But you have already racially profiled me.

The fact that you profile Florida, the most intelligent state in the union in a negative fashion means you don't know what you're talking about.

I didn't profile Florida, I profiled YOU. Are you a lily white rural Floridian?