The Study of Racialism

Did Salsassin really get the boot for that?

I thought AD Powell's parents were fine looking people.

When I first said this, I didn't realize that Salsassin was taking the photo from the family p ...

"Is it possible you never hear a crime suspect described as white in your neck of the woods because most of the crime (and possibly the crime victims) are black in your area?"

There are ...

Andrew Waters- "So if the police are chasing a thug, even in Canada, of whatever color of skin, then it's safe to put another's life in jeopardy because of political correctness restraints?
So ...

"Actually my point was if white is simply a way of thinking that involves a "disconnect' from blacks, then as A.D. Powell mentioned in an earlier topic/post, there can be no such thing as an ...

Could some of the success of "light-skinned blacks" be the result of many of them descending from free "black" families? They have a different historical foundation than people who ...

I always type them like this, "white" "black" because I feel that neither word has any real meaning.

In Canada, we do not officially identify by "race" or ethnicity. H ...

I've noticed a lot of what the author terms, "Blackthink" coming through American television. It always leaves me feeling very uncomfortable.

One example I can recall is Oprah talking ab ...

Did Salsassin really get the boot for that?

I thought AD Powell's parents were fine looking people.

"It's a common assumption to conclude that the problems of blacks (actually the problems of a segment of the black population) if not due to genetics must be due primarily or exclusively to some ...

"One could infer from the article that bias against blacks is the sole reason for lower average incomes, higher school drop out rates, etc."

Bias need not be a matter of direct immediate ...

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/blckcost.htm

WHITES UNDERESTIMATE THE COSTS OF BEING BLACK, STUDY FINDS
COLUMBUS, Ohio – How much do white Americans think it “costs” to be black in our societ ...

Yeah well----about the American idol thing. I wouldn't be reading too much into it. Don't under estimate the incredible texting power of 9-14 year old girls who will choose the ones who most resemble ...

However many whites who see themselves as the cream of the crop may be more racially hostile if their actual social situation isn't consistent with their view of themselves. I’ve encountered this mor ...

Thank you for all for sharing your experiences.

When I first asked the question, it was in relation to a wider soci-economic and political picture that included "white" people but I thin ...

Actually for these people it's an even more bizarre disconnect from reality. Lately they seem to be claiming that "white" people are being repressed and discriminated against.

Some are. ...

quote G-Man:

but if it is a disconnect from the reality of the existence of a racially constructed society, what are we to make of white supremacists or white nationalists? Both acknowledge the rea ...

This is a question that comes up in this forum many times and I think part of the reason can be found in this article.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070719/METRO/707190419/100 ...

I don't quite understand, Frank, why you have such strong feelings about the article.

For me, I'm sure the percentage of people with some African heritage is extremely high and an exact number doe ...

It seems that the Library of Congress was perhaps one of her main resources for this article:

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+do0035)

There was a preference in Domin ...

Perhaps this is where she found the numbers:

"Ethnic Groups: Majority of mid-1980s population (approximately 73 percent) mulatto, a legacy of black slavery during colonial period. Approximatel ...