So, I came to the states with a positive and open attitude. But living here made me change my vision. 99% of the black people I work with or know are literally worthless. They cheat and steal and avoid to do work at all cost. They are loud and inconsiderate towards other people%26#039;s feelings. If they borrow money from you, don%26#039;t expect to ever get your money back. They would do anything to dig themselves out of trouble at work and I can%26#039;t tell you how many times I got in trouble because of them. And I work in a hospital, and you%26#039;d expect people there would be more educated. They cut corners and are dishonest so many times that it%26#039;s not even funny. I have tried to keep a positive attitude, because Caucasians do the wrong stuff too, but not as much. But lately, I feel like I am becoming increasingly bitter towards them and I know that%26#039;s not fair but I can%26#039;t help associating trouble with the race.
So, what is there to do?
Am I becoming racist???
Am I racist and if I am how do I change my attitude?So, what is there to do?
nothing.Better leave it unsaid.
Am I becoming racist???
yes,but most of whites and asians think the same thing.
Am I racist and if I am how do I change my attitude?Well you%26#039;re right. Some things are better left unsaid, especially if you have no intention of changing your dirty ways. See some blacks answered you very nicely and you chose not to listen to them, but you point out the ones who rightfully attack you.
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Am I racist and if I am how do I change my attitude?You must%26#039;ve known that you would be attacked, and this is how you respond? That just goes to show where your mind truly is. But guess what? Blacks already think that most whites, including Europeans are racists, so you really didn%26#039;t need to say it. Idiot.Report Abuse
I think u areI think you%26#039;ve been jaded by the people that you%26#039;ve hung around with. Notice that before you came here, you didn%26#039;t have these feelings. It%26#039;s very possible that you have a prejudice against blacks that live in the U.S. i feel the same way just try to ignore them at most and dont let them get to ya.and i agree they are loud and im in the eighth grade and all they do is act all crazy in class and distract me, i dont know how to do freakin slope in math class because of them... ahhh y=mx+b ah
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-----jakeYou seem to understand that the sloth of your fellow employees has nothing to do with their race since your black friend in Europe was not lazy.You don%26#039;t like the people you work with. It has nothing to do with their race. Perhaps you should seek employment elsewhere.Kudos to you for examining these feelings honestly.
You have become disillusioned with some recent experiences... just realise it is probably more a cultural and class system than a race issue. POOR Americans, UNDEREDUCATED or UNDEREMPLOYED Americans, with generations of various issues behind them, come off looking bad, many of them deservedly so.
Just cause many of those people are also BLACK Americans does not make it automatically so that their colour or origins, itself, is to blame. I think you know that.jake why is it black peoples fault you are to stupid to do a simple slope equation?I understand what you mean.
Most African Americans are this way and unfortunately its something we can%26#039;t change
This is coming from an Ethiopian, So I%26#039;m no racist
But I promise you there are some educated brothas and sistas that have self respect and are well-mannered
You can find them
Its a beautiful thing if you do
Good Luck! Hello,
Unfortunately Europe has some very bad racist attitudes which eclipse the ones in the US at times. Everyone from Turks, Gypsies, Albanians, Sicilians etc have a rough time of it. At a party last year I had some Romanians and a Hungarian describe the Gypsies exactly as you have described the blacks in America. What about ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia?
I guess no one has a monopoly on racism and it looks contagious don%26#039;t you think? Anyway try mixing with positive people, date some of the girls and try having a better time with them. Treat them as you like to be treated and go from there.
Cheers,
Michael KellyYou are already racist. Do you want me to tell you what a white man did to me last night? It%26#039;s ok, I won%26#039;t bother. You don%26#039;t know many black people. And how do you know that Caucasians aren%26#039;t just as bad as the black people you know? Do you know all Caucasians? I am a racialist so let me tell you what I think is the difference between black people and white people. When most black people choose to do wrong, they are more honest about it so that in the future you know better than to let such people cross you. White people on the other hand, pretend that they are perfect and pretend that they don%26#039;t think and do evil deeds, especially towards people of other races. They are ruthlessly hypocritical back-stabbers who are quick to smile at you when they can%26#039;t even stand the fact that you are alive. I find that black people are more honest and in your face with their bad attitude and rude behaviour but with white people you never know what you are going to get and most of the time it%26#039;s a very shocking surprise. No one is perfect but you need to realize that although black people are seen to have certain vices, people of other races see white people as having other vices which, in my opinion, being on the receiving end, is worse than anything you%26#039;ve described. And just so you know most of the black people that I%26#039;ve met in America have been really nice. By the way, what makes you think that Europe is less biased by racism than the US? Where in Europe are you from?
What you need to do is realize that you are imperfect. Do not lend the same person your money twice if they didn%26#039;t return it the first time. Realize that all the white people that my sister works with (some of whom are European) cheat and steal and refuse to work as they know they ought while my sister and another black co-worker do their job properly. Realize that my Mom%26#039;s white co-worker repeatedly steals money from her company. Realize that you are a hypocrite. Realize that many white people cut corners and are dishonest. Why do you think the G8 has so much money and power? Check yourself.
Miss Ethiopian Rebecca don%26#039;t pretend as if you don%26#039;t know that many Ethiopians (and probably yourself) don%26#039;t even consider themselves to be black. A lot of Ethiopians are prejudiced and racist against blacks!!! Moreover, most Africans (including Ethiopians) that I%26#039;ve met have a very strange perception of what it means to be black, which is why when they get to America they can%26#039;t get along with other black people. By the way, I%26#039;m neither American nor African but I am black.yes you are, im a black women and i have a bother who act nothing like that a lot of blacks act like it and i hate it it makes other blacks seem bad and i know what you mean i have two bothers one borrow some money from i never got it back my other bother borrow some money from me i got it back i guss people are not the same but yea i bet they were black guys not black women. Somewhat, but not as much as you are stereotyping, find another circle of black people to associate with-groups, organizations you will find that all black people are not all of the things you just mentioned not even 99%. I would have to say that it %26#039;s just that environment you work in. By the way other people should not get you in trouble unless you are making poor choices. Food for thought you are what you eat-well you are also what you associate with!Yes, you are. Your experiences with a group of people who happen to be the same race, doesn%26#039;t mean that everyone belonging to that race behaves the same way. You know this because you%26#039;ve met black people in Europe. Your problem is in making generalizations. There are good and bad people everywhere. Perhaps you only focus on how bad the black people are because you are white and they%26#039;re not. Try to change that. Don%26#039;t make excuses for white people who do wrong. Forget about their appearance and look at their character. Wrong is wrong, no matter what color you are.uh yea ur a very racist *** bum well umm i am black and i am just as hard working as the next girl...I get straight A%26#039;s in school i am in AP classes and it just depends on ur location where i live there are alot of ghetto racist white people..any race can be ghetto and mean
and ive been to europe u should just try and remeber in every race there are bad and good people...
yes you are being racist catorgarizing a whole race as lazy and worthless is racist
ummm and if u want to talk to me u can..i am always open..if u want 鈾?here is my email maybeboston@ymail.comYou don%26#039;t sound like you%26#039;re being racist to me. You%26#039;re just observing what%26#039;s around you and coming to conclusions. It%26#039;s true that not all black people are like that. There%26#039;s not much you can really do but deal with it. Every race and ethnicity has flaws (those flaws being different in each opinion).You%26#039;ve probably encountered the %26#039;bad%26#039; ones. There%26#039;s cool black people around. Just try and think of it as the nature of those individuals rather than race.
It could probably make you racist if you begin to think all the blacks here act that way. It would seem so. GO listen to Wake up call... good song.
Maybe the people you ran into suck, but you can%26#039;t make judgements on people like that.
My best friends of years and years are white and asian...they became really shady. But that doesn%26#039;t make me turn around and think of all bad people as being white or asian.
The worst thing to do is shield your eyes to people because you think someone is worse...that is a good way to get taken for a very bad ride.
And if those people are horrible find other black people. They rock. I rock. Whoo hooo. And I dont cheat scam or push fault on anyone. So meet new people and retain your open mindness otherwise...I don%26#039;t know your going to miss out on a lot of people. The truth must out sooner or later, I found the same thing happening in my life so I just keep away from them. But I have met some great great great black women who work hard bring up their families alone and try to teach their children right from wrong and worry about keeping them on the straight and narrow. without them I don%26#039;t know what would happen, I say to all the black women out there God love you all and God bless you.Yes, you do have racist tendencies. Unfortunately, it seems like a lot of people in America do. I don%26#039;t know if I should answer the %26#039;politically correct%26#039; way or the realistic and harsh way. Honestly, it%26#039;s probably more of an illusion when you see black people behaving badly. You notice more when black people are acting inconsiderate, moreso when white people act rude and inconsiderate. You are expecting all black people to act this way, so subconsciously you are trying to observe any sort of rudeness out of black people, just so you can continue to have the same thoughts about black people.
Now, maybe there are a lot of black people who act like this at your work. There are definately black people there who don%26#039;t act like that at all. Try to find people like that. I%26#039;ve seen plenty of white people who are friends with black people. They just share similar interests.
I hate to say this, but I almost know where you are coming from. It%26#039;s basically just people raised in different enviroments. Maybe the majority of black people were raised in a different type of enviroment you were raised in. What you think is right might not be what they consider right and vise-versa. I%26#039;d just ignore it and get over it. I doubt they are intentionally trying to be rude.I know what you mean.
