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I’m Black and I don’t feel like a victim. I think that there is a difference between feeling like you’re a victim and being victimized. It’s the point of view. I am a highly educated person, but I will admit that I feel very frustrated when I go into a store and I’m being watched. I don’t present myself to be the stereotype of a thief. I wear business suits and a conservative hairstyle. My speech is that of an educated person. Yet, it still angers me that for a lot of people, all they see is a Black woman. I believe that Black people are still being victimized in this country, but I don’t see myself as a victim. I see myself as a survivor who surges forward in spite of the victimization.
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Name : Kelly R., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Catholic, Age : 25, City : St. Louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : university instructor, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Depends on what you mean. If you mean they are claiming ‘victim’ by speaking out against bigotry or injustice, they are merely doing what any person who believes in equal human rights should do. If you are refering to one who blames their entire life on the fact their ancestors were slaves, etc. That is not an ‘African American feeling,’ as you put it, but any person unwilling to accept responsibilty for their life. It is always easier to play victim rather than assuming some blame yourself.
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Name : Andres, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 25, City : Chambersburg, State : PA, Country : United States,In this millennium, there are still verified reports that: banks tend to refuse to loan money to a black person with the same income, and income/debt ratio; if a white and a black person walk in for a job with the same qualifications, there is a greater chance that the white person will get the job. Moreover, the ‘Red lining’ of certain neighorhoods is still common. It seems that unless the newer T.V. programs are specifically geared for blacks, generally, there will not be a black person as part of the cast. Furthermore when did mulatto children replace dark complexioned, children with ‘african’ features in advertising clothing and toys? Why is it that even with the enforcement of Affirmitive Actions, it often appears that the estalished ‘quota’ is met-rarely over the quoto. These things contribute to making a black person feel like a victim.
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Name : Amy31598, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 40, City : Cincinnati,, State : OH, Country : United States,I think that it is easy to belive that skin color is not the reason for certain things when you (most likely) do not have to face this for yourself. What I want to know is what those people should do who are discriminated against because of there skin color. You addressed the people who do not have faith in themselves, but what about those who have a legitimate claim? I don’t think that I have ever been turned down for a job because of my skin color, but I have experienced discrimination. So what if it is about color?
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Name : Christine, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 19, City : Houston, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,Because, let’s face it, for the majority of their time in this country, they HAVE been and are still victims of lots of sh*t! Now it’s a matter of getting over a kind of ‘victim syndrome’ . I’m sure it’s hard to turn that kind of thinking around. Anyway, we can’t generalize here. Not all blacks act like victims.
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Name : Denise25836, City : Arlington, State : NC, Country : United States,I am sorry to say but I was wondering the same thing WHY? What is with the chip on the sholder? I feek that the black race gas more hate then the white race yes not all white people are good but not all balck peole are good.
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Name : WBHK, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Presbyterian, Age : 27, City : Albany, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Sales, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,of the treatment of African Americans in this country? Slavery-theft of the home, religion, language and way of life, from a people. Tearing apart the families…selling children away from their parents, to the highest bidder. Women raped and ravaged. Jim Crow-Extremely violent time in African American History-Lynchings were prominent during this time. It was a common occurrence to hang AA men, or ‘hunt’ them, for sport. Civil Rights Movement-Shootings, lynchings; death was the sentence for a AA trying to vote or fight for equal opportunity The Tuskegee Experiments – African American men allowed to fester in syphilis, while doctors deliberately did NOT treat their illness…instead, they gave these men placebos, and told them it was medicine that would make them well. Most died from the illness. And of course no one took responsibility…Former President Bill Clinton was the ONLY president to ever publicly apologize for these atrocities. Abner Louima, Amadu Diallo, Eleanor Bumpurs, Natasha Jackson, Michael Stewart, Yusef Hawkins, and the countless numbers of African Americans who were slaughtered in this country, and the brothers and sisters who continue to be misused, abused and slaughtered in this country. I don’t see myself as a victim, I see myself as an emotionally/physically strong sista…who will not tolerate for one second any abuse or misuse from anyone…and if anyone is foolish enough to step to me that way, that person will feel my wrath.
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Name : RhondaOutlaw, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Lutheran, Age : 41, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Account Representative, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The best answer to this I can think of is a quote from ‘Tracy Takes On…’ Old Jewish Lady(To Rapper): You were freed over 100 years ago. GET OVER IT!!! Rapper: Sure, as soon as you get over the holocaust!
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Name : Christina32063, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 22, City : Long Beach, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
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