[Wayne24387]

I am sorry that you were the victim of a hate crime. I don’t feel anyone should go through that (oooooh, pollyanna!). But they do. And black Americans have been going through it (and still do) for centuries. So, unfortunately for you, you got a taste. Maybe some good will come of it, but honestly I don’t see how. My best hope is apparently what has happened: you pulled yourself out of the destructive mental state the experience put you in.

Racism does cut both ways. I know a lot of racist blacks. For instance, all of my immediate family. I don’t consider myself racist. But it would be more accurate to say that when I have racist thoughts, I try to remind myself that the thoughts are unjustified and wrong. Everyone is an individual.

But there are a lot more racist whites than blacks. The problem is that many of the racist whites help run the country. The ‘get whitey’ attitude comes from (partly) the perception that eliminating the white racists would eliminate all the race problems in America. Well, it’s not true. The problem will still be here. Forever.

I have some idea where racist attitudes of black Americans come from. I live it and feel it myself, though I do try to ‘judge everyone as an individual.’ But I am really curious about why racist whites feel the way they do. I mean the ones who have never really gotten to know more than one or two blacks. Is it ‘religion?’ Are they judging all of us based on a bad impression of one or two? Are they just acting as their parents taught them?

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Name : Wayne24387, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 43, City : Parsippany, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : marketing, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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