“If I see a group of blacks, especially young blacks, I go the other direction.”
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I can understand the fear many people have towards young black men, the statistics speak for themselves. But I would take issue with Scott’s percentages as to how many blacks hate whites. Having grown up poor myself living in a neighborhood that became predominately black, attending a H.S. that was 93% black, ect I’ve come to know many black people well, I would estimate the number of blacks who just hate all whites is just a small fraction of their population, certainly not 50%. I’ve had a black guy literally save my life once, and have had several black friends who have helped me out over the years doing various favors for me. That’s not to say there aren’t some very dangerous people lurking around the ‘hood, just that it’s not right to be lumping them all together like Scott seems to be doing, it’s offensive and unfair.
I’ve never been racist myself, it goes against my principles and beliefs. And I’m a lot more comfortable around black people than the average white person, and I think that has a lot to do with it. Many blacks interpret blanket fear of them as meaning that the person is racist, and respond differently when they see you are comfortable with them. I blame the leftist media for pushing all this victim crap and identity politics. Blacks and whites have their issues, but there would not be this degree of hostility if the left and the media would just quit fomenting it.
Well said. The Left creates division. Then, the Right falls into their trap by reacting. It's a viscous cycle.
>"Many blacks interpret blanket fear of them as meaning that the person is racist..."<
So true. I've been misunderstood many times myself. People jump to conclusions about other people all the time.