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1: "The black student helped reinforce the stereotype of blacks being violent."

2: "I don't think "I" contended that blacks are violent."

"Are you saying no blacks are? Are they less violent than whites or other races?"


I made no such assumptions. You were the one assigning a stereotype of violence to a group of people. You are the one who is using examples of affirmative action, Jesse Jackson, etc. to back your supposition that the young black man was the sole party in the wrong. Heck, you're even labeling it "black violence" when it should just be called violence. So tell me again that you're not approaching the subject with a biased outlook.

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Good points about the race aspect. The point I made about the stereotype that blacks are violent is a comedic element on TV - I have seen several movies that use this stereotype as if it's funny that blacks are violent and don't accept what white people do. The statement abou Jesse Jackson is to illustrate the stereotype again. Black Violence is a term used commonly in the news to describe violence by blacks. Can you honestly say you've never heard that? I never the black student was the only one wrong. I merely said he has no justification for assaulting the white kid. So, the kid with the t-shirt can be easily labelled "racist" but we can't use common terminology for the black kid? This whole story stinks. I am an objectivist and don't like the "group" thought at all, regardless of the group. Many posters here have been quick to say the white kid deserved to get beat up as if the black kid is justified "because" he's black. You want us/me to ignore the "black" part of this, but the fact that he's black is integral to his actions. Right? Either he is an offended black student or he is just another student. Which is it? Playing devil's advocate, I am bringing up points for discussion. I am not approaching this with any sort of bias.

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Please, excuse the typographical errors in that last post.

by the way, here is an interesting article on "black violence": http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/violence.htm

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http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/tucker/2004/011804.html

That is another article on "black violence".

I didn't write these articles. Black writers did. So, if you have an issue with the term "black violence", you can write them and see what they say.