[7thson]

What I found interesting is whites described their relationship with blacks as okay and blacks described it as tension filled. I have read and come across these two different perceptions. Why is this?

[rattrap]

Yeah, I've seen that a lot as well. I'd like to see an explanation for this.

[jeremiah]

It is because, the blacks always have race on their minds. They are like teenagers with sex on the mind in their single mindedness. It is in the movies, the music and of course amongst the so-called leaders of the A A movement.

[NathanR]

"What I found interesting is whites described their relationship with blacks as okay and blacks described it as tension filled. I have read and come across these two different perceptions. Why is this?"

There is an old book called "How to Lie with Statistics" which uses an example where the same survey questions were asked of black and white people. The only difference was the race of the questioners. The answers were completely different. The excerpts one can find below don't have the relevant parts, but it is an interesting book.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393310728/qid%3D1017362333/sr%3D1-1/ref%3Dsr%5F1%5F1/104-9044164-7288714

[jimt]

What I found interesting is whites described their relationship with blacks as okay and blacks described it as tension filled. I have read and come across these two different perceptions. Why is this?

Because most American black people have been inculcated with victimhood and see EVERYTHING through their unwavering belief in racism.

[Richard Kimball]

What I found interesting is whites described their relationship with blacks as okay and blacks described it as tension filled.

If you're white, you'd better not have any problems with blacks, or you'll find yourself in a sensitivity class. Just say everything's fine and get away from the person questioning you about race relations.

Before this post gets deleted by the Admin Moderator, let me say that my relationships with people of other races are fine. It's just that some poor, misguided fools don't understand that questions of this nature are to help us get our minds right, not to persecute us.