Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Can non-white people be racist? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]holysaiyan1[/m] at 12:42 am on Feb. 4, 2006[quote]even racist against white people?  i thought it was racism when the majority is mean to the minority, maybe i'm confusing that with something else.  [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post holysaiyan1 Posted at 12:34 am on Feb. 4, 2006 There is this kid down the hall who is Latino, and I do not feel comfortable around him at all, because of the stuff he says about white people.  I feel like he's a racist against whites, if there's such a thing.   He almost constantly makes jokes about white people, and he has a few friends who are white, but I'd guess most of his friend are Latino or black.  He even went so far to say to me while we were talking that he that "the bar owners throw us Latinos out of the clubs cuz all the girls want to dance with us, and not their white boyfriends.  If you can't dance, you shouldn't be dating."   It's getting to the point where I don't even talk to him anymore, because he's so incredibly cocky and arrogant.  He was getting on my case for a joke I'd made about a Middle Eastern professor of mine and how I couldn't understand what he was saying, and I just got angry and told him that to shut up and quit the racist crap, just drop it.   Am I being wrong here?  It's painful to be in a conversation with him, because he always manages to work in another way that Latinos are superior to the other races.  Once I told him that he was making stereotypes by saying that "there is no such thing as a shy Latino," but he replied that he's allowed to make stereotypes about his own race.

Replies hottiewitbody Posted at 8:17 pm on Mar. 28, 2006 it doesnt mater what color u are, anybody could be racist like dogs being racist aginst cats, they dont like them rahulnirmal2000 Posted at 7:55 pm on Mar. 2, 2006 I'm going to come out and say that I am non-white and a bit racist towards whites. I'm not comfortable around them, I always feel as if they will be racist towards me.... emmy350 Posted at 5:25 pm on Feb. 4, 2006 Quote: from Ahsatan6996 at 11:41 pm on Feb. 3, 2006 Quote: from falling angel13 at 12:37 am on Feb. 4, 2006 anyone can be racist yup what she said Whites can be racist towards Blacks, Asians, Latino, etc. And vice versa. Anyone can be racist towards anyone, of any color or race. lunasantin Posted at 5:13 pm on Feb. 4, 2006 It just seems to be more common for white people to be racist, I guess. Ironic, because although it's common sentiment, it's a racist perception, isn't it? Setting the definition of racism along lines of skin color would the most counter-productive thing I have ever heard of. There are people who honestly think, "Only white people can be racist," but in saying that, they have become part of a problem. Similarly, racism for or against your own race is still racism. holysaiyan1 Posted at 11:23 am on Feb. 4, 2006 Thanks everyone, I guess I needed that cleared up for me.  BTW yes, he is, and I feel threatened by him sometimes, by how much he seems to depise white people.  He uses "gringo" and "white-eyes" a lot with his friends, and I sometimes feel offended by what he's saying, but know better than to confront him when he's with his "posse".  Thanks a lot =) strawberry gashes Posted at 4:30 am on Feb. 4, 2006 The definition for racism is: a form of discrimination based on race, especially the belief that one race is superior to another. Racism may be expressed individually and consciously, through explicit thoughts, feelings, or acts, or socially and unconsciously, through institutions that promote inequality between races. So... it can occur when a person/people of any race believe they are better than another or dicriminate against another, it doesn't matter whether the person being racist is black, white or purple! Saul182 Posted at 2:11 am on Feb. 4, 2006 yes of course anyone can be iloveto Posted at 12:58 am on Feb. 4, 2006 I have heard plenty of people be racist, including non-white people. It just seems to be more common for white people to be racist, I guess. telomere13 Posted at 12:57 am on Feb. 4, 2006 Quote: from holysaiyan1 at 12:42 am on Feb. 4, 2006 even racist against white people?  i thought it was racism when the majority is mean to the minority, maybe i'm confusing that with something else.   No, it's still racism.   MiniMoose Posted at 12:46 am on Feb. 4, 2006 Yeah, anyone can be and he is being racist against latinos ( I'm a Cuban btw,) by making stretrotypes about them. And sure he can do it, it is a free country, but he's just being a hypocrite. If you really want to get serious about race, and don't want to be racist in the least, then you'd see all humans as the HUMAN RACE and not as a bunch of different races. I'm sorry though, he sounds really annoying. holysaiyan1 Posted at 12:42 am on Feb. 4, 2006 even racist against white people?  i thought it was racism when the majority is mean to the minority, maybe i'm confusing that with something else.   Ahsatan6996 Posted at 12:41 am on Feb. 4, 2006 Quote: from falling angel13 at 12:37 am on Feb. 4, 2006 anyone can be racist yup what she said falling angel13 Posted at 12:37 am on Feb. 4, 2006 anyone can be racist All 13 previous replies displayed.