G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I'm just curious. And I'll make the poll closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Yes. And he calls blacks "colored boys" "negro" right to their face. They never get offended though and he grew up in Suitland. They just think he's a crazy big white guy and think its funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Yeah. I have a few racist family members of the old Italian variety. I have a few friends who might not qualify as racist, but can certainly straddle the line at times - we usually avoid the topic of race as it just leads to arguments. Most of them are life long friends who have gradually become more racist (in my eyes) overtime - I think its a South Jersey thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I have a few family members who are very mildly racist. It's the ignorant type of racism, not the hateful type. I also have a couple friends that are mildly racist, although they also have black friends who seem to think it's okay, so I don't know what that's about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 yea, my friends husband went on a speech the other day about how italians are the greatest race and so much superior to every way to all the others -- i was wtf? the sad thing was he was serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My wife's grandfather is 98 so yes. I knew some overtly racist people growing up. I knew more than one person that wouldn't listen to any rap beside the Beastie Boys and would tell you why if you asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 No. Not that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I have a few family members who are very mildly racist. It's the ignorant type of racism, not the hateful type. I also have a couple friends that are mildly racist, although they also have black friends who seem to think it's okay, so I don't know what that's about. Do your family members happen to work at the overly racist country clubs in Pittsburgh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoEd Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Im from WV what do you think? Here's the thing that I find funny though. My cousin has a jacked up Chevy truck with a big assed rebel flag in the back window and uses the N word all the time when he's around his "boys". He pumps Snoop Dogg and Nelly through his 10's behind the seat and one of his best friends is a black guy. They hang out and drink beer all the time and they make racist jokes towards one another all the time. I saw him at the Slots in Charlestown a couple years ago and it seemed like every brother in the place knew his name would stop and "man" hug him. So, is he racist? What makes you racist anyway? Use of words, jokes or is it the hatred of a certain nationality? If it's the hatred then I guess the only one I knew was my dead Uncle, the above mentioned cousins dad. Other than that I know people who will throw the N word around when not in the company of blacks but I've never known anyone to mistreat someone because of their skin color. Hell, I've seen more people discriminated against because of their religion than race. Tell me you haven't seen one of those long dress, long haired Pentecostal girls picked on or mistreated in school. Hell I got picked on because I grew up in a trailer. Hatred comes in all shapes and sizes no matter what your skin color is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My grandfather was overtly racist. My best friend from high school was more subtly racist. So was I, back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praise_gibbs Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I think its a South Jersey thing. Far from it brother. I have friends who make recist jokes and what not. Including myself. However, not to the point where they take it to the extreme where they just hate a particular race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Do your family members happen to work at the overly racist country clubs in Pittsburgh? I love how people chase me around to other threads and bring up off topic arguments to try to get a rise out of me. It's super mature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My family is Heinz 57. While some of us have gorgeous golden brown permanent tans we are partially white, Native American and Black. With mixed marriages. But I'm sure I have some pro black, pro Habla, etc among my Great Aunts and Uncles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I thought my 90 year old grandfather was, but he voted for Obama. I guess he's more sexist then racist. :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 my grandfather don't like white people. i've never heard him disrespect a white person in public in my 22years, but some of things he says in private are pretty hateful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My grandmother (a little Irish woman from the Irish part of South Philly) flat out hated the I talians. She would go on for hours about them ruining the city. It was great, very amusing. I hung out with Hammer Skins and the like. Oh yeah, I know some racist people. My best friend growing up was like the guy in American History X, he united AC skins, A town Skins Bootboys and all sorts of Skinhead organizations to join the Hammers. When he was shot, there were around 300-500 Skins at the funeral. Nazi flag draped over the back of the coffin, people dumping beer on him and white power music playing very loudly. I went with our Chinese friend we grew up with and his family. Craziest thing I've ever seen. They went straight for the city looking for blood after wards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I love how people chase me around to other threads and bring up off topic arguments to try to get a rise out of me. It's super mature. mature and cjcdaman can't be mentioned in the same breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I think everyone has, at least someone who stereotypes based on race daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 One of my grandfathers was a Grand Dragon,so yeah maybe a little bit racist.:laugh: What is odd is he was a Hispanic. I'm probably racist as well,I just can't figure out which one I hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 One of my grandfathers was a Grand Dragon,so yeah maybe a little bit racist.:laugh: What is odd is he was a Hispanic. I'm probably racist as well,I just can't figure out which one I hate. Seems like it's okay if you hate your own race. Just a tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Back in NoVa growing up no, I had a couple friends who played into some ignorant racism from their older family members, but it was clearly jokingly as my circle of friends ranged from Bangladeshian to white to black to hispanic to everything in between. Down here in Tallahassee though, it's a different story. Most of my friends aren't racist, but I have a few who will let some pretty dumb comments loose every once in awhile that I just roll my eyes at them and tell them to take it easy. The culture down here helps push it too, there's somewhat of a divide between FSU/city and what are considered the "black" parts of town with Frenchtown and FAMU. Certain clubs are considered "black clubs" and certain nights at other clubs are referred to as "black nights" or "black outs" by various people. I have a couple friends who have definitely become increasingly racist as time has passed down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Far from it brother. I have friends who make recist jokes and what not. Including myself. However, not to the point where they take it to the extreme where they just hate a particular race. You don't live in South Jersey - you live at the shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 mature and cjcdaman can't be mentioned in the same breath. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnativenerd Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Naw, but my friends and I swap race jokes every so often. We're always in mixed company, so no one really gets offended. We're aware of who we are and know that no one really cares about race when it comes to our friendships. If you listened to us, you'd think we were gigantic bigots, but that's certainly not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praise_gibbs Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 You don't live in South Jersey - you live at the shore. :laugh: I live ON the shore. Well, so close that I am counting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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