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Read all my post, or don't post yourself. I'm gonna sound like a nazi at some points, and swing the complete other way the next.
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There's an Asian gang that takes root in the lower areas of either Little Rock or Saint Louis, the place escapes me and it's not that important. My VERY UNpolitically correct History teacher told us of some of their exploits in a not-so-far-back lesson two years back at school. He had finished the lesson a little early, and near the end of class we were allowed to talk for a little while amongst our neighbors.
A small group of people behind me were talking about it, and I decided to turn around in my seat to listen in. After a few moments, I jokingly said that I would make sure never to drive by any Asians in the areas mentioned. (I couldn't even drive...) One of the kids looked like I had slapped him in the face.
I asked him if he would wantonly walk up to an Asian in a gangster-esque outfit, hands in his pocket to potentially hide a weapon, and ask him directions in the slums of the big city. He thought about it for half a second and kinda backed off.
Stereotyping was made not unceremoniously. The reason we view the black man in a hoodie with an unintelligible 'accent' as to being a gangster is because most black gangsters wear hoodies and are hard to understand. (Unless, you know, you speak their language. French people are hard for me to understand.) There's stereotyping, and then there's statistics. If, by some freak coincidence, it was a proven fact that 60% of blonde-haired people would shoot you on the spot if you asked them what the time was tomorrow, would you go about seeking out dumb blondes without a watch?
This kind of goes about in a different direction, but just recently I've noticed a startling number of misconceptions about racism.
Anyone been watching Pee-Wee's Playhouse on Adult Swim? (Flamers can burn for it; nostalgia is danged fun) About every episode has a skit with Pee-Wee talking to a bunch of kids from around the world. Some examples are, "I am from Japan. My favorite movie star is Godzilla," and "I'm from the wonderful country of France. We like to eat stinky cheese!" (Might be important to add they both have accents emphasizing their whereabouts and origins)
I go off to check the reactions to Mr. Herman's show on [Adult Swim] and am shocked to find how many people are calling the show a bunch of racist slurs.* It's Godzilla and Cheese, gosh dang it! If somebody stereotypes all white teenage boys with unusually dark arms because of swimming in the pool too long as liking Doritos and Megas XLR, so what? It's not gonna hurt me, and I happen to like those things...
Stereotyping does not equal racism. My God, people are getting denser and denser, I'm afraid they're going to fall in on themselves. And as entertaining as I find midgets, I fear an invasion. (I'm sorry, emo midgets... Don't kill yourself on my behalf...) I'm not even sure if this is anything more than a rant, as I'm bored, so don't blow things out of perspective.
Thoughts? Flames? Please keep them to yourselves. The flames. Not the thoughts. Unless they're on fire. Then... I dunno.
~Nytloc Penumbral Lightkeeper
*It might also be safe to say that, in the latest episode of Pee-Wee, when one of his friends smoked and Pee-Wee condemned it, one of these posters said it was a bad influence on children to have smoking on a kids-based television show. This is why I stop listening to people...
Every time a black person wears an x-x-large T-shirt, shorts down do their ankles and a bandana, Baby Jesus cries. Way to perpetuate negative stereotypes, you freaking retard.
Stereotyping is not wrong unless it's done to an extreme. It's a survival tactic. I say "Hi" to some people I see on the street, others I don't simply because the culture I'm raised in tells me that those are the ones who are going to 'stick me.'
Is that wrong? Well... Everyone who hangs out at the little Quickstop downtown fits that description in some way or another, and that's where most of the people where I live get mugged/shot at/beat up/their fix. Not everyone I avoid on the street hangs out at that Quickstop, but if they look like they would, why risk approaching them?
-Jake
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It's not gonna hurt me, and I happen to like those things...
oh dear, I used to think it wasn't that painful when I were out of the circle but when I started being attacked it hurt, I no longer think it's funny to joke about Asians, Russians or any other nation of people. i honestly regret laughing at those jokes when i were younger.
trust me if you were racially attacked you won't be thinking this way. people can be cruel at times, even jokes on TV cut deep.
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Every time a black person wears an x-x-large T-shirt, shorts down do their ankles and a bandana, Baby Jesus cries. Way to perpetuate negative stereotypes, you freaking retard.
If they're comfortable in that, I don't see what the problem is.
I agree that these stereotypes exist because some people acted that way in the first place, but racial stereotypes eventually become dangerous when we people expect members of race x to act a certain way because other members of race x do. Or, when an individual of race y thinks their friend/family member should act more like race y. Better yet, some people amy think that person of race z is trying to be race n.
This is familiar. I think I had a topic that covered a similar discussion. 😛
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trust me if you were racially attacked you won't be thinking this way. people can be cruel at times, even jokes on TV cut deep.
How many mes does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
~Nytloc Penumbral Lightkeeper
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How many mes does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
none? 
what does this have to do with what i stated?
People need to learn to laugh at themselves. I personally fell over laughing at the opening sections of Prey.
~Ricko
You guys all focus on this and that's why no one noticed "To Serve Man" meant THEY'RE GONNA EAT US.
Is that why these guys keep licking me?
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How many mes does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------none? what does this have to do with what i stated?
Why was that the singlemost hilarious thing I've heard in weeks?
None... heh, I must be magical. 😛
~Nytloc Penumbral Lightkeeper
It's an insult joke reply, I was insulting your mental capability to complete the task (emphasizing your stupidity).
I apologize, I only meant harmless humor.
I don't care what race someone is, if they look like trouble I will stay away from them. Some people are like, "OMG you just stayed away from that black guy who looks like he is going to rob someone you must be racist against blackpeople!!!" That is stupid, who would risk their lives with someone they don't even know, to make him feel better? Politically correct morons. I say political correctness, always has, is and always will be trash. 
The extremes people take it to, yes. But remember political correctness is also what says to bad to call black people @#%$ and gay people faggots. Which is not trash.
~Ricecaek
I think political correctness does more harm than good. most of it is just stupid, especially the stuff about religion.
Did you read my post? It wasn't that long.
~Rico
