re: Kevin Hart on Cowboys and Indians

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no, I'm getting you to understand why the differences in black and white communities exist even to this day

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You are really impressed with yourself. I’d wager you are one of the least educated posters participating in this thread.


You are racist. You think you are better than dark people and you think they need your pity. I’m brown. I don’t want your pity. I guarantee I’m more educated. And I am telling you...you are racist.

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people blame it on cultural differences and lack of fathers, etc. It's so much deeper than that.

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This is the only thing you’ve said so far that has a hint of validity to it

you are words deep, man. allow yourself to read and comprehend history. Then, take yourself on the other side of the argument. Learn a thing or two about the other side...why they think that way, etc.

there's validity in what other people are saying. there are also people who take advantage of situations too. They don't speak for the truth.

Wtf are you talking about dude? I AM the other side.. did you not know that?

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jptiger2009

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The soft bigotry of low expectations you have expressed for minorities in this thread is truly astounding. Since you refuse to listen to what minorities in this thread are telling you, I'll say it in plain English.

They don't want your help!!. They are telling you that they are perfectly capable of doing for themselves, and they don't want your pity. They don't want you dismissing their accomplishments by painting them as poor and disadvantaged because of their skin color and not capable of achievement unless more people like you help them.

If you truly strive to treat minorities as equals, do it through actions. Don't use every opportunity you can to remind them they are oppressed in some way.

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this isn't a competition. this is about equality or lack there of.

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I have equality. The only time I am made to feel bad about being Mexican is when some smug white kid thinks he is better than me and patronizes me. Just like you are doing. It’s really insulting and super racist.

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Wtf are you talking about dude? I AM the other side.. did you not know that?

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He is whitesplaining to you. You should be thankful.

This frame of thought is flawed in so many ways it’s not worth trying to get into it - other than painting with broad generalizations is ignorant and only done to make a specific conclusion. Ie. It’s an excuse for bad outcomes.

Question - if your hypothesis is true explain the success of Asian and Jewish immigrants and communities in the US. They don’t have white privelege do they?

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this is about equality or lack there of.

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There is no lack of equality

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have never once seen, heard of or played land owner and slaves.

i'm white and grew up in south louisiana from the late seventies to early nineties.

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That game wasn't even played back in the 50s & 60s. I was there. Never heard of it. Can't see how it would have been any fun, anyway. Cowboys and Indians was fun because it had pretend horses and hats and boots and bows and arrows and six shooters.