carefreewannabe:

Who is "they" EXACTLY?

paris10:

Yes, it's not all down to race for the majority of black people who voted for Obama, majority of them are democrats anyway. But I most draw your attention to the fact that in-as-much as Bush messed up the economy, no single white man or state stood up and demanded to secede from the United states.
But because Obama won again (who to be fair, he has done much more than the 8 years of Bush's administration), all of a sudden, they all want a separate federation.

Ask Obama himself! The handicap he has to overcome; the hatred, cynicism, hypocrisy of the democracy being practiced against him in the Capitol building. He would tell you it's not been easy. The color of his skin has played a major role in his inability to have several bills passed.

Not all white folks are bias, but most are. You don't have to accept my assertion, but when it comes to people of color leading a major organization, you'll see the traces of prejudice written all over it.

paris10:

Don't be silly, grow up!

paris10: I am appalled by the share ignorance of some black folks who still find it difficult believing that the US election later became a race election. The fact that Obama won takes nothing away from the truth that he was victimized and unfairly targeted.

If Obama was white, the election would have been over before it started. Romney was incompetent and lied about almost everything. The 47% he accused, the London visit he messed up, the Obama tape he edited and his stance against equal pay, women, gay and abortion would have disqualified him. But people weren't even bothered, they just wanted him the in the house which they think is made for a white president.

Students in Texas are not smiling. They just want another Bush. But those who supported the truth went for Obama. The share hatred, disdain, venom and prejudice against blacks resurfaced in this election. The election wasn't just about Obama, it was about people of color. The victory was felt by the rest of the minorities; Obama would be better placed to favor them.

obadiah777: STUP-ID QUESTION. WHITES INVENTED RACISM. HOW CAN YOU BE BETTER AT SOMETHING THAN THE CREATORS OF IT ?

carefreewannabe:

No need to throw insults. If you are running out of arguments OR can't answer my question, confess it instead of calling me names.

Apart from that, I know of an incident that happend in one European country.
A man and his father went to a market and wanted to pass a white woman's stall from behind, which is not allowed. the man and his father were people of color. An argument evolved. A white woman from a neighboring stall wanted to smooth the argument and told the other white woman to let them pass. She ended up with a swollen face as the 19 year old boy hit her. The white judge in court didn't punish the boy because he didn't want the young boy to have a criminal record which would diminsh his chances on the labor market and possibly mess up his future. The judge ONLY reprimanded him. The white woman who suffered injuries was shocked. Now who are THEY?

paris10:

Not an insult my dear, just saying you should come up with good argument. Now regarding courts and offences, sentencing and reprimands, I'll let you know a thing or two.

Theoretically, Judges are meant to be unbiased, professional and truthfully uphold the law by deciding cases by facts and evidence. But this ain't so. The fact that this Judge in particular refuses to criminalize the boy doesn't take away the statistics that black people are 10 times more likely to be sent to jail for menial offences than their white counterpart.

It was good that the Judge spared the boy, but taking him out of the equation, we still got hundreds of them doing the opposite to young black delinquent boys. Black people are also seven (7) times more likely to be stopped and searched than white folks, 50 times more likely to be shot dead and 75 times more likely to be criminalize for minor offences. For grievous offences, they are 80 times more like to get life in prison, and for causing death whether in the first or second degree, they are 6 times more likely to face death penalty.

This is the norm and will continue to be whether Obama is president or not.

carefreewannabe:

I am a big fan of Obama but it's not very intelligent to say that people have NO right to disagree with his policies.
If a white person doesn't for example agree with his health care reforms, that doesn't me that he / she is racist.

esere826: IMO We are all fixated on color because it makes us look strikingly different physically

Whereas, darker folks generally tend to appreciate/admire the lighter skin tone
The lighter folks generally tend to look down on those with the darker skin tones
(albinism seems to be an exception to this general rule)

Some blacks are learning that they are generally being dispised for something as simple as skin colour
and actually being pushed (together with their kids) to become 2nd class individuals
so they root for anything black to counteract this negative effect

I am not crazy about Obama, but I appreciate the subliminal psychological role he plays
in giving the darker tone groups some confidence and also minimizing their stereotyping by the lighter group

Just as I am not crazy about GEJ, but also appreciate his pychological impact
on both the major and smaller Nigerian ethnic groups that might never have considered a minority fit to rule


They're not worse than those before them

paris10:

I am a black person and I don't agree with some of his policies. But imagine him being called a money and all sort of derogatory word because he won an election! That's what the election was all about. I am not against anyone (Black, white and other) who opposes his policies, but directly implying this to those who would use politics to stair up hatred and prejudice with racist comments towards Obama.

Once again, as I reiterated, no state in America would have demanded to secede from USA if a white man had won the election. The media even painted a vague picture of the election citing "too close to call". That was a big lie. This all boils down to race my friend. It was all about that.

Oahray: *Yawn....* Who isnt racist? Racism, tribalism and bias is an unending cycle. Most victims become racist themselves...

paris10: Wizendy

The above statement is a farce and only seems true. UK hasn't been more racist than what is being witnessed currently. Have you managed to ask folks who work in institutions like banks and any other govt agencies about what has been their experience in relation to the color of the skin? Or are you easily swayed or bought over by the mere saying that "Britain is the most tolerant nation ever"?

The question that comes to mind would be, who are they tolerating? Goats or monkeys? Who is more tolerant, Nigeria or Britain? A Benin gold statue (worth £millions) belonging to the people of Edo state was recently found in the British Museum, and all attempt to recover it back by the Oba of Benin has been blocked by the British govt. The statue was stolen by the white folks, likewise many other treasures amounting to £billions.

The recent London riot tagged black people as bad, whereas, the main reason why the riot started in the first place was totally ignored. The British police killed an innocent black man (even though he had a record with them, he was unarmed and innocent when killed). The Stephen Lawrence case was another high profile one involving race. Lawrence was killed and police covered the killers up. They would rather see a black man killed than a white man go to jail. Have you heard about the Zermmerman case in US? Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin, case not yet decided. Read more on the case from google.

Are you still here? David Cameron new immigration legislation on bounty is institutionally racist. His cuts on school childrens £30 EMA was also seen as that, because this tends to affect minorities the most. David is cutting everything benefits for the less able; the idea that white folks have other means to survive.

And regarding job: the equal opportunity act is a myth and actually does the opposite. There is no equal opportunity anywhere. If you tick where it says your background, race or ethnicity, or even age, then brace yourself for the harsh reality of life. White people are considered first, followed by EU candidate, then Indians, Pakistans, others before people of African heritage. My advise, do not fill that section, it is optional.

The fact that these people laugh with you, smile when they see you or even welcome you doesn't mean they like you; they hate your gut!

Wizendy: The whites are insecure and the black are also insecure. That is why both are fighting for dominance.

Morayo747:

I beg to differ. Most employers actually prefer to hire minorities in my opinion...there will always been racism but Britain is a very tolerant country. In fact you are more likely to get in trouble being white for a racist comment. And that is somewhat unfair.. Most racist people here in UK are closet racists I.E they don't make their opinion known in public.

Wizendy: The whites are insecure and the black are also insecure. That is why both are fighting for dominance.

paris10:

In Britain, you don't use racist words toward people literally, but you can institutionalize it. Racism is Britain is not as open as it is here in the state. It is very subtle and institutionalized. Very dangerous than open racism. I still don't know where you guys get your "tolerant" word from. Nigeria is more tolerant than any nation.

We are so overly tolerant even the Indians now sees us as too soft for their liking. Shell, BP, AGIP are still milking all our resources right in front of us. Indian, chinese and American companies are all over Nigeria taking advantage of the cheap labour and enslaving our young folks.

Most employers would prefer minorities when it comes to minimum wage jobs, which is ok by the standard of some. However, I believe Nigerians are very educated and should know better. Better to be in Nigeria and salvage it together.

And yes I agree with the closet racist, but often more detrimental in work places and achievement wise.

All in all, we should all tolerate one another, build our country Nigeria and have people talk about us being bias.

carefreewannabe: Horus

Who said that racism doesn't exist anymore?

What about also quoting white people FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD being proud of Obama?
Why do you create such an one-sided image that further triggers hatred and racism?
Or do you believe that you have in any way helped now Or do you believe that you have in any way helped now to stop or reduce racism?

I have recently been engaged in a research project analysing teaching techniques in different countries. I had the opportunity to observe teachers in different countries.
One day, a white teacher asked her students, ALL WHITE who they would vote for if they were Americans, the students, ALL WHITE, shouted OBAMA. ALL!
Obama has a lot of white fans, so stop creating a one-sided image by displaying quotes of DUMB people.

What about also quoting white people FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD being proud of Obama?

Why do you create such an one-sided image that further triggers hatred and racism?

Or do you believe that you have in any way helped now to stop or reduce racism?

Who said that racism doesn't exist anymore?

so stop creating a one-sided image by displaying quotes of DUMB people.

Wizendy: I couldn’t stay up to watch the re-election of President Barak Obama.Much as I wanted to, I knew from my racing heartbeat, that it wasn’tthe wisest thing to do.

The last debate I watched, I had spent more time watching the voter’s reaction to the comments instead of enjoying the quality of thedebate. I knew then that I was, contrary to my profession, more involved than I needed to be. During the day, I had spent time getting in touch with my friends in the US and the UK. All, and I mean all, wanted Obama to win.

By 5.30am, I was roused from my sleep by ecstatic calls, telling me Obama had won. The relief that flowed through me was so strong that I wondered why. Obama in the final analysis, is an American who will always put American interests ahead of any other interest including that of Kenya, his ancestral home. His last four years neither benefited me nor my country.There are no indications that the next four will. So why am I so involved? I tried to tell myself that his policies were better and more inclusive; and that Mitt Romney was too shifty. But so what? Its still an American election.

After all, Al Gore was to me, a better candidate than George Bush. But I lost no sleep over his loss. I also felt that the dour Scot, Gordon Brown, was a better man tolead Britain out of its recession than the glib, handsome and empty David Cameron. America suffered economically, and in global perception, for its choice just as Britainis suffering economically for the decision to pick Cameron.For me, a bystander, nothing spoil. So why am I so passionate about this American election? Could it have something to do with the colour of Obama’s skin?

Later that Wednesday, I had a meeting with some veteran journalists. Those who had stayed up for the re-election, were bleary eyed from lack of sleep. But they all had this feel-good thing and they all expressed joy at the outcome of the election. Some were so passionate that I again wondered if itwould translate to anything positive for Nigeria. These were veterans who had been trained to be objective, even cynical sometimes. Yet, they couldn’t see anything wrong with Obama or anything right with Romney for that matter. And I thought, uneasily, if we were all routing for something other than the content of the head here.

Later, when the demographic analysis cameon CNN, it was discovered that over 90% blacks and over 75%Hispanics voted for Obama. Now, that is block voting. And all of us who are delirious, should ask ourselves if Obama would have won if the whites who constituted over 70% of the eligible voters, had block voted too. Our hero, reverend Luther King, admonished us to look at the content of the head (heart) and not the colour of the skin. Is that what we have done? Is that what we do? How many of us have turned on our TV sets to find a white guy and a black guy fight in a boxing contest and instinctively want the black guy to win? Same thing in a tennis tournament. These are not things to be proud of in the twenty-first century.

We must be honest and admit that, of recent, the whites have been more welcoming of content and more tolerant of colour than we have been. Britain has been so tolerant of different cultures that its own culture has been down played.

carefreewannabe:

Go to Europe and interview WHITE people. Majority of them, example France, wanted Obama to win.