tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post1460677478427098879..comments2023-04-01T18:59:13.960-07:00Comments on Blogging Intro to Political Theory: The Noose and Racial TerrorismRic Carichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12715258697811131789noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-39452209918509669272007-12-13T09:44:00.000-08:002007-12-13T09:44:00.000-08:00Ummm… Im going to stray away from the main point o...Ummm… Im going to stray away from the main point of this article and focus on the smaller bits of racism seen in America today. I firmly stand by the fact that a noose, a rebel flag, etc. are all horrible things and extremely racist. I’m not talking about those things throughout this blog. Personally, I’m finding it easier and easier for people to become racist. Being racist can be something as little as just making fun of another races culture, at least that’s how the media is portraying it to be. I think that if a white kid mimics something that a black man does off the t.v., that’s not racist. Same thing with black kids acting like a smart, nerdy fellow when they are acting like a white guy. (Dave Chapelle) I really don’t find either racist but it seems that everyone is making it out to be. So in all actuality, I’m finding it easier and easier for people to become more racist according to the media, but really we should follow people like Dave Chapelle’s ideas of making fun of and accepting others cultures. So yeah, I think this persons article has some good points, but I don’t think that we’re all really as racist as you may think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-40227535590084194282007-12-12T11:29:00.000-08:002007-12-12T11:29:00.000-08:00Obviously a noose is a symbol of terrorism and mak...Obviously a noose is a symbol of terrorism and makes me sick to think about how cruel <BR/>people are in this world. I know how much a noose offends African Americans but I find <BR/>comments all the time from white people that they don't understand why it is offensive <BR/>such as the rebel flag. I am both African American and white and the noose offends me <BR/>terribly. When I hear people say things like they don't understand why a noose would <BR/>offend someone it hurts me. How can it not offend someone? Not just African Americans but <BR/>people of all races. It means the same thing no matter where you go, it is racist and <BR/>offensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-10260851522557545142007-12-12T08:23:00.000-08:002007-12-12T08:23:00.000-08:00I agree with the idea that there isn’t more and mo...I agree with the idea that there isn’t more and more white people that are becoming racist but I do believe that those who are become more active in showing their racism in more overt ways. Racism has never been eliminated and signs still exist and are used, for example the rebel flag. Everywhere you go you see them, and you see people defend them saying that it means something completely different that it is just a “good ole boy thing”. It come down to just good ole fashion ignorance, not realizing and caring that it stands for something that it offensive not only to African Americans but to whites as well. Issues like this and the outbreak of nooses that have been displayed will continue to happen until Americans not just White, African Americans, or Asian American but all Americans wake up and look at themselves in the mirror and see just who they are. We need to confront this issue head on and not due the usual sidestep around the issue because it is too controversial. We need to tear of the band aid and dig down to the foundation so that we can fix the problem. We need to fix the festering underlying problem so that the wound can completely heal.Paul Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107703376621454982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-84134014068745122742007-12-10T13:33:00.000-08:002007-12-10T13:33:00.000-08:00Racism is not spreading in white people, the same ...Racism is not spreading in white people, the same hatred has been in these people for years and the sad thing is, is that they will probably be passing in on to their children. Just like the way the received this hatred. These people that are placing nooses around in public places are the same people that have been flying there Confederate flags all along. Saying the south will rise again. I believe that the shock value of the confederate flag has gone way down and they need a new avenue to put fear in the hearts of all minorities. In our class some people thought it stood for being a good old boy, and not racism anymore, or being a country boy and not the oppression of the blacks. It is scary that white people don't see this as symbol that brings up the worst part of our nations history. The one coworker that did not understand what the big deal was all about is the same guy that is buying the t-shirt that has a Confederate flag and a white tale deer on it showing that he likes to hunt. I don't understand why this symbol is put with other things like hunting and fishing. The makers of these items are just showing the hatred that they have for black people. This tactic has become too diluted and they need to step up the hatred level with nooses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-20879399063511265142007-12-06T15:24:00.000-08:002007-12-06T15:24:00.000-08:00I agree by saying that I don't think that more whi...I agree by saying that I don't think that more white people are suddenly more racist; it has been around for quite sometime and has always been bad. I think it is just coming out more because of the media and celebrities. Such things like the horrible tragedy on 9/11 has more people racist about Arab or Muslims. Or what about the ever so popular saying "The Mexicans are taking over our jobs in American" blah, blah, blah? How could someone honestly think these are smart comments coming out of their mouth? Why do people think it is okay to belittle someone else? To show hatred and racism to someone?<BR/><BR/>I don't think racism is way down. Martin Luther King Jr. had a plan for our country in regards to the Civil Rights movement, would he be happy with the results that we are seeing today? Would he be happy that nooses are being found in several places? <BR/><BR/>How could someone seriously say "What's the big deal? It's just a noose." We are in the 21st century here people! We have had so many fast growing techonological advances, but nope, we can't get rid of that racism issue. It's honestly sad...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-65526256580290968332007-12-06T13:12:00.000-08:002007-12-06T13:12:00.000-08:00The previous comment, posted by gueveragurl, which...The previous comment, posted by gueveragurl, which I did not see till I posted mine, brings up a very good point about the new “subtle racism” that I think plays right into revelation I just made about myself on competition. Racism is just a subtle “friction” we can’t seem to get rid of, and do not even want anymore. Stereotypes have much to do with it as well. Spike Lee might be on the right track after all, stereotypes are killers, and the media is the biggest way those get spread (though it isn’t only the white man’s fault). When I perceive the competition I can tell that popular stereotypes flood into my head and I can’t seem to help it. In my good sense I am able to always push it back down, but for men of less moral fiber or decency, I can see how subtle racism can be a very big problem. It has become evident to me, now, that racism is still potentially a very big problem (though not our biggest problem) and ought to be thoroughly investigated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-79211591243004327822007-12-06T12:54:00.000-08:002007-12-06T12:54:00.000-08:00The statement that racism is on the rise again is ...The statement that racism is on the rise again is an interesting one. Looking back at the 60’s we can safely say that racism in this country is WAY down, and the generations since then, especially our generation, have been more and more removed from racism. I personally do not see the noose incidents as part of a trend, but rather a sick fad. However, sick fads are more acceptable today, so I don’t think the threat should be at all ruled out. I am not a racist guy, but when I look at myself and try to pick out things that cause the most racial friction with me I come up with competition. Whether America is more competitive now, or I am just coming of the age when competition hits hard, I don’t know. I just think that people respond with whatever they can, often racism, to put down and provide self rationalization of perceived superior qualities in themselves in response to the actual superior qualities of the member of the other race… if that makes sense. All of these instances in New York happened at low class blue collar job locations, a sanitation garage, a highway department yard, and a construction site. I will bet you these nooses were planted by underachieving whites to get back at aspiring black workers trying to get out of the inner city who were beginning to show them up—Competition. Also, at Jena, it happened at a school, sports are highly revered at schools and, let’s face it, black athletes are well, very athletic, and the nooses may have been planted in part to pent up frustration at competition. I dunno, but that is my hypothesis.<BR/><BR/>As for the nooses, they shouldn’t be ignored, I will quote Dr. Martin Luther King Junior yet again on this quote, but this is always what I remember in incidents like these:<BR/><BR/>"Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to be co-workers with God, and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that -The time is always ripe to do right-" - Martin Luther King Jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-39028839843427642212007-12-06T12:38:00.000-08:002007-12-06T12:38:00.000-08:00In response to the article and to Woflgang's comm...In response to the article and to Woflgang's comment...<BR/><BR/>"Long Island should...quit wasting time blaiming it on increasing white racism that probably doesn't even exist in a large enough amount to constitute this sort of crime."<BR/><BR/>Well, what then, did this crime stem from? Obviously, there must still be a widespread aura of racism running free in not only "southern/northern battleground states" but in ALL states, including the northern states. <BR/>We need to wake up. There IS such a thing as racism, and it IS increasing daily. Maybe not in always in such flambouyant displays as the nooses, (althought this apparenlty happens as well), but also in subtle words and suggestive actions. <BR/>Jack Dovido, a professor at the University of Conneticut recently stated this about what could be called "new wave" racism: "We've reached a point where racism is like a virus that has mutated into a new form that we don't recognize. Contemporary racism is not conscious, and is not accompanied by dislke, so it gets expressed in indirect, subtle ways."<BR/><BR/>Dovido estimaes that 80 percent of Americans have racist feelings that they do not even recognize, because racist trends and stereotypes are so integrated in American life that they have become unrecognizable to the people who spew them out. <BR/><BR/>People with authority and publicity who could do something to help turn the tide have been of little help in the past. (Cosmo Kramer's outcries of the N word and Senator George Allen's use of the phrase "Macara" come to mind). <BR/><BR/>In this sense, I applaud Long Island's in-depth self examination of the real problem with the City. Instead of ending the ordeal quickly and painlessly by simply finding and punishing the culprits, Long Island is taking a good hard look at the real issues behind the actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21063785.post-67573584048846854472007-11-29T09:39:00.000-08:002007-11-29T09:39:00.000-08:00First thing I'd like to say about this article is ...First thing I'd like to say about this article is what!!! Okay the crime is very racially powered and I could see why the African American community think that white Americans could be becoming more racist. The next comment about how whites have become more racist in institutions is absolutely without evidence or merit. <BR/><BR/>I have to ask who does anyone know on campus ours for example that knowingly admits to being a racist. The numbers should be possibley and I mean very possibly 1% of the total campus's population. In a southern/northern battleground state but these crimes occured in a Northern State. Malcom X writes that "The social philosophy of black nationalism only means that we have to get together and remove the evils, the vices, alcoholism, drug addiction, and other evils that are destroying the moral fiber of our commmunity." So Long Island should find the culprit punish the cuplrit and quit wasting time blaming it on increasing white racism that probabley doesn't even exist in a large enough amount to constitute this sort of crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com