Hooked on Huskers Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I just watched TV commercial. Supposedly "Blackpeoplemeet.com" (TV commercial) is not racial but if there was a Whitepeoplemeet.com it would be racist? Also joined by congressional black caucus, BET channel, black awards, ebony mag, black college fund, NAACP, etc., etc., Double standard here? Discuss ....... Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yeah, I guess it's a double standard. But what's a guy to do? / demise of the pale male. lol Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 If launching Whitepeoplemeet.com website, congressional white caucus or WET channel, then I guaranteed uproar news and peaceful march led by Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 It's not a double standard because it's not equivalent circumstances. Minority groups have tighter bonds, closer family lines, less diversity in background and upbringing, and more exclusive culture than majority/oppressor groups due to, you guessed it, being oppressed. 1 Quote Link to comment
RedRedJarvisRedwine Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Another drug induced thread idea? Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 white privilege brah, look it up Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Unrelated but I saw an ad for JDate on reddit the other day and this thread made me think of it: Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yes, it seems to be a double standard to me and you're right. There would be a HUGE uproar if there was a site like that for white people only. Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I just watched TV commercial. Supposedly "Blackpeoplemeet.com" (TV commercial) is not racial but if there was a Whitepeoplemeet.com it would be racist? Also joined by congressional black caucus, BET channel, black awards, ebony mag, black college fund, NAACP, etc., etc., Double standard here? Discuss ....... meh, it's really not something worth getting worked up about. Many of the things you mentioned were started at a time when Blacks couldn't participate in the "white" versions of things either because of de jure discrimination like Jim Crow or de facto discrimination. Let's look at what you mentioned: CBC: 1971 Ebony: 1945 United Negro College Fund: 1944 BET: 1980 The best example of this is with HBCU's. Is the idea of a university for students of only one ethnic group racist? Maybe. But HBCUs still exist and it's understandable given their history...but if you look at the state of HBCU's today they're dying off as many of the good black students that used to choose to attend them are going to larger integrated schools. I think that will eventually happen with most of the things you listed. Is it a double standard? I don't know. A lot of dating sites, a lot of everything really, are effectively white-only or dominated by whites. Some places make it clear that whites are the only accepted group in almost every way short of putting up a Jim-Crow era sign. In a country with residual de facto discrimination/segregation I think it's worthwhile to have spaces for minorities to do their own thing but it doesn't matter what I think. These are private enterprises and they can do what they like. The only race issue that annoys me are race preferences in government jobs/universities. Quote Link to comment
EbylHusker Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yep, it's a double standard. And nope, most people don't give a sh#t, including me. Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yes, it seems to be a double standard to me and you're right. There would be a HUGE uproar if there was a site like that for white people only. What is "white" anyway? Are the Irish and Spaniards white? Jews? Italians? They weren't 100-150 years ago. Quote Link to comment
RedRedJarvisRedwine Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yes, it seems to be a double standard to me and you're right. There would be a HUGE uproar if there was a site like that for white people only. I think the commercial is Meet Black People.com. Big difference from Black People Meet.com. Eliminates the exclusivity gray area. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 [quote name="Excel" post="1366897" timestamp="1400940813"Let's look at what you mentioned: CBC: 1971 Ebony: 1945 United Negro College Fund: 1944 BET: 1980 The best example of this is with HBCU's. Is the idea of a university for students of only one ethnic group racist? Maybe. But HBCUs still exist and it's understandable given their history...but if you look at the state of HBCU's today they're dying off as many of the good black students that used to choose to attend them are going to larger integrated schools. I think that will eventually happen with most of the things you listed. Is it a double standard? I don't know. A lot of dating sites, a lot of everything really, are effectively white-only or dominated by whites. Some places make it clear that whites are the only accepted group in almost every way short of putting up a Jim-Crow era sign. In a country with residual de facto discrimination/segregation I think it's worthwhile to have spaces for minorities to do their own thing but it doesn't matter what I think. These are private enterprises and they can do what they like. The only race issue that annoys me are race preferences in government jobs/universities. I just watched TV commercial. Supposedly "Blackpeoplemeet.com" (TV commercial) is not racial but if there was a Whitepeoplemeet.com it would be racist? Also joined by congressional black caucus, BET channel, black awards, ebony mag, black college fund, NAACP, etc., etc., Double standard here? Discuss ....... meh, it's really not something worth getting worked up about. Many of the things you mentioned were started at a time when Blacks couldn't participate in the "white" versions of things either because of de jure discrimination like Jim Crow or de facto discrimination. Let's look at what you mentioned: CBC: 1971 Ebony: 1945 United Negro College Fund: 1944 BET: 1980 The best example of this is with HBCU's. Is the idea of a university for students of only one ethnic group racist? Maybe. But HBCUs still exist and it's understandable given their history...but if you look at the state of HBCU's today they're dying off as many of the good black students that used to choose to attend them are going to larger integrated schools. I think that will eventually happen with most of the things you listed. Is it a double standard? I don't know. A lot of dating sites, a lot of everything really, are effectively white-only or dominated by whites. Some places make it clear that whites are the only accepted group in almost every way short of putting up a Jim-Crow era sign. In a country with residual de facto discrimination/segregation I think it's worthwhile to have spaces for minorities to do their own thing but it doesn't matter what I think. These are private enterprises and they can do what they like. The only race issue that annoys me are race preferences in government jobs/universities. Can you give me examples of what you are talking about in your second to last paragraph? Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I can only talk about what I have seen in various places, especially in the South, that I have lived. They are my own experiences and my own interpretation of them so I don't want to hear a bunch of s$*t...but what I'm talking about are the super-restrictive dress codes at bars, the members-only clubs and billiards lounges, the massive networks of private schools founded post-brown v. board, the public transportation systems that end just outside of white neighborhoods, white neighborhoods that are kept white with gates and housing authorities and even some things I've seen with police. I'm not some bleeding heart liberal but the de facto segregation and discrimination that exists in this country, at least in the South, is very real. Quote Link to comment
Hingle McCringleberry Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I can only talk about what I have seen in various places, especially in the South, that I have lived. They are my own experiences and my own interpretation of them so I don't want to hear a bunch of s$*t...but what I'm talking about are the super-restrictive dress codes at bars, the members-only clubs and billiards lounges, the massive networks of private schools founded post-brown v. board, the public transportation systems that end just outside of white neighborhoods, white neighborhoods that are kept white with gates and housing authorities and even some things I've seen with police. I'm not some bleeding heart liberal but the de facto segregation and discrimination that exists in this country, at least in the South, is very real. Was just going to comment about the south. I worked in Mobile for the last year, and they have "members only" bars. There is no way to become a member, you just walk in, if your the right person you are in. Quote Link to comment
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