Black Men, I need your feedback on this topic. I've been reading newspaper articles lately about Black people, & the success they had. When I read the comments, the people who post on there, always got something negative to say. For example, I was reading an article on where to stay at a Black Owned Business if your traveling, & one person wrote "At least I know where not to get robbed". Comments like that pisses me off. For me if a person said I can't do it, I like to prove them wrong, mostly when they say Blacks don't value Education, & I'm working on getting back into college. I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. So my question is how do you deal with Racism? I know punching them in the face won't help, so I'm looking for alternatives.
I would say blackness isn’t a monolithic. All black people are different and theirs many different types of views perspectives world views beliefs etc however there are features that are commonly shared that creates the culture based on the shared history, shared traditions, language, and mannerism that was passed down. Blackness is the culture. How black someone is, is how closely socialized are they to black culture and I think personally this should never be ignored and especially important for black people to recognize. There's blackness the culture, and blackness the people. One can be black and not be socialized into black culture. Im going to also say this: BLACK AMERICANS ARE THE REASON BLACKNESS HAS BECOME SUPER POPULAR! Why? Black american culture has dominated media and thus these ideas has been transmitted.
Words only hurt if you allow it. I'm in a lot of Facebook groups where white dudes constantly post racist ass shit. Sometimes if I'm bored, I'll troll back. Other than that, I ignore it. 95% of these cowards don't have the gall to say it to my face.
I think that i’ve always used it as fuel to motivate me to learn more, do better, etc. I know that I cannot cancel them out, so I try to be an example of everything they wish they could be. In my experience, they have tended to be insecure guys and it’s expressed via hostility toward a less socially powerful group.
Well the best way to deal with racism is to not feed into it. I have lived with racism my entire life. Granted it’s not always verbal sometimes it’s stares or making assumptions about me that I’m bad because I’m black. Some black stereotypes society says about me which are not true.
It really depends on the person/situation. I still get the looks in stores at times and/or even on the street from an overly timid or just flat out racist type. I usually ignore them and keep it moving.
It depends because in some situations it's not even worth the energy to engage but then you might run into a situation where you have to put your foot in somebody ass.
This. Always take note of the presence of any racist/racist elements in the spaces you move in or occupy in case they try to instigate something, otherwise ignore them & keep it moving.
Ignore because lots of time it`s based on ignorance. Plus there`s an element of insecurity along the lines of I`m better than you because I`m not Black.