Barack Obama says, "...typical white person."

[binö]

So what constitutes a "typical white person" in Obama's eyes?

the commonly accepted sterotypes about whites are that they are scared, nervous, inherently weak, nerdy, and racist
that is a typical white person

 

[jerseyrugger76]

He saw it first hand from both sides, as that black person and as the son of the white mother on the street.

You would be silly to deny that many, if not most white folks would be wary of encountering a strange person on the street, much less a black person. That is simply reality.

Let me take this opportunity to say, um, nigga please. First of all, I spend most of my time in NYC. There are LOTS of strange people in NYC. They come in a variety of colors (many of them white as driven snow) and I encounter them all of the time. Their race doesn't phase me.

I've also lived in extremely rural areas, including Southern Va., which is filled with really scary redneck conservative types. Trust me, in that part of the country, it's the big black soul brothers who looked uncomfortable when they encounterd unfamiliar (white) folks.

I went to grad school in Madison, WI. The creepiest people there weren't black, they were homeless, white, panhandling hippy types.

So, black people aren't a general source of discomfort for me. Representatives from my own race, however, have made me uncomfortable in the past. Why is this? It's because it's not a matter of race; it's about the person's overall demeanor, how they are dressed, how they carry themselves, and whether or not they look threatening.

 

[stosstruppe]

Let me take this opportunity to say, um, nigga please.

Oh no you didn't!!!1

 

[Longhorn85]

Trust me, in that part of the country, it's the big black soul brothers who looked uncomfortable when they encounter unfamiliar (white) folks.

Sounds like you are agreeing with Obama. People typically tend to be less comfortable when they encounter strangers in an unsecure environment (on the street, e.g.), especially if they are perceived to be very different from themselves.

Like I said, the hypersensitivty factor is out of control here. Everytime Obama refers to a white person in anyway someone on this board starts another thread saying he is a racist.

 

[-SD-]

Obamas going down so hard. This is just the beginning. If he gets the nomination, the Republican machine will knock his dick so far in the dirt with what they dig up it will make his ancestors embarrased. McCain has already been through the presidential smear cycle before and has been in public life much longer and we know all about him.

 

[stosstruppe]

People typically tend to be less comfortable when they encounter strangers in an unsecure environment (on the street, e.g.), especially if they are perceived to be very different from themselves.

Probably due to the fact that said people (usually law abiding) are terrified about defending themselves against a possible attack for fear of being sued by the "victim" (If it's anything like the U.K.).

Criminals have rights galore nowadays!!1

 

[jerseyrugger76]

Sounds like you are agreeing with Obama. People typically tend to be less comfortable when they encounter strangers in an unsecure environment (on the street, e.g.), especially if they are perceived to be very different from themselves.

Like I said, the hypersensitivty factor is out of control here. Everytime Obama refers to a white person in anyway someone on this board starts another thread saying he is a racist.

No, Obama's point was that the "typical white" person gets uncomfortable around unfamiliar folks. By implication, blacks would be comfortable just about anywhere!

 

[Longhorn85]

No, Obama's point was that the "typical white" person gets uncomfortable around unfamiliar folks. By implication, blacks would be comfortable just about anywhere!

No, that is not the implication at all, it is your inference, based no doubt on your own inherent biases.

You continue to ignore the context, he was talking about his own grandmother, who is white.

 

[nimbus]

i'm WAY more scared of white hobos than black ones

 

[Longhorn85]

i'm WAY more scared of white hobos than black ones

Classist! (You're discriminating against Hobos)