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Originally Posted by rambler
I can kinda see your point as when I was younger I had the same feelings towards Asians (since there are very few blacks where I am from but there are large groups of Asians that hang around certain areas that speak and laugh in thier own language  ) I used to feel very uncomfortable whenever I walked by as they talked and laughed (Now I realize that it was my own sense of insecurity and not them at all).
As you grow more open minded(hopefully) you will realize it is just your fear of the unfamiliar that makes you feel slightly bitter towards them.
So suck it up and give those brothas a chance.
BTW You would not have said " a flock of WHITE teenagers" ; you would have just said "a flock of teenagers" so just admit you've got a slight streak of racism (its the first step  ) |
Being specific is being racist? Big deal he labelled them as black teenagers.
I was hanging out in Paterson, NJ a few months ago with a bunch of spanish people and one black guy. Of course I'm instantly labelled "white boy". Does it bother me? No. Later at this woman's house I was talking to my friend about something that transpired earlier in the evening. I mention "the black guy" since he was the only one and I never caught his name.
My friend flipped out on me, tried to shush me. I had no clue wtf she was talking about till she said "they're black!" referring to the house owner in a whisper. I just told her "I'm sure they know they are black. How else would you have me refer to the only black guy there earlier? I never got his name."
Am I just whacked out? Is it really a bad thing to call a black guy black or what?