License Plate

[Hedonist7]

I think everyone is racist on some level. Most people who are tolerant for the most part are still likely to lock the car doors if they see a native Indian person walking their way.

I totally agree with that statement - racism is unfortunately part of everyone - people just show their "comfort level" in different ways. It is human nature to be reluctant to accept differences in others and skin colour is the easiest one to identify. We all need to learn more from one another - but who has time/opportunity or even will to be so accepting? It isn't right but discrimination against race, religion, sexual preference or even nationalities all fall under the same "racist" category - and none of us can say we are totally accepting of everyone at all time can we?

And it's not like we learn anything from the past either... The biggest recent example is what the US did to the French just for not agreeing with them. A friend of mine is from France and while travelling to the US was totally discriminated against... what the hell: I guess French is America's new black...

The solution is simple: don't be racist, just hate everyone the same... and chiefwiggum; that means you now have to give the finger to every car you pass from now on...

 

[HankQuinlan]

Every culture on earth has racist elements --- some more than others. Every culture on earth also has some elements that are taken for granted by its members, but repulsive to some degree to others.

All you can do is judge individuals by their actions, not by their origin or skin colour.

...except for those fucking Belgians..

 

[Makhno]

Yeah, GREAT POINT! Now the police are questioning whether it even happened.

Interestingly enough, I just watched the National and the RCMP spokesman was shown making it crystal clear that they believe the complainant. He is, as they put it, an outstanding student, not in trouble with the law, and involved in positive activities. Not only do they believe him, they are giving the case top priority.

So what's your source, LK?

 

[The Lizard King]

Global, a few times over!

 

[schizo_man]

in my understanding, racism is not only limited to white-black or between colours. I work with a man from Rawanda who has told me alot of stories about the huttu-tutsi relationships, entirely racist. Also, there is aparently alot of hatred between black people from Jamacia and black people from Africa. It's kind of interesting that racial hatred does exist amongst people of the same color.

 

[hitrack]

share your opinions

Here's my opinion!!!

Long as I aint doing 20yrs hard time in the state penn making the fukkin things I don't give 2 shitz what anyones plate says!!

 

[wilde]

The kid made up the whole story after all.

Youth says story made up

Broadcast News

Saturday, June 04, 2005


VANCOUVER -- A B.C. Indo-Canadian youth who claimed he was assaulted by a group of white men has admitted he made the story up.

The 17-year-old Sikh from the Vancouver suburb of Richmond confessed to police he fabricated the tale that his turban was removed and his long hair cut off with a utility knife.

RCMP Corporal Peter Thiessen says the incident has upset the Sikh community but no decision has been made whether to lay charges.

Thiessen says the boy is shamed and realizes the the lie has caused pain to his family.

Police suspected a hoax when no tips came in concerning the incident that was said to have taken place during the daytime.

The teen told officers he was jumped by five white men in their 20's last Thursday when he was walking home from high school.

 

[Makhno]

Now the police are questioning whether it even happened....Now, I'm not saying it didn't happen BUT I'm also not about to say it did. Prove it.

When charges are laid and someone is convicted, I'll believe it. And if the kid is lying, he should be charged with public mischief and inciting racial hatred.

Hey LK, looks like your instincts were dead on.

Now I have to look for another example of racial intolerance to illustrate my point.

 

[The Lizard King]

It's not about instincts, it's about understanding that people of all ages and races lie. It's just that with some lies, the media and PC brainwashed people, who all have their own agendas, go into a feeding frenzy before the truth is really known. They want to believe, and make others believe, it happened regardless of whether there are truly facts to support it. I didn't intend to necessarily make it a Caucasian driven/slanted racial tolerance comment either, which is why I gave examples of black lying about white, white lying about black, and white just plain lying. If you really look at how it was laid out and reported, it was clear the story was extremely unlikely. It's all bad, man.

Like I said, the kid should be charged with public mischief and inciting racial hatred, which in itself potentially results in racism and potential hate crimes against Caucasians. Not fucking likely, though. I wonder if members of the Sikh community, public officials, media, and general PC do-gooders are going to formally apologise to the Caucasian community? After all, I'm sure there was more than a few EI punks ready and willing to exact vengeance upon some unsuspecting white folks. Again, not fucking likely.

 

[nmjoff]

The most racist people I have ever met had dark skin
Chief you need to travel more and see the world and fill the little mind

 

[dirtydan]

...and of course, as we all know, racists all have white skin.

A lot of First Nations people don't like Afro-Canadians. Hell they don't much for Francophones and vice-versa. The point being regardless of race, colour, or creed one can always find a racist element from within. Those than pan to the concept that only whites are racists are just being morons.

 

[CJ Tylers]

Story as told to me by a co-worker,

My brother has an Asian girlfriend, actually last two girlfriends were Asian, well their parents, particularily the fathers, didn't approve and started bad mouthing him. One day within ear shot the current girlfriend got the gears from her dad about my brother and my brother shot back in Cantonese! I would've paid good money to see the expression on the dad's face. Now the dad mumbles and grumbles and my brother holds a hand to his ear gesturing he can't hear all the while speaking Cantonese telling him to speak up.

Good on your brother, Creole

RACISM:

My first school was right near a reserve and the population was a healthy mix of asian, caucasian, native and Iranian. Probably it had a larger native population than anything else...but I digresse. My father taught at that school while I was there (different grade, of course) and he has many stories about it.

One such story revolved around trying to educate the CHILDREN on racism. He had to, many times, politely remind them (all of them friends) that they can't call each other certain things. They used every racist word in the dictionary for each other... all heard from their parents. They didn't really understand that they were being hurtful... but they were each and every one of them growing up in a racist environment.

What does this mean? Every culture has innate racism. What we, as adults, preach will be picked up on by the next generation. The problem is that so much media attention has been placed on certain aspects of racism that other aspects seem to be "ok" by default. How many times have you heard a black comedian speak in a derogatory way about caucasians? It's in pretty much every Eddy Murphy flick He's a funny guy who's playing a great gag... but it's no less racist than a white guy harping on blacks. It's just that it's "ok" with the media, ergo "ok" with the public.

gar... I'm afraid that racism is one of my rants. I just can't stand it.

 

[Damaged]

...I think everyone is racist on some level. Most people who are tolerant for the most part are still likely to lock the car doors if they see a native Indian person walking their way...

Most people if they see a Big Guy walking towards their car will lock the doors,,, or a homeless bum....or a teen dressed in goth...It's not racism, it's common sense about personal security.

 

[CJ Tylers]

I always lock my doors. Who knows what kind of nut case out there is going to try break into your car or something...even when you're in it. We done seen too many cop shows, methinks...

 

[Gentleman First]

Omg

I can hardly believe the O.P. got upset about a frigging license plate..... and then to finger her....dude you need to have a beer and relax.
If a plate upsets you, it must drive you right over the edge walking through the Bay or Sears, and seeing that they sell white sheets in the linen dept.

 

[georgebushmoron]

It is the year 2006. Human civilization as we know it has been around for about 5000 years. Still we are fighting about this, and still we judge based on skin color. We've been to the moon and soon we'll be on Mars. We'll probably have race wars there too. What a pathetic lot.