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<blockquote data-quote="JayKay" data-source="post: 345051" data-attributes="member: 324"><p>Agreed. There are a lot of white, or non-black people that I have no interest in getting to know. And the black people that I DO know are all respectable people. I think the key words in what you say, is "current black culture".</p><p></p><p>Being the dad to a black girl, I am pretty observant of this. I watch it, and I don't know where the fault lies. Some of the stereotypes are rooted in truth. Some are popular opinion by people who have little experience. I grew up with a dad who didn't like black people. And yet he didn't KNOW any. My wife's parents lived on a farm their whole life, in central ND. We took them with us once, to a larger city, and they were simply surprised by how nice black people actually are. They assumed that they knew everything they needed to know, by what they'd heard, or seen on TV. My father in law remarked to me "She was actually really nice" after an encounter with a black woman. I said "of course she was - what did you expect?". But then I thought more about it, and he expected the worst, because he'd prepared for the worst.</p><p></p><p>I make no bones about me and my family, and we have more black friends than we ever have before. I like them, respect them, enjoy their company. To a person, they are every bit as hard-working and intelligent, funny, family-oriented as I am. </p><p></p><p>Like many wise men have said though, constantly talking about our differences only reinforces them. Many famous black people have said the quickest route to getting over our worst tendencies is to ignore them.</p><p></p><p>And many many black people are doing their people no favors, by their behavior.</p><p></p><p>I guess, in closing, I would say that nothing good ever makes the news. If all you scan are the headlines, you're hearing about the worst of things, not the good. That goes for all colors of people.</p><p></p><p>Jaykay</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JayKay, post: 345051, member: 324"] Agreed. There are a lot of white, or non-black people that I have no interest in getting to know. And the black people that I DO know are all respectable people. I think the key words in what you say, is "current black culture". Being the dad to a black girl, I am pretty observant of this. I watch it, and I don't know where the fault lies. Some of the stereotypes are rooted in truth. Some are popular opinion by people who have little experience. I grew up with a dad who didn't like black people. And yet he didn't KNOW any. My wife's parents lived on a farm their whole life, in central ND. We took them with us once, to a larger city, and they were simply surprised by how nice black people actually are. They assumed that they knew everything they needed to know, by what they'd heard, or seen on TV. My father in law remarked to me "She was actually really nice" after an encounter with a black woman. I said "of course she was - what did you expect?". But then I thought more about it, and he expected the worst, because he'd prepared for the worst. I make no bones about me and my family, and we have more black friends than we ever have before. I like them, respect them, enjoy their company. To a person, they are every bit as hard-working and intelligent, funny, family-oriented as I am. Like many wise men have said though, constantly talking about our differences only reinforces them. Many famous black people have said the quickest route to getting over our worst tendencies is to ignore them. And many many black people are doing their people no favors, by their behavior. I guess, in closing, I would say that nothing good ever makes the news. If all you scan are the headlines, you're hearing about the worst of things, not the good. That goes for all colors of people. Jaykay [/QUOTE]
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