<p>vc08 omg! So wierd those same specific thoughts ran through my head as I read the past posts.</p>
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<p>But there certainly is a majority… and I think that’s what he’s trying to communicate, whether there is a point to it or not…</p>
<p>its not about the white race being responsible for misery or anything like that. </p>
<p>It’s the problem when one dominant group preys on all of the other groups. Whether it be whites in america or the muslims in Darfur.</p>
<p>(Tyler, this wasn’t specifically directed at you, FYI)…Well then don’t generalize. That would be like me slamming blacks because they are oppressing little kids in the Sudan. It is a certain minute percent that actually believe that is ok. So I don’t say “the blacks in Africa are evil because they are brainwashing innocent children.” Instead, I might point out a certain political organization, tribe, etc. Last time I checked, I hadn’t oppressed anyone. So don’t put all “whites” in that category.</p>
<p>“And I say white people and not Australians or white Americans or whatever because they are all white. Individually, even, there are terrible things they have done to other groups of people in the world.” If I paste that whole quote in here, which I didn’t do before, I think you will see my point. So now the Australians are being blamed for what’s going on in Iraq? For the infamous Jim Crow laws? c’mon mate!</p>
<p>koolmaria: you know what they say: “Great minds think alike” lol!</p>
<p>ok, sorry, I eat my own words: that kinda turned into a history lesson lol…but Armando re-quoted first!</p>
<p>vc08, if you look into history then you will see that those genocides happened because of the “racial” divisions imperialists(Europeans/white people) made in those countries. The imperialism in Africa contributed and started many of the faults that exists in it’s countries</p>
<p>White people lived in Libya when Italy tried to invade them…what’s your point?^^^^</p>
<p>And most of the people in Libya are straight up light skinned (white)</p>
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It would be better to put yourself down as native american. Thats essentially what native americans look like: Chinese with a deep tan , long hair, and a feather necklace (no offense to anyone who is of native american descent)</p>
<p>Sheed, trackbabi is correct. Rent the movie Hotel Rwanda and you’ll see exactly what she is talking about. When people are in power they take advantage of that and do things to benefit themselves. The culprit of most of today’s international conflict is not simply whites but power and wealth.</p>
<p>yea and Iraqis are light-skinned too, does that mean they’re white? No. Chinese people are light-skinned. Are they white? Also, no. White Europeans did not care if your skin was as light as theirs, all they saw was that you were different and that your were inferior to them and their power. And whoever said it, you’re right it is because that white people are the majority and the majority is always expected to oppress the minorities. But that does not excuse it and take blame away from them. Call it racist if you may it’s your prerogative, but it is a true fact that white people, Europeans, have had a history of oppressing other groups and causing a lot of problems in the world.</p>
<p>“those genocides happened because of the “racial” divisions imperialists(Europeans/white people) made in those countries.”</p>
<p>TrackBabi17: I think it’s funny how you blame everything on one ethnic group. I mean, it is almost embarrassing how you seem to side-step having Africans take any blame for a horrid war, choosing instead to simply “pass the buck” to an opposite race. In the movie ‘Hotel Rwanda’ (though, don’t get me wrong, I realize that war extends way beyond film), for example, it wasn’t white imperialists that were butchering people. It was black rebels. In fact, the only whites that were in there then were UN peace-keepers (and that is factual information). Know what they were doing? Helping people.</p>
<p>The point I am making is who started this conflict? Where do the roots lie? Answer that.</p>
<p>i thought this thread was about lying about your race on college apps…i must have missed something lol</p>
<p>koolmaria, guess your post was submitted before mine. Seriously though, now we’re both writing about the same movie? I swear I didn’t see your post until mine was up. How creepy! Also, you are right about people in power (though not ALL people are that way), but the point Trackbabi made before was that whites are the cause of all genocides because of their imperialism. I admit that we as a race have caused a lot of problems, but not all. And, honestly, the black race is to blame for a lot of stuff too, as are Asians, Iraqis, Madagascans, etc. I think if you watch Hotel Rwanda again, you’ll notice that it wasn’t a white man holding up a machete. </p>
<p>Trackbabi: ok, just out of curiosity, are whites responsible for September 11 as well since Al Queda was “mad” at white western civilization? Or, let me put it a different way. Since I fall into that group, am I the one responsible for killing 3,000 people? Me, a 9 year old girl at the time?</p>
<p>Woah woah woah! I looked back on my posts and I never said that white people were the cause of all genocides in the world and I really do not know how September 11th ties into this, though I can give you a theory reasoning the Middle Eastern hatred towards the leader of the West, USA. </p>
<p>So where are you getting this or can you not find anything logical to back up your point and are making things up?</p>
<p>Well I’m not the one who’s is constantly making highly offending comments to another ethnic group, but perhaps it is because I have something called respect for other races. Ok, so here’s the proof you wanted:</p>
<p>“You know a whole bunch of problems in the world can be traced back and blamed on white people.”</p>
<p>hotpiece: “People already stereotype whites…”
you: “and it’s hardly a stereotype…”</p>
<p>“Black people could have done the same thing but they didn’t so that doesn’t take the blame from white people. And I say white people and not Australians or white Americans or whatever because they are all white. Individually, even, there are terrible things they have done to other groups of people in the world.”</p>
<p>“vc08, if you look into history then you will see that those genocides happened because of the “racial” divisions imperialists(Europeans/white people) made in those countries. The imperialism in Africa contributed and started many of the faults that exists in it’s countries”
—(note: she said whites are cause of genocides)</p>
<p>“it is because that white people are the majority and the majority is always expected to oppress the minorities. But that does not excuse it and take blame away from them. Call it racist if you may it’s your prerogative, but it is a true fact that white people, Europeans, have had a history of oppressing other groups and causing a lot of problems in the world.”</p>
<p>wow. do you really think all that is acceptable? If you feel the sudden urge to apologize for anything, go ahead. I’m open til 12 am. 
and September 11 was an analogy. You used an extreme comparison between white imperialists and genocides, so I decided to use one back. wahaha.</p>
<p>I know that this conversation has completely lost its focus. But, vc08, I don’t think TrackBabi meant that all genocides were caused by white people, just the ones you mentioned (Darfur for example). If you notice she said "THOSE genocides happened because of the “racial” divisions imperialists (Europeans/white people) made in those countries.</p>
<p>And, I won’t pretend that I am up on my African history, but I don’t think she was making an “extreme” connection. She said that the start of the racial divisions that eventually caused genocide began with imperialism. You said that she insinuated that white people (and your 9 year-old self included) caused September 11th.</p>
<p>Thank you for clearing that up for me, hotpiece. All of the quotes you posted did not translate into what you said I stated, vc08.</p>
<p>ok, well perhaps she could have been more precise in who she was referring too then. i’m just sick and tired of people complaining about how bad white people are (which you’ll see from her responses above). and, even if imperialists had caused the genocides, it could have been anyone in power, not only white people. The sept. 11 analogy was in response to her question about ‘roots’. maybe i could have used a better example, but anyone who causes a genocide is a terrorist in my opinion, so that is how i found them similar. besides, i named 3 genocides. by saying “THOSE”, she pretty much referred to the worst ones in African history.</p>
<p>umm, you wrote them. what do you mean they didn’t “translate”. that’s bs. yet another example of…oh never mind, it’s useless.</p>