SOLO said:
Society does not define a "white" person as anyone with white or tan skin.
I don't see any truth to this whatsoever. The labels that the Government place upon humans in this country have nothing to do with how society labels people. Society
DOES define a "WHITE" person as someone with "WHITE" or tan skin. Don't believe me, check it out...
Here are 3 defenitions of the word WHITE along with their source that I found on the first three online dictionaries I came across. These are the definition's that society knows to be true.
Source: Dictionary.com
2 a : being a member of a group or race characterized by reduced pigmentation and usually specifically distinguished from persons belonging to groups marked by black, brown, yellow, or red skin coloration
b : of, relating to, characteristic of, or consisting of white people
c : marked by upright fairness.
Source:
http://www.m-w.com (
Webster)
f. also
White A member of a racial group of people having light skin coloration, especially one of European origin. See Usage Note at black.
Source:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
white (PEOPLE) adjective, noun [C]
(of) a person who has a skin that is pale in colour:
He had a black mother and a white father.
a predominantly white neighbourhood
The neighbourhood is populated mainly by whites.
Society does not define a "white" person as anyone with white or tan skin?
You might be familiar with these movies, they are classic!
Is this movie about opressors who can't jump? Or is it about people with pale or tan colored skin, not being able to jump.
Is this about the hyped up boxing opressor? Or is it about an Irish guy (refered to constantly as the "white" guy in this movie) who is hyped up to be some boxing phenom. The funny thing is, in this movie, the Irish boxer displays a great deal of dislike towards his trainer when he hears him make racial comments about his "BLACK" opponent.
Both of these movies portray "WHITE" people, who not only stand against white supremacy, but show dislike towards it. They both are the exact opposite of what we are saying WHITE people are, yet this is how society see's "WHITE" people. If the rest of this country didn't know it like this, they would have changed the name to "The great Irish hype" because no one would understand why they labeled him "WHITE".
Still not convinced? Try a survey. Im being serious now, go and ask an equal number of both "WHITE" and "BLACK" people what a "WHITE" person is. Im not asking you this hoping that you won't do it, I really think it would help you understand. I bet the answers will be consistant with me theory. There are a number or humans who understand the differences within the generalized "WHITE" race, but a VAST majority of our population are compeltely dumb to this idea, they make up our society.
SOLO said:
Besides, Jason Kidd has tan skin, does that make him white? I sat out in the sun for a while and came back with tan skin, does that make ME white? No, the only thing that "white" signifies is an ideology of supremacy and oppression.
Your asking the wrong person. I agree that the color of a person's skin does not determine wheter he is "WHITE" or "BLACK", but we are 2 people out of what, 400-500 million humans living in this country? Sure their are others that understand what we are talking about, but Society, by a HUGE margin, simply does not know any of this.
SOLO said:
Now you see why I have no problem referring to whites as oppressive and why I have no problem with "the generalization of the white race."
No I do not see, because when you generalize like that, you are including, by Society's standards, many "WHITE" people, who like you said, are not "WHITE" at all. You mentioned that there are many "WHITE" people in this country, that are not "WHITE" at all, correct? By generalizing, you are placing these humans in the same racial catagory as the opressor.
YOU might know he is not "WHITE", but the other 99.9% of this country (especially those of African decent) see him EXACTLY as they see those that are oppressive.
Do you doubt that if I walk up to any given African American, ask him what a white person is, and without any knowledge of who or what I am, he will look at me and say "You are"? I have talked to many African Americans in my life time, and not a single one of them had any idea of a devide in the "WHITE" race.
SOLO said:
You seem to have discovered the truth of what James Baldwin meant when he wrote, "As long as you think you're white, there's no hope for you."
No it's not what I think that matters here, it's what others believe to be true.
SOLO said:
If the majority of so-called white rap fans DIDN'T hold white supremacist beliefs then they would have a much more healthy relationship with the music and with blacks in general. Instead they continue to cherish white supremacy and the result is an unhealthy and perverse relationship with the music characterized by exploitation, idolatry, impotentce, fear and psychological confusion. This demonstrates itself in the whole "wigger" phenomenon. If white rap fans did not cherish white supremacy they would not feel the need to caricature and commodify a culture while ignoring the roots of its creation. If white rap fans didn't hold white supremacist beliefs and could admit to themselves that black people alone created rap then you would not have people on the Siccness arguing that Africa was "uncivilized" while Europeans were "traveling" around the globe "discovering" things...or claiming that Jews should get credit for the "organized crime" theme in rap music....If the majority of them did not hold white supremacist beliefs then more people would be struggling alongside blacks instead of worrying about the "generalization" of the oppressor...
The way your making this all sound is like, if your a real fan of rap, then you have to be a part of our culture, otherwise you support white supremacy. I still don't see how you have come remotely close to showing me how a MAJORITY of "WHITE" hip-hop fans hold white supremacist beliefs. What do you mean struggling along side of blacks? Are you saying they would be taking time out of their own life to help African Americans fight struggle, or that they would have no choice but to live through struggle along side of African Americans. I don't see that either can be true. I don't think a "WHITE" rap fan has any obligation in order to shun white supremacy. Has it ever crossed your mind that, maybe people listen to the music because of how it sounds, without knowledge or care about where it came from? Do you think there is anything wrong with that? Look at all these types of music that exist today, it is only Rap/Hip-Hop that seems to have a set of rules or standards that must BE in order to receive support from those within the culture. A "WHITE" man need NOT inform himself of any roots of this music, in order NOT to be stereotyped as a white supremacist. He need NOT "cherish" the music as African Americans do, in order NOT to be stereotyped as a white supremacist. He need not do any of this in order to NOT be stereotyped as a "WIGGER". To African Americans, Rap/Hip-Hop might be one of the most important parts of their culture, they may cherish it down to the bone. However, that does not mean that to others, it isn't just another form of music, like country, rock, jazz or what have you. There is nothing wrong with not cherishing this music as much as African Americans. I don't see anyone cappin' on Lenny Kravitz or Sevendust. I think deep down, within many African Americans (especially those who support your beliefs on this matter) are
scared of the thought of any "WHITE" person having success in the rap game. They want this game for themselves. There are so many things in this life that are dominated by "WHITE" people, yet this is one of few things created and dominated by "BLACK" people. I think, as far as Rap/Hip-Hop, "WHITE" people are being WRONGFULLY stereotyped with the notion that they support white supremecist beliefs in any manner, or words like "WIGGER" that get tossed around without thought.
SOLO said:
If white rap fans didn't hold white supremacist beliefs and could admit to themselves that black people alone created rap...
Is this anything like African Americans not willing to admit that ROCK music was created by "WHITE" people? Though the similarities between the titles of such genre's can be misleading, with both "rock-n-roll" and "rock" (heavy metal, hard rock, alternative etc.) containing the words "rock", their are MANY distinguishing aspects of these music types, they are two completely different types of music. I will admit to you that, maybe "rock-n-roll" was created by a "BLACK" man, but that type of music shares little to no similarities with the way ROCK is today. It's just like saying that "WHITE" people, by creating the MAFIA, were also the creators of CRIP's and BLOOD's. Do you agree that "WHITE" people created CRIP's and BLOOD's? If you say no, that is a very large contradiction on your part, because the situation is almost identical to that of who created ROCK music.