Do white people lack culture and confidence?

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Started by OneThreeThreeSeven May 04, 2011 08:36 PM

12 comments, last by Promit 13 years ago

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May 04, 2011 11:10 PM

[quote name='Alpha_ProgDes' timestamp='1304544700' post='4806595']
One this is not the United States of Native America. This is the United States of America. White people run this place. Whether it's the white people we elect or the white people who are CEOs, Presidents, or on the Board of Directors, they run this place. Your culture and values has lapped the world 10 times over. You are the status quo.

How the hell do white people not feel lack of culture and confidence??? Did you get snatched up on ship and had your history wiped away in an instant??????

I disgress. Sorry.

WHOA. Hey man, there's no reason to insult native Americans or black people.[/quote]
I insulted neither one.

And also, it seems like you're saying that whites have a culture of destroying culture and communities not like theirs...[/quote]
I never said any such thing.

I will not put that in my research paper. You are incredibly racist sir.
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Thank you for not misconstruing my position and telling lies about me. WTF.

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Alpha_ProgDes

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May 04, 2011 11:13 PM

[quote name='OneThreeThreeSeven' timestamp='1304541412' post='4806568']
For my sociology class, I plan to study white people.

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Who agrees w/ this quote? I plan to write a research paper on the subject because I find it extremely interesting. I am trying to find if anything can be defined as "white culture"? If anyone has any opinions on the matter, please speak because I would like some input and perspective from white individuals.

An interesting question. Do "white" people have a culture? Do they feel confident about it? I think the answer is no to be honest. In my experience we tend to identify and feel confident with our nation's/state's culture more than any other.

EDIT: For example European "whites" have quite different cultures within each nation. And these in turn are all very different from American "white" cultures.
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Well "white people" in America would refer to the Anglo-Saxon descendants of the 1600s who've settled here. Correct? I would say you do have culture. Granted it's tied very very closely with America's values and history. But honestly, that's to be expected.

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zero interest

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May 04, 2011 11:21 PM

[quote name='zero interest' timestamp='1304549929' post='4806636']
That's not the case, because "white" isn't a nationality.

When did black become a nationality?
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But, particularly in the United States, (black) also refers to people with all possible kinds of skin pigmentation from the darkest through to the very lightest skin colors... if they are believed by others to have African ancestry and exhibit cultural traits associated with being "African-American". Therefore, the term 'black people' is not an indicator of skin color but of racial classification.
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We could debate the semantics of "black and white" vs "African and European" as American parlance hasn't nailed down the vague usage of each, but we'd be getting way off course for the sake of a minor point of syntax which is beyond our control in the first place.