Post by Subuatai on Jan 12, 2009 5:58:16 GMT -5
Jan 11, 2009 15:22:08 GMT -5 @dipsydoodle said:
You are not white too.I've never been called a honky or a whitey or anything like that. I've been called a Jap and a gook and a dink more times than I can ever count. My brother worked at a place where some grunt on the floor wanted to kill him because he believed real Americans are white and specifically stated half-white does not count. They had to find a way to get rid of him before he gunned my brother down despite the fact that my brother had never even spoken to him. Many white supremacists loathe half-whites more than non-whites because we are living proof of the contamination of their sacred genes and all the BS. The idea that white people can heap whatever crap they want on you but you have to take it because you're half-white too tells me you need to educate your father on a few things just as I once had to do with mine.
My father was raised in a very strict steppe culture that does not agree to any form of racialism whatsoever and I guess his comment was made to go off at me and then to imply his 'logic' of individualism and that we should never judge an entire society based on some experiences with individuals - BUT the truth remains that these individuals are influenced BY their actual society.
Yup, I can agree with me not being white as hey I'm not pure and all their 'OMG our sacred genes' stuff. I guess that also contributed to why my grandmother never saw herself as white but Tatar even though she's mostly Slavic by heritage. They are quite silly in that regard as they have made enemies within their own who they will never even be able recognise - they are killing themselves
As for my father however, he uses the whole 'then you are no better then them' stuff to prevent me being 'racist' and stuff. In my opinion, I'm just aware of the social systems in place but to him I'm being 'racist'. Good luck trying to convince him, you know how old men are - they won't bend for nothing and think they know it all.