I do not have my head in the sand. I'm saying I don't remember ever being openly discriminated against. Are you saying it's impossible for a black person to live there life without being openly discriminated against in the U.S. ? Obviously we aren't in some post-racial utopia, but I'm saying I have never experienced racism to my face.
I find it funny that someone would think I would have to have experienced it
Honestly, and I'm thinking really really hard about this but yes. I don't know where you have lived but I find it actually amazing that you can say that you have never in your entire life experienced open racism. I have so many questions I don't even know where to begin.
And as a side note, my reaction should probably tell you all you need to know about race in America.
Please, ask any questions you have. I'd love to know what questions you have about it, as I see it as perfectly normal.
Obviously depending on where you live, your socio-economic status , your experience may vary. I'd think one to be crazy if they said there were openly racist people in every city saying racist things, everyday to a black person. That seems ridiculous to me
I seriously don't see what the big deal is. The USA isn't in the midst of the Jim Crow or slavery. Maybe your view is skewed my the media (CNN, etc) about the pervasiveness of racism.
You can't fathom that many black people can live a life without meeting openly racist people ? I would think You were odd if that were the case
I'm not attacking him/her and I hope it wasn't interpreted that way but that is a ridiculous statement by any POC in the United States to make.
See dcole2929's response regarding the incredulity of that statement. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10949198
Yeah, how dare my life contradict your perceptions of what my life should be like since I share the same skin color.
I think are tons of people just like me. I hungout with a diverse group in high school and college. Just where do you think this open racism had to happen at. It's certainly not happening at most companies or schools these days. That covers most of people's lives.
Also I think you and Dcole our out there if you think EVERY person of color has to had been openly discriminated against. You're projecting your experience onto millions of people. How ridiculous is that. I know some people have openly racist experiences but it's hilarious that you think there is no other experience in the USA other than that
Also, your statement is so completely idiotic I actually laughed out loud. What else in your narrow view does every POC have to have experienced ? Do I have to love rap music ? Do I have to have used the N word ?
If you can't see how idiotic your statement is, I feel sorry for you
I'm sure you didn't mean to attack anyone, but on HN it's important to remain civil in comments, particularly when someone else's statement seems ridiculous.
