# Hello. I am a racist. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 18, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590 "2010-08-18T00:25:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/241 "2010-08-18T17:19:36Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > It should have been end of discussion once everyone saw the link in the OP. You can’t have a meaningful exchange of views with a race-hater. And he’s lying about not hating blacks. Nobody with any respect at all for black people would post on that site. Post on that site and repeatedly call black people “niggers”. Don’t forget that part, it sort of shows his real perspective, despite his attempts at portraying himself as the new, friendly, reasonable face of the KKK. > [@MeanOldLady](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > Murder isn’t bad. If it’s on black people, I mean. > > Then it is technically referred to as “pest removal.” Aren’t you. . . _one of them_? Yeah, you would say stupid stuff like that. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/242 "2010-08-18T17:19:37Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > You don’t consider bigots to be the scummiest of the scummy? I suppose we disagree, but to me, bigots of all stripes are the worst of the worst. > > This is utter nonsense. Wife and child beaters are worse, not to mention people who abuse little children sexually. People who sell addictive drugs are worse. Drug addicts themselves often are worse. People who are aggressively violent are worse. People who drive drunk are worse. People who break into homes and steal cars and rob banks are worse. People who live a booze, drugs and whatever dishonest shit they can get away with lifestyle are worse. Rapists and murderers, needless to say, are worse. The list goes on… > > Yes, racism is a bad thing, but you need to get a grip and keep things in perspective. A quibble: The biggest issue with comparing “bigot” is that it has a much wider behavioral range than the other things you mention. That is to say, a wife beater pretty much can beat at most a dozen or so wives, or one. On the other hand, “bigot” as previously used in this thread defines a range of behavior that ranges from “never changes behavior, just secretly seethes every time he sees a black” to “Pol Pot”. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the worst people are almost all bigots (in addition to their murderous actualization of said bigotry). ---
**Author:** ![Ariovistus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Ariovistus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ariovistus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/243 "2010-08-18T17:20:24Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > \*\*Ariovistus \*\*just wants to get kicked around a little so he can scamper home to his racist buddies, show off his bruises, and complain about how closed-minded the liberals are. > > “I tried to have an honest conversation about race and all they did was call me names!” \*\*Once again, I have no “master plan”, nor have I ‘scampered’ back to my buddies to bitch or complain about how nasty them namecalling folks are… (Oh no! Someone on the internet doesn’t like me! WAAAAAA!) I assure you, I am legitimate. I came here to answer questions and to better understand you. If I feel the way I do because of my life experiences, I wondered why others feel the way they do… \*\* > [@](#): > > Like most racists he prides himself on his “honesty”. He’s just telling it like it is. No wimpy “political correctness” for him. He’s just a simple good ole boy calling 'em like he sees 'em. **Pretty much, yeah.** > [@](#): > > The fact is, though, that the only way to be a racist these days is to be willfully stupid. **(Your opinion. Please back it up with something.)** > [@](#): > > It’s the exact opposite of being honest or straight. Being a racist means sitting around with your eyes closed and your fingers in your ears because you’re too much of a coward to look life in the face. **(I am many things, but a coward I am not. You just can’t face the idea that someone who has a lot of experiences in the wide world MIGHT think the opposite of the way you do… if anything, YOU’RE being obtuse.)** > [@](#): > > It lets you live in a fantasy world where you’re top dog. And not because you actually did anything worthwhile with yourself. **(Did you happen to read anything I posted about myself? No?)** > [@](#): > > You get to be on top just because your grand-pappy happened to be “Nordic”. > > It’s a sad miserable way to waste your life. You’d be better off dressing up as a superhero and hanging out at Star Trek conventions. At least the fanboys know they’re playing make-believe. **)Speaking from experience, are we?)** > [@](#): > > **Ariovistus** , you’re here now because it helps you maintain the pretty little dollhouse you’ve built for yourself. In order for you to be happy inside the dollhouse, someone’s got to be on the outside looking in. You’re not here to have a frank discussion about race. **(You’re a mind reader? Wow! What am I thinking right now?)** > [@](#): > > You’re just here to reinforce your fantasy world. > [@](#): > > Did this post help? **Not really, no. I just got tired of getting bashed by people like you and decided to say something.)** > [@](#): > > Did I make you feel alienated and special? **Not really, no. What I deal with in my real life makes you look pretty piss weak.** > [@](#): > > Did it feel good to have a west-coast liberal call you names? **Not really, no. But I knew that at least a couple of you people would pipe up and spew insults and whatnot… it is inevitible.)** > [@](#): > > Was it TASTY? **(Uhh… I don’t even… what?)** > [@](#): > > Did it get you hard? **(You’ve got yourself a good set of issues going there. Ponder homosexual issues much?)** [/QUOTE] Apologies to the board/thread… after not defending myself this whole thread, I felt I had to do something… I’ll try to do my best to not do this type of thing in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/244 "2010-08-18T17:23:01Z")
> [@Ariovistus](#): > > Apologies to the board/thread… after not defending myself this whole thread, I felt I had to do something… I’ll try to do my best to not do this type of thing in the future. That’s mighty white of you. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/245 "2010-08-18T17:24:05Z")
> [@Ariovistus](#): > > (You’ve got yourself a good set of issues going there. Ponder homosexual issues much?) Oh man, you hate gays, too? This is just the gift that keeps on giving. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/246 "2010-08-18T17:25:36Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > > [@Ariovistus](#): > > > > Apologies to the board/thread… after not defending myself this whole thread, I felt I had to do something… I’ll try to do my best to not do this type of thing in the future. > > That’s mighty white of you. ZING!!! 😛 [sub]you win the intraweb[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/247 "2010-08-18T17:27:11Z")
> [@Ariovistus](#): > > Bottom line is: people self-segregate. If living in a widely-mixed society was the normal state, the Government wouldn’t need the Battalions of lawyers and activists, police and other entities, to enforce it. > > But they do.. the number of lawyers and enforcers for racial diversity are legion. > > I ask the question: why are they needed if a multicultural society is a good thing? People would reach that state on their own and not have it forced on them by do-gooder busybody government types. Are you saying that there would be no crime and no civil injustice if the ‘races’ would just stick to their own kind? Because that is really, really stupid. If not, then what are you trying to say? ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/248 "2010-08-18T17:29:15Z")
> [@Pashnish\_Ewing](#): > > > [@Ariovistus](#): > > > > Bottom line is: people self-segregate. If living in a widely-mixed society was the normal state, the Government wouldn’t need the Battalions of lawyers and activists, police and other entities, to enforce it. > > > > But they do.. the number of lawyers and enforcers for racial diversity are legion. > > > > I ask the question: why are they needed if a multicultural society is a good thing? People would reach that state on their own and not have it forced on them by do-gooder busybody government types. > > Are you saying that there would be no crime and no civil injustice if the ‘races’ would just stick to their own kind? Because that is really, really stupid. If not, then what are you trying to say? That he is really, really stupid. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/249 "2010-08-18T17:37:08Z")
> [@Pashnish\_Ewing](#): > > Are you saying that there would be no crime and no civil injustice if the ‘races’ would just stick to their own kind? Right. Because if you think about it: black people commit all the crimes, right? It’s because their so ignorant and animalistic, ya know? Anyway, so since black people commit all the crimes, if we segregate them from decent society, they then will only commit crimes against one another, sort of like a starving lion eating its cubs in Africa (AFRICA? OMG. CONNECTION). So anyway, my point is: it’s ok if black people commit crimes like murder against each other, because killing a black person really shouldn’t be a crime. So, win win for all of us! ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/250 "2010-08-18T17:39:29Z")
I just wanted to point out the irony of the ads at the bottom of this thread…one is for The Black Singles Network (meet 1000’s of black men and women in your area!) and the other is for the Jewish Children Network (I’m thinking it’s not to meet 1000’s of single Jewish Children in one’s area). [QUOTE=Ariovistus] But I came here for a discussion, not to open myself up for abuse, though I knew that was a probability. [/QUOTE] The trouble is, you didn’t come here for discussion, since you haven’t even made an attempt at discussion. And you DID open yourself up for abuse, and you know you did, since you posted such a provocative OP in the Pit, instead of a less provocative discussion of race in GD. What you did was to come here from your racist message board with the intention to deliberately try and put a thumb into the eye of this board, seeing as how it has a different take on things that your usual message board. > [@](#): > > In my original post, I identified myself as what you all would call a ‘racist’, but made a special effort to say that that is not how I thought of myself. Seeing how you post on the other message board you just happened to mention in your OP (and even admit your username is the same) pretty much shows that either you lie or you are deluded (I’m betting on both…what do I win, Monty?? The ceramic dog? The game board edition of the Straight Dope??). > [@](#): > > I felt it was simpler to just come out and identify myself as such, instead of saying how I feel and be buried under waves of accusations. Oh, horseshit. Your words make it unnecessary for accusations, and now that you are getting hammered you are trying to soft sell the bullshit. Have some intestinal fortitude you worm and admit what you are…a narrow minded, prejudiced and intolerant excuse for a human being who is still trying to cling to a past that most of society has moved away from. Someone who tries to feel superior based solely on the color of their skin, but who, in fact doesn’t have the brain power of pocket lint or the critical thinking skills of a dust bunny. A sad, sorry and really pathetic loser who most likely blames all their woes on other people because they are too stupid and spineless to do any sort of real self analysis and pin the blame where it’s really due. > [@](#): > > Honestly, I do not like blacks. That alone is enough to cause a wave of insults and accusations here. But I came here for a discussion, not to open myself up for abuse, though I knew that was a probability. I found that there are plenty of people who accuse me of feeling the way I do based solely on skin color, when it is their actions that disgust me, not what color they are. Again, complete horseshit. You don’t like blacks because you don’t like them. You try and rationalize this by pre-judging all blacks based on your obviously stupid and fucked up distortion of a pretty diverse group of people who really have nothing much in common except their skin color. You are too stupid to see that the color of their skin doesn’t predispose anyone to certain types of behavior, that it’s more related to their environment and social status, and that ‘white’ people in similar social and economic groups act in similar ways…just as ‘yellow’ and ‘brown’ and ‘red’ and other color of humans does. There is no discussion here. There is just an ignorant, sniveling, spineless loser who thought they could come to this board and get a rise out of the liburals and nigga-lovahs and jewbahs on this board. Well, you got a rise. Now, crawl back to your piece of shit message board and tell all your other skin head friends about your experience here. Oh, and you can give them all a hearty FUCK YOU from me, while you are at it. Have a nice day, and remember that there are many decaffeinated beverages that are just as tasty as the real thing, these days. Keep that in mind, and make sure that you up the voltage on your next treatment…it will help. I’d recommend multiple shock treatments using as high a voltage as you can stand, then ghost pepper extract in the eyes, nose and anal orifice.. -XT ---
**Author:** ![Ariovistus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Ariovistus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ariovistus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/251 "2010-08-18T17:41:04Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > > [@Princhester](#): > > > > He has been fairly engaged by a few but just abused by most because they already know all about him, just like he knows all about black people. His OP was missing a vital element but he seemed to make a reasonable attempt to fill this in later. No point pretending otherwise now. > > His OP was not just “missing a vital element.” It was deliberately deceptive. He’s the one pretending, that his opinions are a set of reasonable conclusions derived from wide-ranging personal experience (“a lifetime of coexistence with many different types of people”). > > Speaking for myself, at least, I didn’t respond to him at all until I’d researched his record on the other site and compared it to his presentation here. \*\*I ask you: Why do you think I used the same name as on the other site? I knew that you all would go and do a search and find what I have written there. I claim all of it. Without shame. Now, why do you think I did that? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to go to a site and type in a name to do a search for posts… \*\* > [@spark240](#): > > You’re giving him too much credit, taking him at his word here that his _experiences_ of black people were what was “formative.” Go read his posts at chimpout. His general opinions were formed _before_ he had any direct personal experience to go on; everything he ever actually saw was through confirmation-biased glasses. \*\*So what you’re saying is that you found a couple posts where I had trouble with blacks, and interpret that as a lifetime of experiences? Hmmm.. \*\* > [@](#): > > For example, he’s admitted (boasted?) **Nice.** > [@](#): > > that he had no real contact with black people until after he’d joined the army. Yet [here](http://www.chimpout.com/forum/showpost.php?p=476361&postcount=4) he relates what I’d call a formative experience, > > The lesson was evidently learned, and not just by him. On another occasion before he left home, he shared [this](http://www.chimpout.com/forum/showpost.php?p=498458&postcount=7) moment with his sister, > > So eventually he gets to the army, and has to actually _work with_ black people for the first time in his life. [Here](http://www.chimpout.com/forum/showpost.php?p=555908&postcount=20)’s his account of what happened, \*\*So, again, you are reducing my entire military career and subsequent life of dealing with black people to ONE event? meh.. \*\* > [@](#): > > Now, is _that_ a formative experience? No. This motherfucker was _formed_. **Please leave my mother out of this. I didn’t say anything about your mother, and I expect the same… or do the rules only apply to me?** > [@spark240](#): > > There’s also a telling tidbit later on, > > > [@Ariovistus](#): > > > > That nigger never came near me again… One of the other troops who was friends with him said that he thought I was ‘A crazy white boy’ (which I am… I don’t much care if I live or die, so long as I do it well) and if niggers fear anything or anyone, it’s the mentally unstable. (Which has been posited by my VA Counsellor… he says I’m ‘absolutely fearless’, but that I have a ‘distinct lack of empathy’ for anyone not related to me, along with other assorted garbage.. go figger). \*\*I claim this as well. Without shame or fear. Blacks DO have a great fear of the mentally unstable. Why they do is still a mystery to me, but that the fear is there is undeniable. Question: Is having no fear of death, or having a distinct lack of empathy for others “crazy”? \*\* > [@spark240](#): > > > [@Ariovistus](#): > > > > Remind me to tell you about the time in Panama I threw a nigger headfirst into a Coke machine… \*\*The individual in question was a gang member. He was trying to impress his little gang buddies by agressing an American, thinking that the American would not fight back. He thought wrong. If I had done nothing, I would have opened myself to potentially life-threatening situations in the future. And what I did was within the law. Am I proud of throwing a black gang member headfirst into a Coke machine? Yes, absolutely. It set a boundry. I don’t suppose you’ve had close dealings with violent street gangs before? If so, I would love to hear how you dealt with a similar situation.\*\* If you want to say something to me, then say it to me. Don’t run your mouth about me when I’m not around about what you THINK is right or wrong or even accurate about me… I’ll answer honestly. Really. I will. You won’t like the answer, probably, but it will at least be up front and honest… ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/252 "2010-08-18T17:42:35Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > Again, complete horseshit. You don’t like blacks because you don’t like them. You try and rationalize this by pre-judging all blacks based on your obviously stupid and fucked up distortion of a pretty diverse group of people who really have nothing much in common except their skin color. Way to totally misrepresent his side. You might remember he was very clear that he doesn’t prejudge blacks, he just judges them. It’s totally different and completely off base for you to suggest anything but that. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/253 "2010-08-18T17:43:31Z")
The ironic part is that if this thread was in GD, we’d all be falling over ourselves to thank the OP for coming out and admitting that he’s a racist up front. Oooh! While you’re here, **Ariovistus** , let me ask you this: how do you feel about the Tea Party movement? ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/254 "2010-08-18T17:48:22Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] The ironic part is that if this thread was in GD, we’d all be falling over ourselves to thank the OP for coming out and admitting that he’s a racist up front. [/QUOTE] No, we wouldn’t…we’d be dancing on the razors edge to try and insult this prick without crossing the lines in GD and having a mod ban stomp us. ETA: > [@](#): > > Oooh! While you’re here, Ariovistus, let me ask you this: how do you feel about the Tea Party movement? Isn’t it embarrassing enough that this scum is an American?? You want to pin him down as a Tea Party member too?? … … In retrospect, it’s a good question. Wonder if he’ll answer it… [QUOTE=DiosaBellissima] Way to totally misrepresent his side. You might remember he was very clear that he doesn’t prejudge blacks, he just judges them. It’s totally different and completely off base for you to suggest anything but that. [/QUOTE] Ah…well, if he said it, it must be true then. 😛 He probably was part of the advanced team in Namibia while being in the Army as well… -XT ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/255 "2010-08-18T17:49:56Z")
> [@Ariovistus](#): > > Apologies to the board/thread… after not defending myself this whole thread, I felt I had to do something… I’ll try to do my best to not do this type of thing in the future. Got under your skin, didn’t I? You’re playing a sad little game of make-believe. You’ve built up a fantasyland where people who look like you are the heroes and people who don’t are the villains. You keep your game going by seeking out evidence that confirms it, and closing your eyes to evidence that falsifies it. If you wanted to spend your days dressing up like Spiderman no one would give a fuck. Everyone needs a hobby, and there’s nothing wrong with living in a geeky fantasy world if you don’t lose touch with reality and don’t hurt anyone else in the process. But your little neverneverland where you’re an 11th level Nordic warrior is toxic and dangerous to society in general. My willingness to indulge your sad fantasy life ends when it leads to honest, hard-working Americans getting shafted, hurt, or killed. And, historically, that’s what racism does. Grow up and put away your action figures. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/256 "2010-08-18T17:51:03Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The ironic part is that if this thread was in GD, we’d all be falling over ourselves to thank the OP for coming out and admitting that he’s a racist up front. The thread would probably get sent here anyway. The OP isn’t making an argument. He could’ve tried MPSIMS but given the reaction people have toward open racism and the things he says about black people, I think it was bound for the Pit anyway. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/257 "2010-08-18T17:58:08Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > Got under your skin, didn’t I? Only because you’ve got a tan, not because of your weaksauce arguments. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/258 "2010-08-18T17:59:40Z")
> [@Ariovistus](#): > > Bottom line is: people self-segregate. If living in a widely-mixed society was the normal state, the Government wouldn’t need the Battalions of lawyers and activists, police and other entities, to enforce it. And we all know there was no need to have the government getting involved to keep the races separate. > **[Jim Crow laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws)** > > The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation. The origin of the term "Jim Crow" is obscure, but probably refers to slave songs that refer to an African dance called "Jump Jim Crow." The last of the Jim Crow laws were generally overturned in 1965 by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Formal and informal racial segregation policies were present in other areas of the United States as ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/259 "2010-08-18T18:02:59Z")
[Moderator Note] **Ariovistus** , I edited two of your posts to make it clearer which posts were yours and which ones were made by the person you were responding to. I know you used red text to set off your own words but over here we prefer that posters not add text inside the quote boxes because it can be confusing. If you’re responding to someone else, either use the quote boxes to make it clear what you are saying, or if that’s too much of an annoyance, respond to the entire post instead of going through it line by line. [/Moderator Note] > [@Ariovistus](#): > > So what you’re saying is that you found a couple posts where I had trouble with blacks, and interpret that as a lifetime of experiences? Hmmm.. This is more lying. In at least one of those cases you didn’t “have trouble,” you made trouble. You and your sister thought it would be funny to throw a chicken bone at a black guy and watch him get mad. That’s pretty indicative of the type of person you are. > [@](#): > > Question: Is having no fear of death, or having a distinct lack of empathy for others “crazy”? I don’t like to play Internet Psychologist, but yes, I think “a disinct lack of empathy for others” is associated with sociopathy. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/260 "2010-08-18T18:05:01Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The ironic part is that if this thread was in GD, we’d all be falling over ourselves to thank the OP for coming out and admitting that he’s a racist up front. The same people who are saying it in this forum, sure. But Donwhatshisface came right out and admitted it and I didn’t see a whole lot of thank yous. Maybe I missed them. As for self-segregating? No. Mixed-race marriages are up up up, which I’m sure the OP is aware of since boy _oh boy_ do racist white guys obsess about black men and their cocks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590.md?page=14)