I’ve never heard the second two, but I’ve heard (and wondered about) the first one, sure. I am familiar with the idea that black people are louder than white people in some situations - primarily as audience members of plays and stand-up. Heck, we were warned about it in high school by our speech and drama coaches, so we’d know to pay more attention and not step on louder, longer laughs or be distracted by “shout-outs” which were likely at the schools with a majority of black students (and their students, I found out from talking to them, were likewise warned that when they got mostly silence and some short, quiet laughter from us it wasn’t 'cause we hated their performance, it was just how “white kids” were taught to behave in the theater.)
So, yeah, I’m familiar with the meme. The stereotype. So why did you not ask where the meme came from? Where the stereotype came from? If the stereotype, in our experiences holds true? Those are all pretty non-offensive questions. Assuming - nay, insisting - that the stereotype (or meme, if you prefer, but they are two different things) is true and that the truth is inarguable in your OP is what got you branded a racist.
You didn’t ask “Why is there a stereotype that black people are louder than white?” or “Have you found it to be true that black people are sometimes louder than white people at certain events, like at the theater? If so, is there a cultural reason for that?” You asked “Why are black people so loud?” Do you seriously not see a difference? You presented yourself as absolutely convinced of your starting point, and left no room for discussion.
BET comics are paid to be funny, not to be professors on race and social memes. Although, if you had posted your OP as: “I think a meme exists that Black people are loud. What do you think?” you might have gotten the reaction you desire.
You could apologize for your prior posts and start over from scratch. Or we can continue walking down this flaming festerfuck. Your call.
Dude, this is Illinois, compared to the coasts, no one goes camping. “Hey wanna head up east to camp in some Indiana prarie?” “No, howsabout west to some Iowa prarie?” “Donwstate?” “Oh, I think if we head a few hours north we can find some foothills in Wisconsin.”
I see your point exactly. There is plenty of room for discussion here about why and how specific sterotypes arise and if they hold any truth.
“Why does it seem to me that coffee is not as popular with black people as it is with white people?” is an open ended question searching for an honest answer.
“How come blacks don’t drink coffee?” is a sweeping generalization implying that every black person hates coffee for a fact and why is that?
But that’s not happening. People are acting like they’ve never heard this idea before, as though I just made it up and pulled it out of my ass to be offensive, which is RIDICULOUS. We’re pointing out that this is a clearly well-known and accepted idea to the point where EVEN BLACKS THEMSELVES talk about it and laugh about it.
When someone says, “Hey, why don’t white people eat chitterlings?.” they’re not communicating “There is not a single white person that eats chitterlings. No white person has ever eaten chitterlings.” They’re communicating that in general, whites are known to avoid them. Only a language-nitpicking fuckhead would insist otherwise.
Cross my heart I’ve never heard it before and I haven’t led a sheltered life. But I don’t spend a lot of time with people that do a lot of stereotyping and I wasn’t raised that way, so I missed out.
No, your wrong there. Making a statement like “Hey, why don’t white people eat chitterlings?” is also a sweeping generalization that is wrong.
Sure, it is semantics but it’s also the difference in making yourself look semi-educated vs. looking like a douche.
VCO3, I am with you here, but as I and others have said, it’s all in the way you ask- you could ask a nun if she likes have a horse ass-fuck her while a chimpanzee pees on her while an 80-year old watches and jacksoff if you phrase it right.
The thing is, VCO3, when dozens of other people are all telling you the same thing, you need to stop and consider the possibility that maybe the “board” is right and it’s you that’s wrong.
Anyhow, chitterlings, aka “chitlins”, are a bit of Southern soul food. They are probably associated with black culture as strongly as things like ribs, fried chicken, and grape soda. The are the intestines of a pig, usually prepared by being repeatedly cleaned out, boiled, and served with hot sauce. They are occassionally deep fried as well. This white boy has prepared and eaten them–they’re not bad, but they do make the house stink like a barn when you’re cooking them up.
