Why are whites afraid to hear black anger about racism?

[texshelters]

Please no flaming, this is a serious post.

I keep reading how people are upset by what Reverend Wright said. Not just the insane, "whites created aids" but also the true "United States of KKK." I'm white, and it doesn't offend me at all.

The US government ignore slavery, racism, lynchings, violence, hate crimes, and other racial crimes in this country committed by whites against others for years. So Reverend Wright is angry about that and he expresses it. Why are whites so bent out of shape?

Is it:

1. Because they are hiding their true racist feelings?

2. They are afraid of angry white men.

3. They are nationalists and can't stand when our country is criticized?

4. Don't like hate speech of any kind and see this as hate speech? You better be pure of heart on this one.

If it's number 4, great! Go out and criticize Clinton's membership in the "Family", a conservative homophobic Bible study group with questionable positions on race, or John McCain homophobic, liberal hating, racist group of Pastors that support him as well.

In any case, I would like honest responses to this. If nothing else, a little self reflection about why you or others respond so viscerally about Wright's comments?

Tex Shelters

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Is this about race issues, or Obama For President?

I'd like to know which kind of spin I'm going to be subjected to before posting.

--p!

[texshelters]

10. Race issues

I want to know why some white people overreact when minorities mention that some whites are racist.

I'm trying to learn here.

Tex Shelters

[leftofcool]

2. Personally

I don't like hate speech of any kind, and that includes Wright, the KKK, the New Black Panthers, Falwell, Robertson, Hagee, anti gay groups, and anyone else/groups/religion/s who espouse/s hate philosophy.

[polichick]

3. Just a guess, since I'm a white person who's not the least bit offended by Wright:

Some people don't want to own up to their shit, or to the shit perpetrated by their ancestors and/or nation ~ self-reflection shakes illusions about who they/we are.

[newtopolitics]

4. Why are Whites afraid to hear black anger about racism

I agree with your post. I have heard many times "Typical
Black, Jew, Spic" terms used by white people. If it had
been a White person commenting on a person of color or origin
no one would be taking the time to discuss the matter. I do
believe that this county can not face their fear of being
found out to be racist. I am a typical white women and that
simply means that i am not rich, not powerful or outstanding
in the eyes of the world. I think that voting based on race is
dangerous. Is anyone looking at the issues? Not from where I
am sitting. I am new to the political world and i am already
disgusted with what I am hearing. I want to hear about the
issues not race or gender. I will not vote for Hilary because
she is a white women, nor will I vote for Obama because he is
black. I will vote the issues.

[lumberjack_jeff]

8. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[texshelters]

11. Vote the issues?

What are you, a communist?

We should vote emotions, if we want another Bush elected.

Issues should matter, but we're emotional beasts.

Thanks for the post!

Tex Shelters

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. #5 Don't want to get into a discussion of reparations. (This is the one I put my $ on)

[napoleon_in_rags]

6. Wright looked wrong because Wright looked ignorant.

I'm white too. When Wright said, for instance, that Jesus was a black man in a white empire, (Rome) it's false. Jesus was a semitic man from Israel in a highly multicultural empire, which included Africans at the highest levels, that's just one thing. The image that Obama is looking up to this guy frankly looks bad. I personally believe in the intelligence and capability of Obama, but that's because I think he's a free thinker, Wright doesn't define his beliefs. But as far as Wright goes, I don't like his beliefs at all.

[texshelters]

12. Well put

Frankly, I'm offended by all the portrayals of Jesus as a white man too.

Tex Shelters

[lumberjack_jeff]

7. Deconstruct the subject.

Why are whites afraid to hear black anger about racism?

1) "Why are whites..." is no less a stereotype than "Why are hispanics..."
2) Speaking for myself (which is all anyone can do) I am not "afraid to hear black anger" in a way that say, Reginald Denny might have been, because in my area I'm not a minority. I would simply be offended, but not afraid. A minority here might be both afraid and offended to "hear white anger".
3) Racism is a race-neutral term. If black anger is expressed in racist terms, whites (or asians or hispanics) are absolutely entitled to be offended by it.

That said, I understand Wright's frustrations, and although I disagree with his sentiments to the same degree that I disagree with many other preachers, I understand where it comes from.

[texshelters]

13. No need to deconstruct

when I hear all the fear mongering around the issues from white pundits and racists.

I never said "all whites" by the way.

Tex Shelters

[Traps]

9. Im not

and Barack is the next Mandela :

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/traps/2008/03/21/barack-obama-echoes-of-mandela-the-rainbow-nation-address/