Blacks Attack

Well,see i don't know what that guest speaker said to you guys but your really being insensitive about African American history. African Americans who live in the "ghetto" as you put it, don't choose to live in poverty,they have to. Money is defiantly an issue when you live in poverty. It's a shame you think that people actually want to live in poverty just to install fear into other races.

I also don't appreciate you saying "They go around robbing stores selling drugs around the corner streets, killing one another, their so called brothers. It's not right. There are pimps who sell their women to their brothers so they can tap that." because thats not at all what African Americans do with their live. Some might,but everyone in every race can commit these felony's,so to target only African Americans of doing so is very closed minded of you.

And I also strongly disagree with the statement you made stating: "Today they have learned nothing about their ancestors heinous experiences and have decide to become terrorists themselves."  Your using the word terrorists very loosely,don't you think? And it's a flat out lie that African Americans haven't learned from their ancestors. Were actually learning more everyday. We dedicate a whole month to them! there are schools made that are intended to learn about African culture. We have a African American male as president. I think were actually raising the bar. Have you been reading the news lately?
 

I guess you think you know all about African American culture huh? you don't,read up on it some more Hun,you might learn a thing or two.

    I truly can't say I agree with your ideas about african-americans. Me being a mix of many races but simply put as White & Hispanic I know what its like to go through racism. Yes my skin in white, but I have the features of a hispanic young woman, and the fact is I love that about myself.

     One line that really stood out to me was "They go around robbing stores selling drugs around the corner streets, killing one another, their so called brothers. It's not right. There are pimps who sell their women to their brothers so they can tap that. They degrade their own people." and I know from experience that isn't true. As Sharfia said, their is bad in every color, and sometimes people have to do that to make money, to live. Yes of course they should just get a job, but how are you suppose to get a job when your filling out the application and you have no home address? how does that look to the manger whos about to look at the application?

    Another part that sticks out to me is "and for that sole reason they feel entitled to install fear in other ethnicities." I disagree with this completely, maybe they are only installing fear so they can protect themselves? Maybe they are using it as a shield to keep themselves out of harms way.

     I disagree with your ideas, I mean you can think whatever you want but I feel you are being very closed minded about this whole situtation.

Well I found your article very interesting, I don't agree with you that you said that all African Americans are robbers and drug dealers, and I don't think that all of African Americans live in Ghettos although most of them do.  I mean to tell the truth I do realize that black people do talk like if they have gotten it all bad and well its true, but when it comes to today they are the ones known for doing bad stuff in school or in other places.  Now I am also mad about what happened being a Ecuadorian myself of how they got killed for no reason.  And to find out it was African Americans that had to do with it, I do agree with you that by now they should have known of what it is to suffer, and for them to do this and go kill, that just make them look like Hypocrites. I don't agree that they have to be so tough and treat other people that are weaker than them like shit when they were treated way much worse.  I am not saying this to all African Americans.  I am saying to those who actually go around and kill people, or steal, or do other stuff that instead of making this place a better place to live like they fought for that they instead are just doing the same mistakes as white people. 

I get angry when I see in the streets some people that think they are greater than anybody, and that think they can bully, jump, and treat other people like however they want, when back then they got treated like crap, that is a sign of  someone that is still feeling sorry for themselves, and have to use other people to make themselves feel better.  I am not saying just African Americans but I am saying about all the people.  Now I see how people might get angry of black people because of what you see in the news, like sometimes you may see a African American person kills a man for trying to steal a deli, or something else, then I understand.  I also heard that now police stop black people and Latin people when they are driving, and then these people say oh this because they are racist, well its not its because of our own peoples fault, they make other people that are not doing anything bad, they make them look horrible.  And it creates what people call stereotypes.  I don't think its just African Americans its everyone in general.  It just does not make sense when African American people commit crimes, and sometimes big crimes, and most of the crimes they do are the same thing that other people did to them in the past.  This is proof that not just black people, but people in general DO NOT LEARN FROM THE PAST! 

I really found your article interesting and thanks for sharing.

What are you talking about? You say that black people go around robbing and beating up defenseless people. But all Spanish people cross borders and get bad jobs. All you people do is stay in front of home depot and look for jobs that pay 60 cents a day.  And for Barack Obama, black is a domniant trait so he is more  black then he is white.  Our people probably beat those Euadorians up because they was illegal. And one more thing I aint low class, I don't live in the projects. Got more money then you. Let that marinate in your brain. I think that dislocated foot kinda messed with your brain because all your information about black people is dislocated.

Dear Dominique,

I understood your post, "Blacks Attack," because it is somewhat true because yes a lot of news report claim that black people have done something bad or has killed someone but you have to respect the African-Americans that are good citizens and the few great black people that contributed to our history and have made a difference

One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: "African-Americans that come from the ghetto decided that their lives are lived in poverty and for that sole reason they feel entitled to install fear in other ethnic groups. I think this is true because you have a very good point about that topic and i completely agree but there are those that do not do that and try to coexist with other races.

Another sentence that I read was: "Recently there was a paper that came out about two Ecuadorian men who where walking down a street when a group of African-Americans ad they attacked them" This stood out for me because you are right about how they have no right to just attack someone from another race.

I do somewhat agree with you on your opinion One reason I say this is i been discriminated before.

Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because you topic has meaning and voices out your opinion and your topics are really interesting.

I dont get this did you right this out of anger or pain or both.This hurt me deep down  You might have meant it the way it written but it just left me confused. 

I think it not true and  I don't agree with you because u wrote "They go around robbing stores selling drugs around the corner streets, killing one another, their so called brothers". some might do it but not all and some might not have a choice. if one of the blacks wants to kill you do you fight back or you just let them kill you? robbing store is not a good idea but some black have no other way to live than robbing stores because it hard for them to get a job back then.

I hope your ankle gets better.

Dominique

I don't think it's always in this case. Not all African Americans are as bad as you put it. Yes it's true that a few individuals have done some bad deeds but people of every color do them too. You can't just section them off and look at them like that. 

For example, what you said here "They go around robbing stores selling drugs around the corner streets, killing one another, their so called brothers". They? You even said it yourself that " I'm not referring to all African Americans , I'm referring to the ones that attack defenseless individuals."  It's kind of like you're believing all those stereotypes. Whatever you said about them were all stereotypes. It might be true but remember, people of every color do them too.

I think your post, "Blacks Attack," is very powerful because it says a lot of things. 

One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: "It's not that every other ethnicity is innocent." I agree with you that every other ethnicity is not innocent. There is bad and good in every race no matter what.

Another sentence that I liked was: "I feel like living in poverty shouldn't be a reason for someone to kill a human." This stood out for me because I totally agree with you on that because no matter what condition one is living in they always have the right to choose right or wrong. Its really sad that poverty gets people to do these things.

Your article was interesting to read and there are parts that I agreed.

Dear Dominique,

Wow, I think this is the most interesting post I ever seen on youthvoices, but I have to disagree with literally ever thing you said on this post. It is scary how somebody walking around with a mind like that. Racism is crazy.

One sentence that highly stand out to me is "But I do not feel pity for what African American have gone through" As a African American I'm glad I never went through none of the struggles African American went through when they went through slavery and segregation, but my heart goes out to every African that did. To read that you have absolutely no feelings for them. I think you have a cold heart. I feel bad every race that went through hard periods in life even SPANISH people.

Um I really don't know what else to say. I don't want to get disrespectful. You the type of person that can't things through your mind. I see you as a whole different person now. Hope your ankle get better.

your wrong.

I am just so discouraged by what you said in your post, "Blacks Attack" because you went overboard with it. I don't know why are you thinking like that  beacuse just for one  person from a group did something, it doesn't mean the whole Black populatiion is responsible.

One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: ''They go around robbing stores selling drugs around the corner streets, killing one another, their so called brothers.''  I think this is not only African-American who do this thing. Just because they are African-American doesn't mean that all of them are like that because I have a lot of African-American friends, and they don't go killing because of that. Also some Mexicans came through the boral and not all of them came like.  The same for  because some are prutitu when not all of them are.

First and foremost, this goes miles beyond the boundaries of racist and disgusting, but enters the realm of pathetic.  Such a convoluded perspective on race has no right to be shared with anybody else.  Regardless of the neighborhood, social class, or religion, there are unkind people of all races.  Both the original blogger and certain users that have commented on this article have yet to comprehend this concept--one that is crucial to becoming a functional human being in society

people had a real issue with this huh..I agree with almost all of this.

One thing, when you said you have no pity for them. I don't either. I didnt put them there and if they work hard, athey can get to where they want to be.

Some resort to violence to get what they want. But a bad thing is, in prison movies, the badass is always some huge muscular black guy that has full sleeves of tattoos and has a hard voice. Sciociety dubbed black people as these people who are in jail for doing horrible crimes.

Im not saying the scary dude is always black but he is most of the time

I like what you wrote, and dont listen to all these negative comemnts.

You are a freedom writer...heh

Dear Dominique,

I truly can't say I agree with your ideas about african-americans. Me being a mix of many races but simply put as White & Hispanic I know what its like to go through racism. Yes my skin in white, but I have the features of a hispanic young woman, and the fact is I love that about myself.

     One line that really stood out to me was "They go around robbing stores selling drugs around the corner streets, killing one another, their so called brothers. It's not right. There are pimps who sell their women to their brothers so they can tap that. They degrade their own people." and I know from experience that isn't true. As Sharfia said, their is bad in every color, and sometimes people have to do that to make money, to live. Yes of course they should just get a job, but how are you suppose to get a job when your filling out the application and you have no home address? how does that look to the manger whos about to look at the application?

    Another part that sticks out to me is "and for that sole reason they feel entitled to install fear in other ethnicities." I disagree with this completely, maybe they are only installing fear so they can protect themselves? Maybe they are using it as a shield to keep themselves out of harms way.

     I disagree with your ideas, I mean you can think whatever you want but I feel you are being very closed minded about this whole situtation.

Dear Dominique,

I just read your post, and I agree and disagree with some parts. I think it was brave of you to share your feelings about another race. Some people might may not have the balls, but I think you went to far. I had to read it carefully  and over and over again before I acutally commented. And you actually made some racist comments.

But heres the thing, just like many other people out there who think all black people commit crimes, those are just the "ignorant" ones. The media plays a big role in society, and for you to be putting this in public weather people disagree or agree with you, your just making it worst. I think this is trully not a topic for you to discuss(at the moment) because what it seems to me is that the "stereotypes of black people" are the only things you see in us, which may be offensive to other people. For example, if a couple of black kids walk in a bodega, the owner loads his glock and thats when people "really get angry" because not all people all the same.

"Yet despite this, it seems that instead of African-Americans improving their lifestyles, they worsen them."  This post is a perfect example why it may not seem "we was black people" are "not improving" because you only look at the worst part of this whole situation. You should acutally look up more of the black history, not only what we've been through here in America, but from day one, where it took place in Africa. You have to understand that what these people have done to us will always effect our lives, and the anger run through our body, and it just depends on how people deal with it. African Americans have been doing many things about it, like creating organizations, and creating civil right movements. So dont just look at the negative part, because "the media will always want the negative to out weigh the positive", even though that may be statistically inccorect.

"They have down exactly what it was the the White person wished for, and it was for them to stay ignorant and to remain a minority." 

Blacks, hispanic, asians, and indians, will always be a minority, no matter what. This is a WHITE country, rule by the white man, we will always be a different from the larger group, and that what makes us unique. HOWEVER we do have a black president, if you havent notice. That is the BIG, I never thought it would be possible, never, but all the shit that black people has been through, the struggles, the pain, the tears, the lives, this is the biggest accomplishment in history, worldwide. And this means alot to all african americans across the globe. It should'nt just be a huge thing for us, but all race, this means that any race can rule this country. We as black people, who came together, in the past, and the present made it possible, for this moment, and for the future asian, latino, indian decent presidents.

And the struggle continues, because of people like you, the media,  "ingornant & self fish people". You take the negative side put in public, so people can agree with you, with out even knowing whats going on behind the curtains. Like I said in the beginning, you had the balls its nice to know what a million other people think about us, because i know for fact, your not the only one who thinks this, but its our chance to let you know that its not all black people.

Dear Dominique:

I really don't know what to say about your post, "Blacks Attack," because I'm confused. If you're trying to be racist or you're trying to tell us that black people shouldn't come up on what is happening to them in the present time, I think that  anyone either Asians, Hispanics, Caucasians or even Black poeple shouldn't gang up on anyone, it is because you could hurt maybe their physical feeling or emotional feeling.

One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: "I feel pity for what African American have gone through." I think this is stupid because using the word "pity" means that your saying black people will always be in the lower class and can't be move up. I think your saying that evry other ethnicities can move up from lower class to middle or upper class, but black people can't. I also think that you're being racist because evn though they are black they also have feelings.

Another sentence that I confuse was: "It's true that they lived in poverty, but so do Hispanics, so do Asians, so do Caucasians." This stood out for me because i don't know if in this paragraph you're agreeing that blakc people also went into poverty. I think that all of us and i mean all of us went to some kind of poverty. even though the poverty that yu went through is harder than the other people. Or maybe you have an African-American that went through the same poverty as you are but overcome it.

Thanks for your writing, but I just think that you shouldn't write more about racism. It is because it hurts for everyone. It even hurts when you're immigrant and you don't know how to speak the main language of America and people make fun of you. I am not saying that you wrote about racism. I'm just saying that this writing is the same as telling your reader that you're racist.

Okay, I have seen that a lot of people have gotten mad about this whole entire post. I really don't agree with what you wrote. You made it seem racists, but I do understand that maybe you just didn't mean it that way. You are just writing what you thought and every one had freedom of speech but you must think when you write something especially if its against another race. I have friends that are African Americans and I know that this post really anger them, so I hope that in the future you can be more careful about what you write. For example I'm hispanic too and I know you are too, so I think that all the people that are mad about this post are right because if we read something about hispanics posted like this you would be mad too. Not all African Africans rob and steal. Some have really learn and are successful in life. In the news you do hear about some one who got hurt by Africans Americans, but I have also hear about Hispanics hurting African Americans or Asians beating up African Americans or Caucasian beating up African Americans. So therefore ever race has bad people, but not because of those people that means that every one is like that. My brother when he went to vote he voted for Obama, but not because of his race but because my brother believes that he will be a good president. I also belive that he will and I'm really glad he is the president because he represents all the African Americans in this country. African Africans deserve to have a month to celebrate them because they have suffer so much in this country, they have gone through a lot of driscrimination. To make it more simply what I really want to let you know is that I believe in equality, therefore I believe every one should be equal. African Africans, Hispanics, Asians, Causians, Spanish, and every other race, we all make up this world, so we should all be treated with respect. If you are going to refer to an specific race you should do it more respectfully. I'm not going to classify you as racists because I'm no body to judge you, I'm just another human being just as every one is.

Hey Dominique,

I am glad that you took the time out to think this over, and write how you feel, but I must say that I respectfully disagree with you. You write about the African-American race as though all of them are the gang bangers, thieves, and menaces to society. However that is not the case. In your opening for paragraph 3 you state that you have recently heard about a story where 2 men with Hispanic background were walking down a street, when they were assaulted by African Americans. You say it as though African Americans are the only ones that do such things. As a matter of fact i can tell you now that a couple of days ago i heard a story where an African-American man was assaulted by Hispanics.

A hate crime is a hate crime, you cannot go about describing it as though Black people are going out for revenge for what happened to their ancestors. Also i do not know if i am correct or not, please correct me if I am wrong. In your first paragraph you state that African American people have learned nothing about their ancestors trials and tribulations that they had to overcome. If your article is titled Blacks Attack as in a form of revenge, expressed by your stories of assaults, when clearly you state than African-Americans do not know of the Trials their ancestors went through, how could they possibly come back for revenge with these beatings when they cannot even fathom, or imagine what the Africans went through during Slavery, and the Jim Crow laws? I might be wrong, but if i am correct, it seems you have caught yourself in a little contradiction.

"Caucasians have not even remotely gone through what African-Americans or other people of color have gone through. So they are ignorant to how it feels like to get discriminated against or hung for their color of skin. Yet despite this, it seems that instead of African-Americans improving their lifestyles, they worsen them. They have down exactly what it was the the White person wished for, and it was for them to stay ignorant and to remain a minority"

Here you state int he third line, that instead of African Americans improving their lives, they destroy them even more. I cant say I agree because as O said before, not all African American people are like this. some are striving to make their lives better. It's not always the Blacks who are the gangbangers. Some Asians, Hispanics, and white people are even a part of their own gangs. Anyone could be a gang banger, not just African-American people.

Once again, I acknowledge that it took courage to come out with this post even though you knew some people wouldn't agree, and I respect your own opinion. As everyone has a right to their own opinion and a right to express it according to the first amendment of the USA. I meant no disrespect, if however you felt disrespected at all, my apologies.

Dear Dominique,
 
I am disgusted with your post "Black Attack", because this post makes no sense to me. This post is like hurting African-American people. They have won their rights to be free in this country. your post is about hurting people and that is not right. I know we have freedom in this country but it doe not mean you can make fun of people's life.

One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: "...this visitor come to our school and began blabber about black power and segregation." I think this is terrible because you have no rights to hurt anybody's feelings. It is month of black history and they have rights to celebrate this.

Another line that I did not liked was: "Recently there was paper that came out about two Ecuadorian men who were walking down a streets when a group of African-American had attacked them."This stood out for me because the African-American is not the only one who attacks people but also the Ecuadorian. They also rob people and kill people for money. Why didn't you mention that?

I don't especially agree with you that African-Americans do all the violence in here. One reason I say this because they are not the only one to do that so you can't blame them for this. Another reason I disagree with you is that because they have rights to celebrate the black history month and nobody can't stop them.

Thanks for your writing. I do not look forward to seeing what you write next because I don't like when people write about other people.

I actually have to say that a first I was shocked from your post but then I saw some of the comments that sparked from your post and those were the ones that shocked and there were some racist comments made but I think that some people wait way overboard and got too angry with their comments.

I, however do not agree with any of the things first said and I thought it was the absolute worst time to post knowing that it is Black History Month and it is all about honoring those who have helped shape history even though they were colored. This is one of those that will get people talking and thinking This something I think that should have been posted and be discussed more often.

I agree with your statement that people should not have pity on the blacks. I think that no matter what color you are, if you apply yourself and do your best at everything, good things will happen. That is not to say that good things happen all the time to all the people who try, becuase otherwise there would never be any hardships, and no one would learn from mistakes. Everyone would have it all.
Applying yourself does not only apply to blacks, but to every other race as well. People face poverty every day, and it is a constant struggle to keep yourself afloat, especially in today's economy. However, I do not believe in handouts from the government, but rather believe in hand-ups. If the government was willing to help "We the people" every once in a while when we hit a bump in the road, the nation as a whole would be much better off. We would not have to spend so much on welfare checks. Some people need welfare because they are working two jobs and still barely getting enough money to feed their families and pay the bills. However, people that are on welfare that are just to lazy to work should be disqualified from recieving welfare checks. Also, those on welfare who, as soon as the check comes, cash it and go buy a months worth of alcohol and cigarettes should also be diusqualified. If you are welfare, you are there because you cannot support your family. If they didnt spend so much money on booze and cigarettes, then maybe they would be able to support their families without the help of a welfare check.

Personally i thought this was a really good blog. Being an african american I don't like to hear it but what was said was very true.

Some african americans do worsen a past situation by being exactly how caucasions were in the past. In order to overcome a terrible memory we can't act on exactly how others did.

Theres a saying, " Treat people how you wanted be treated." And I believe in the saying and go by it everyday.

I feel that this racial contraversy is way blown out of perportion. Yes, some people feel different then you, but also they are going to feel how they want to feel about the situation. If your going to be racist your racist end of story period.

There are many good points made here while not all African-Americans commit crimes a great deal do. Now just to throw out some statistics:
U.S. incarceration rates by race, June 30, 2006:
Whites: 409 per 100,000
Latinos: 1,038 per 100,000
Blacks: 2,468 per 100,000
So this shows crime is mostly committed by black well i must correct myself, most people that are incarcerated are black. Before anyone gets on the defense i must also say that this could also be because of racial profiling by the justice system

I totally understand the position being taken in the original post. There is a lot that makes sense but it looks to me to be based heavily on emotion, as do a lot of the responses to it. Rather than become overwhelmed with emotion and start spewing some hypocritically hateful words, I'm going to take a look at the facts, in an attempt to better understand what's going on here. Stereotypes such as the one that most/all/typical black people are gang bangers and criminals did not just materialize out of thin air. Consider a relatively positive stereotype, such as the thought that Asians (especially Chinese/Japanese/Korean) are exceptionally good at math. Why is it that this connection between Asians and mathematical skill came to be? Is there any real reason for why these black and Asian stereotypes are not reversed; for why Asians are not seen as uneducated thugs and blacks are not seen as very mathematically proficient? For that matter, why are any the myriad racial stereotypes applied only to certain races and not to others? What is the underlying cause? What I see is that there is a kernel of truth to stereotypes such as these. A stereotype comes about by society observing behaviors of members of particular groups of people, and then making a generalization about that group of people based on these observations. Take a look at the numbers. It is a fact that a greater percentage of black people than white people end up arrested/in jail. This is a basis for the "black people are criminals" statement. It may be an unfair generalization, but the fact is that it is based on, well, fact. The particular example I gave is more complicated than it seems. One might argue that the disproportionate amount of arrests of blacks is caused by racial profiling by the police. But what is the basis of this racial profiling? The argument has gone full circle, so to speak.

I get where your coming from and how easy it can be to stereotype different races. There are some people that dwell to much on the past and try to compare it with the present. What people need to do is focus on what is going on today and try to improve life instead of complaining about it. Life can NOT always go how you want, but try and make the most out of something and gain what you can from it.
Plus if someone has a racist comment, they need to keep it to themselves because it has all been said before. What people need to do is try and respect themselves and the people around them.

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i dnt think any race deserves to be pittied for something that there generation had no direct affect on, i do do think that we should remember what happend and honor the people who were affected directly by said occurence , i mean why is it that we only have one month dedicated to a race i mean im not saying they deserve it cause im not saying that im saying that there have been other orrurences in world history that have cause much more suffering like i dont know THE HOLOCAUST and is the a jewish history month no! is there a asian history month cause they were put into contanment  camps IN AMERICA during the 2nd world war  and they dnt speakers to coem in so i dont know im not saing african americans dont seserve the month or whatever is a direct happenign of slavery and oppresion im just saying maybe we should regonize other races that have endured similar crimes

Its not just African-Americans go robbing stores and selling drugs. EVERY race has people who do that, and for you single out one race like that is just plain ignorant and stupid.

While I truly feel sorry for what african americans have gone through in the past, i think it is insensitive to say that other races are ignorant to how it feels to be discriminated against. Every race has been discriminated against at one time or another. But the only way our society is going to grow and improve is if we move on from the past. It is still something that should be remebered, but not dwelled on any longer. We should use these events as a reminder of how far our nation has come. We all still have a long way to go, and not dwelling on the past and embracing our new oppertunities will help us get there.

GOOD JOKE! But it's not really funny at all racism is a serious thing some might not take it as serious as others and some just might. For me I don't take it that serious but today as i was reading your blog i found it very DISTURBING and by disturbing I mean I'm really mad to the point i don't know what to say. But for starters I agree with the blog "uh", but then again i agree with parts of the other comments some people have made. What I'm really thying to say is that i am a mixed person myself and yes i do think black people can be ignorant and do the wrong things at the wrong time, start trouble, and just be plain dumb but then again they try it's not their anestors or anything it's the envionment that they group up in as well as the people they hang around. If you actually take the time to sit back and observe the people around you you will be surprised to see that most black people try to make their lives better despite any of their problems to get out of the situation. I suggest that you reread what you wrote and re write it!

this is all some mess. whoever originally wrote this blog really does not know what they are talking about. this is all what we as black people think or act. you'll never know what it is like to be a minority and live the life as a black, white, or asian. i can not even begin to fathom the life as a asian or mexican. i myself am white and for me to try and judg a latino person because of their efforts thats seriously IGNORANT of me. and for you to say that black people beating up whites or so called "acting tough",whatever that is, is us reversing the curse. okay i will agree with you when you say no race is less innocent than the other but it seems as if you are contradicting yourself in your blog. THiS WHOLE THING IS IGNORANT ON YOUR BEHALF! you really should be carefil what you say on this thing because i am honestly offended. i truly dont think you yourself know what you are talking about. this is disappointing to me that people in our country think like this. maybe this is why we think like we do and do what we do. i live in on of the richest neighborhoods in omaha and i feel like you completely generalized all black people and hispanics and any minority. HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU REALLY TRULY EXPECT US TO MOVE ON FROM THIS WHEN PEOPLE SAY STUPID STUFF LIKE WHAT WAS SAID ABOVE? i love everyone of every race, religion and minority and i cannot try to judge anyone because of what somem people of races do.. oh and sweetie you'd be surprised at how far my people have come dont EVER try and take us back to the place we were. you think Obama is alot? you watchout. us, hispanics, jews, asians are going to do some great things and rise up against this MESS!

why do different people of a different race have to commit such violence towards each other. I don't think it's fair personally that people of certain ethnicities have to fight. What justice are they getting out of this horrified violence? What are they gaining?I understand that everyone knows that violence is not the best policy but how are we trying to prevent it?

I pretty much think that all races are the same. It's just the color of their skin that's different. You have wonderful African American Entrepenuers and Caucasians, Hispanics, and all races. Take Obama for example he is a successful African American. True that African Americans act that way but so do Caucasians, Hispanics,etc. I guess what I'm trying to say is that all races can be poor and rich!

I think she has a point. Read this with a clear and open mind. Blacks get mad because of the past; but its 2009! No one is anyones slave, so stop getting so upset. I understand, but after this long you just look dumb because I bet 90% of people who complain barely know about what happened to thier ancestors. You're not any better than the white girl sitting next to you or the chinese kid across the room. Their different, but thats how you learn. You gain experiences from interacting with EVERYONE. So stop thinking your Mr. Cool because you can throw a couple fingers in the air and say you can beat them up. Because honestly what have -WHiTE- people done so horribly to you? Nothing. Back in the EARLY 1900s, but everyone from those days are long gone. So let the past rest and the future take flite. Because really it can only get better from here. Plus why would you wanna focus on something so negative all the time. Because really your skin color is one of the last thing on someones mind. Unless your stuck in the past and have your nose pressed to a history book.

I think all races need to stop living in the past and face the future. Who cares if the people before us were ignorant and unintelligent. That was then, this is now. If people continue treating other races differently we won't get anywhere. We need to sway away from stereotypes, discrimination, and all other forms of disrespect. Everyone should be treated, punished, and rewarded equally no matter their ethnicity. It's very easy for us to derive statements about other races other than our own. I'm growing tired of people constantly bringing up how white people enslaved blacks and how that can never be forgiven. I'm not my ancestors. I'm not taking the blame for their mistakes.

Another controversy is the "N" word. I don't think anyone should be able to say it. Black's ancestors fought so hard for people to stop saying that word and that is exactly why i agree with DEncarnacion's statement of: "some have learned nothing about their ancestors heinous experiences and have decide to become attackers themselves." I don't care if taking of the "er" and adding an "a" to end of it makes it "better", its still the same word.

Basically what it comes down to is, stop discriminating, stop the stereotypes, stop racist remarks, and stop living in the past.

I think that its past the time when African-Americans were slaves and that people know in days need to get past what happened in the past because no matter how upset you get how frustrated you become the past is the past and thats the way its going to stay because no one can change the past but you can always design the future to what you want it to become for you and no one can change it for you and as an African-American you need to get over the past and make the future better for you're own race and stop thinking that because you live in the "ghetto" dosen't mean that you are forced to keep living their

i agree with most of what your trying to say. but i beleave that its a more broad subject to look into then just Black Americans (quit fooling yourselves...youve never been to Africa). I think its just some people in poverty feel the need to steal and rip off others who have actually worked for their life style and social class. And i dont feel any pite either for the black americans of today. Yall didnt suffer, your ansestors did so dont even try saying *we sufferd for hundreds of years*. Dont say *we*, your basically living luxery compared to your ansestors.

Dear Dominique

I agree and disagree with your post " Blacks Attack" because everything you say isn't totally true because all races are racist not just blacks you just have too look at it.

One sentence your wrote that stands out for me is: " Today some have learned nothing about they're experiences in the past and have decidet to become terrorists themselves." I think that may not be true because maybe they are just ignorant and want to pay back the damage they have received.

I don't agree with you that you just say it from your opinion as the asalted person but you don't see it from they're opinion as well.

Tanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because it is very debating and we can learn a lot of stuff from it.

This is one of the funniest posts I've seen so far. What I see is a whole bunch of hating and racial discrimination going around for no apparent reason. What I don't understand is why are people making this a big deal? I may sound hypocritical for saying this, but the African-Americans have to learn to live and let live! you talk about the freedom you gain, but cling on to the centuries of the white people messing with you. If you draw inspiration from the tough centuries of your's, no problem. It's when you let it get to your head that makes me angry! Dominique, it is brilliantly written, says my brother. I am mad you posted up, not because its really racial, but it's just the way you wrote it. It's JUST what my dad would write

This needs to stop....We get that hardly anyone, besides me fully agrees with her... So whats said has been said, and she had apologized numerous times and tried to explain herself but no one listened, so give her a break and just drop this whole thing.

Dear Dominique, 

Hi!!!

Dear Dominique,
I really disagree with your post..., "Blacks Attack", because you don't make any sense. Blacks are not the only race that beat up on people. There are many different races that beat up on people and are in gangs. For one, the Spanish race does the same. No race is innocent, every race plays a part in being mean to each other. I also think that your title "Blacks Attack", is very racist, you could have used a different title, because you offended me, and I know for a fact that you have offended others.

One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is:" Today I read about a group of Africans that attacked an Hispanic." You don't know what happened, for all you know, the Hispanic could have been bullying the black kid, and the black kid responded to the bullying by getting his friends or family to beat up the Hispanic, not all news articles tell the whole story. Hispanics aren't innocent, no race is innocent. Every race beats up and hurts each other. In your post, all you're doing is trying to make it seem like Blacks are the bad ones. How would you feel if another race wrote a post about Hispanics , and the way they dress, and treat people.

(Like the post "BLACKS ATTACK" by Dominique.)    PINKS ATTACK!!  it about an 5 boys, 2 hispanics , one asian, and one carribbean, an one indian, gotting beaten, and assaulted by strangers of grown men and teens, near a school corner before school starts in the morning.   They got slapped and abused by a gang of whites people.  (false, this is not true, just a joke)[periody]

how would u feel if all those words are used in a way to be said about Hispanics, well not only Hispanics but also other races. people would feel really about it since they know that it happens in their race but it doesn't evovle everyone being bad. like some people when they see a African American they get frightened because of their skin color so racism still exist with anyone around the world.

correction: i said i was white and i meant to say i was black

Yeah I agree with all of this. First off, African American's have had a really bad history for example during the times of the Civil War. Ever since Martin Luther King Jr. who ended segregation, we all have been living together. Our society is mixed and this is where stereotypes build up and people decide to follow them and use them against each other.

I agree with some of the things you wrote. African Americans do have a very interesting past, and I do agree that some of the things that they are doing now, aren't what you would think some people would do in their situation. Mostly though, when people find themselves in a tough situation, they try to find an easy way out, and when the unite to make a gang, or alliance, it is based on the idea that they look out for each other. If they are low on cash, they go to a street corner, sell something illegal for a quick buck. I am not saying all African Americans in the "ghetto" do this, but some do, and that isn't ok. They are only hurting themselves in the long run.

I agree with some of the things you wrote. African Americans do have a very interesting past, and I do agree that some of the things that they are doing now, aren't what you would think some people would do in their situation. Mostly though, when people find themselves in a tough situation, they try to find an easy way out, and when the unite to make a gang, or alliance, it is based on the idea that they look out for each other. If they are low on cash, they go to a street corner, sell something illegal for a quick buck. I am not saying all African Americans in the "ghetto" do this, but some do, and that isn't ok. They are only hurting themselves in the long run.

This post is very interesting. I do believe that African Americans have gone through a lot of hardship and have come really far from where they were. However, I also agree that there are other people who live in poverty or have as well. Although African Americans have gone through so much, many of them have acted just as bad not helping themselves to improve. I see this a lot in Manhattan. When people live in the projects, of all races, the youth, in many cases, doesn't try hard in school to improve their future and their children's future. So they ask for equality, but how can we grant them that if they don't try to work their way up?

This post is very interesting. I do believe that African Americans have gone through a lot of hardship and have come really far from where they were. However, I also agree that there are other people who live in poverty or have as well. Although African Americans have gone through so much, many of them have acted just as bad not helping themselves to improve. I see this a lot in Manhattan. When people live in the projects, of all races, the youth, in many cases, doesn't try hard in school to improve their future and their children's future. So they ask for equality, but how can we grant them that if they don't try to work their way up?

This post is very interesting. I do believe that African Americans have gone through a lot of hardship and have come really far from where they were. However, I also agree that there are other people who live in poverty or have as well. Although African Americans have gone through so much, many of them have acted just as bad not helping themselves to improve. I see this a lot in Manhattan. When people live in the projects, of all races, the youth, in many cases, doesn't try hard in school to improve their future and their children's future. So they ask for equality, but how can we grant them that if they don't try to work their way up?

This post is very interesting. I do believe that African Americans have gone through a lot of hardship and have come really far from where they were. However, I also agree that there are other people who live in poverty or have as well. Although African Americans have gone through so much, many of them have acted just as bad not helping themselves to improve. I see this a lot in Manhattan. When people live in the projects, of all races, the youth, in many cases, doesn't try hard in school to improve their future and their children's future. So they ask for equality, but how can we grant them that if they don't try to work their way up?

Was the holocaust a lesson in your view? "The same way I feel towards them I feel towards Jews who are murdering innocent Palestinians. They too have not learned anything for the Holocaust they had to undergo." Well first off they aren't killing innocent Palestinians, Palestinians want their land and therefore are killing innocent Jews. Are they supposed to sit back and watch or fight back? Shocked because you are the first person that I ever seen that thinks the Holocaust was some sort of lesson that the Jews had to undergo. What were they supposed to learn from the Holocaust?

I liked your post, "Almost A Woman remind me of Hispanic mother's/women," because I also read this book and I have hispanic women in my family that are just like Esmeralda's mother. I was also able to relate with this book.

One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: "I think this is a very interesting and strong quote because it expresses her mothers thoughts and feelings towards American girls." I think this is true because the way she expresses herself about American girls is really strong. Her thoughts are really bad towards how American girls are.

Another sentence that made me think was: "The book Almost A Woman reminds me of most Hispanic women/mothers because they are the type of mother who sacrifice anything for their children also they want their children to be their own person not like someone else." This stood out for me because I think that this true many hispanic mother's come to this country to give their children a better life.

I do agree with you that this book can remind you of hispanic woman and mothers. One reason I say this is because this book has a lot to do with how a life of a hispanic mother can be. Another reason I agree with you is because you seem to really understand and are able to relate to this book.

Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because your thoughts are really good. Also you have good views of this book. This helps me to see the book in a different way.

I still dont understand why people are still talking about this. I said this before but its still true.

If you are going to be a sinner, be the best sinner you can be.- Anton LaVey

i don't like racist people .

point blank .. they should die lol

Dear domican

i a 100% agree with your number one most poupler post in youthvoices because is amazingly true and the fact is it always happend around these days speically metropolita area. because alot of diffenet people live in it but what anger me the most is that now black people dont remeber what they didt have and what they have now and they take full advatange and htink that they have the rights to everything and they think that they are better than every body else with thier stunborn additude im jsust saying some not most but that some makes me really mad becuase they dont go to school and they jump people for money and rob them i mean is jsut worng.

the setence that stands out for me was really when you were talking about how the blacks and the white guy is beating the spish guys i mean that stood out for me because the white person i mean why would they eve ndo such a thing in the first place i mean is worthless is useless is not worth doing and getting someone else beat up i mean what is possiblely fun on beating someone is worng and i think white and black people can use some more dame chinese beatings when they are a kid!

your post reminded me alot of myself when i was a kid when i couldt really stsand up for my self in 7th and 8 th grade where i go to a spaish school and get pick on everyday where kids would jsut smacke you for no resons thinks that they are all gangs and cool and than my firend who is alot older who is still in 8th grade stand up for me and beating them up im greatful when i was a kid i ahve a firend like htat to protect me.

thank you for writeing i look foward to seeing what you write next because you are my classmate and you are amazinly cool an i didit know you can write such a dame good articale i will bring back more of my crappy post hope you respone much love

sam

Hey, some of what your post said is true. A lot of people are resorting to beating a person up just because of their skin color. You hear about it all the time on the news, and the attacks dont have limits! Its not just african-americans and causcasians, its any race you can think of - attacking any other race you can think of. Its insane. Its like people are thinking "Oh man, people only judge me by my color, then you know what? I'll do the same" What kind of reasoning is this? I really doubt there will be a time in our history where we wont hear about these racial beatings. I'm pretty sure that as long as human-kind exists we will always have racism. Also, I dont really agree with what you said about caucasians people not knowing how racism feels... Really? They dont know? I know of caucasians getting called out by a number of other races, just calling them any curse word or whatever they can think of. Basically, causcasians may not have known what racism was at one point, but I'm sure sooner or later they will feel the burn of it. Thats the way people are, they want to spread pain. If you are a race, you have felt this burn.

I can understand how you feel on some points however i feel your post was a tad too offensive towards african americans and could have been brought up in a different way that would be more appropiate. However, im glad that you did revise what you said later on and apologized... that shows a great deal of maturity and i rspect that( not like it matters what i think lol) but yeah your post was very interesting and i look fowards toward reading your next one.

Hmm Oh Dom Dom Dom, your horrible. lol. I dont agree with the things you say, because of the simple fact that we are all minorities somehow. Depending on what part of the world or even state were in, were a minority. At a Historically Black College Hispanics and caucasions would be the minority. Yes I said CAUCASIONS. They can be minorities too. Theyre not holier than hou. I have nothing against whites however, they are people just like us.

Im African American, and even some other A.A's may want to now retalliate because of how we were treated back then, I would never be one to say that its alright. I think it is ignorant and full of BS. I havent suffered anything physically and my ancestors havent either. Even if they have, I still wouldnt sit here and try to retalliate. Thats CROCK!!!! This is a new time and era. Im sure a lot of white people arent even sitting there thinking about how they can enslave us next. No, they are moving on with their lives because that history stuff doesnt involve them. They shouldnt get punished for what their ancestors did.

Ive also read reports and seen news broadcasted over the television talking about how caucasions have attacked minorities, hispanics included, not only blacks. The most recent one that Ive seen was when a gay hispanic man was walking arm in arm with his brother he got jumped. I forget what race jumped him. Thats besides the point though. Its highly wrong, why should be people have to endure hate crimes just because someone thinks wrong of them? Who are they to think that they are that important that they could just go on a jumpin spree and flock and attack the closest victim?

 Well i dont think you would know what o black person goes through unless you are one your whole paragraph is a stereotype us blacks finally have our freedom and were not tryna have it being expressed in thw wrong way i mean i understand but this is not really .............i cant find a word for it but this paragraph i think is not really he matter of whats goin on and yes the majority and poor ethnicity is black so i understand what your saying but the way ur expressing it is not the matter 

First off all I would like to say that I found your post to be offensive and degrading, simply because not all black people do the things you say they do cause with me having many male cousins and uncles none of them have any kind of criminal record and for you to point out only one race and very disrespectful, what about hispancs, asians, and caucasians that also commit those crimes.Actually African-Americans are improving their lifestyles how about you about the fact that we have African American senators like NYS Senator Malcom Smith, also think about how the President is African American, so for yuh to say any of the things you said was just out of line and you could have choose anoother way to say the things you said. I do not look forward to reading your next post but hope to find a way to say things better to where your not being offensive or rude.

Dear DenCarnation (Blacks Attack):

I really enjoyed reading your post on Youth Voices, because it speaks the truth. I really do agree with your post; I really do think that African American try to instill fear on Latino races. “Some African Americans that come from the ghetto decided that their lives are lived in poverty and for that sole reason they feel entitled to instill fear in other ethnicities.”I think this statement is partly true,because it doesn't really corresponds with all African Americans.

Another sentence that stood out to me was the one that said, “Hispanics, Caucasians, and Asians can act the same way African Americans act.” I agree with this statement because its true that all races have bad people that try to inflict damage on others.

Your post reminds me of something that happened to me when I was in middle school. Some people of a different ethnicity tried to instill fear in me. I wasn't scared because I’m not scared of other people. It’s something I learned from a young age.

Thank you for writing that awesome article that I really enjoyed. I'm looking forward to what you write next because you seem to write true life articles. What will bring me back to one of your articles is to see if you write about real life events.

Dear DEncarnacion,

What you wrote about is a very sensitive and controversial topic. It is really hard to deconstruct the motive behind any violent act. One truth remains: with any violence that exists, it is a result of violence that has occurred prior to it. One of the reason why people attack others is because they have been attacked themselves. Violence really does breed violence. Any ethnic group or person is capable of hurting others, irrespective of their "history" of being the perpetrator, victim, or bystander. I think what we need to focus on is how to stop it and inform people of what is going on. We also need to give people other outlets for their frustrations.

Thanks for sharing,