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Originally Posted by HyperHulk  NJQT--it'd be great if you didn't presume that I wasn't an idiot. I'm trying to get to a deeper understanding of something that seems primal--this deep hatred of the one person I can imagine who has achieved this level of prominence who should defy all conventional racist beliefs and stereotypes.
I'm African-American, I grew up in the US my whole life except for the last couple of years and I have more formal education than 99.9% of the population. And yes, I'm struggling to understand something that seems inexplicable but is very real.
Hate doesn't exist in a vacuum. When you hate something, you have reasons. I'm trying to learn what those specific reasons are. Maybe I won't get anyone who can articulate their hatred beyond, he's Black and that's enough. I'm hoping someone can. |
the hatred against people of different backgrounds seems mostly rooted in ignorance. you believe the worst of that group because that's usually what the media will portray. plus some of it is nurture. i knew kids in high-school that were racist simply because their parents were.