…and I would never support Clarence Thomas or Condolizza Rice if they would have ran for that matter. It’s mostly rooting for the historically disadvantaged
How can you even seriously ask this question given our history?
Maybe, if White people weren’t such a$$h*les to people of color from the start, we wouldn’t feel the need to cheer people on because they share the same skin color
I understand why disenfranchised American “minorities” root for people who look like them and other minorities but why don’t overly-privileged White Americans root for the underdog? Because they are greedy and self-centered narcissists who have internalized racism
But we’ve internalized racism too but it’s had the opposite effect. More often than not, we tend to root for the “white guy” or the “white girl”. It happens subconsciously mostly. We have, almost, a knee-jerk desire to see the White person do well and “win”. Doesn’t matter how many times or how harshly White people have screwed us over, we just can’t seem to dislike them fully
I see this fascination with White people too often in the Black community to fully agree with Skip Bayless. Let’s be honest… White people are unashamedly and unnaturally biased toward themselves and history has show that their bias is often dangerous
I think rooting for people of your own race is a natural response, especially considering the long history of discrimination among people of color.
It’s nothing wrong with being proud of your own people. But I agree I can totally see where this may cause concern, especially when there’s black-white dynamic. I think it depends on the intention.
…and I would never support Clarence Thomas or Condolizza Rice if they would have ran for that matter. It’s mostly rooting for the historically disadvantaged
How can you even seriously ask this question given our history?
Maybe, if White people weren’t such a$$h*les to people of color from the start, we wouldn’t feel the need to cheer people on because they share the same skin color
I understand why disenfranchised American “minorities” root for people who look like them and other minorities but why don’t overly-privileged White Americans root for the underdog? Because they are greedy and self-centered narcissists who have internalized racism
But we’ve internalized racism too but it’s had the opposite effect. More often than not, we tend to root for the “white guy” or the “white girl”. It happens subconsciously mostly. We have, almost, a knee-jerk desire to see the White person do well and “win”. Doesn’t matter how many times or how harshly White people have screwed us over, we just can’t seem to dislike them fully
I see this fascination with White people too often in the Black community to fully agree with Skip Bayless. Let’s be honest… White people are unashamedly and unnaturally biased toward themselves and history has show that their bias is often dangerous
I think rooting for people of your own race is a natural response, especially considering the long history of discrimination among people of color.
It’s nothing wrong with being proud of your own people. But I agree I can totally see where this may cause concern, especially when there’s black-white dynamic. I think it depends on the intention.