http://actingwhite.blogspot.com/2008/03/acting-white-black-racism-white-racism.html
This article tells stories of racism and reverse racism. It tells how whites treated blacks and how the blacks retaliated.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Post #3
I am really bothered by the fact that Malcolm always talks about the "blue-eyed devil white man". I understand that back then the whites had treated the blacks which much disrespect. This disrespect was beyond anything I have ever heard of, and it is absolutely horrible to even think of it. Every time Malcolm says something about what whites did to blacks in the past, it makes me feel guilty that I am white. Malcolm says while lecturing," I want you, when you leave this room, to start to see all this whenever you see his devil white man. Oh, yes, he's a devil! I just want you to start watching him, in his places where he doesn't want you around; watch him reveling in his preciousness, and his exclusiveness, and his vanity, while he continues to subjugate you and me" (217). Malcolm takes a stand about these white men and think that they are all devils. I completely disagree with what he says. What he feels toward the white men is beyond hatred. I feel that every black man was against every white man. The "devil white man" has definitely acted horribly to people of different races, including blacks. But, some white men were actually good and did help the black people get away from their slave-masters. For example, during the times of slavery, some white men did help their slaves escape to the under ground railroad. This shows that some whites were sympathetic towards how blacks were treated. So when Malcolm says "the devil white man" I get so mad because not everyone feels the same way and everyone has different opinions on certain things. I know that I am speaking from a white persons point of view but if one black person did something horrible to me I wouldn't take it out on the entire race. It just seems to me that Malcolm is making the racism movement worse when at times in the 50's and 60's they were just getting better. And what also bothers me is that Malcolm openly says it to the media and public that he white man is the devil. That takes a great amount of courage because the way that the white men acted towards the blacks, I feel that Malcolm could have gotten killed for expressing his feelings.
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I find it interesting that you are bothered with Malcolm's courage to speak his mind to the media. I find it brave and is simply Malcolm's teachings. He feels as though Islam saved his life, so why not tell everyone possible? I don't like the fact he assumes all whites are the devil, but he has a good reason to say it, so if it is a part of the learning process to join the Nation of Islam I don't think he would just happen to leave out that fact when he lectures or goes on the news. Malcolm just wants to get the word out to his fellow black men and women who do not know what they are missing while abusing drugs or in a low end job working for the "devil."
xo rachellll
I strongly agree with Danielle and sorry Rachel love you but i disagree. I look back at slavery and am ashamed at the way that my race treated those of other races, especially blacks. But, that does not make all whites wrong, certainly not devils. I do not see any right in the way that Malcolm refers to all whites as devils. I don't see the way he speaks as courageous. Rather, I view it as uneducated talk. I think this relates to the phrase "practice what you preach" and this is something that Malcolm should have learned to do. He spoke so furtively against the way that his people were discriminated against. He retaliated through his own racist acts against white people. That's just the way that I see it. To me he was pretty much arguing that it is absolutely not okay for white people to treat blacks poorly, but since the blacks have already been hurt by the whites it's fine for them to return the mistreatment. How can these two wrongs ever make a right? Returning racism with more racism does not seem to make any sense to me.
Also Danielle i pretty much cannot believe that you did this to yourselfff!! i just looked at the pot you left me about my wrists and ummm 1 thing to say to you...CLUTTTZZZZ!!!
so yeah love you and i had to get my soph dance dress without you bc you did not call me and i'm assuming you cant walk around a mall anyway buuuut my dress is pretty sweet. i also havent seen you in a hundred years. sorry this is soooooo long
matriarchhhh oouuutttt!! <333
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