White People Cannot Compliment Minority People Without Being Racist Today

[ptbw forever]

https://www.quora.com/Is-it-racist-to-compliment-a-race

So why bother?

In some groups there is absolutely nothing a white person can say that is not to be interpreted in the way the white person likely meant it. No, the only thing important is how a minority might take offense because of history, presumption, whatever.

Ten Things White People Need To Quit Saying | HuffPost

1. Do not use the word “exotic” to refer to humans who do not look like you. We are not fruit, and it is not a compliment. The longer you insist on assuring us that it is a compliment, the stupider you look. Just give it up.
   
2. Do not use the word “ethnic” as though it were a distinct race or nationality.
   
3. Do not ask people where they are from more than once. Trust them the first time. No need for “Where are you really from?” or “Where are your parents from?”
   
4. Avoid statements like, “Wouldn’t it be great to live during [insert any era during which the person you’re talking to couldn’t vote or own property]?”
   
5. Resist the urge to ever say, “I have a lot of [fill in the blank with the racial, religious or ethnic group with which you are least familiar] friends.”
   
6. Remember that reverse racism isn’t a thing. Racism is about the abuse of power and privilege. If your race denies you power and privilege, then you can’t be racist. Certainly, you can still be an asshole. Just not a racist.

Lol, what gives these fools the right to tell anyone what kind of language they can use? Lol, people say what you want, its a free country. If some stupid ass hole wants to take a compliment as an insult because of whatever, that is THEIR PROBLEM.

At least some white people are waking up to the con.

Why not 'well-spoken?'

We've now reached the point where people who are not of color can no longer use complimentary language when referring to black Americans. It took me aback to read her relate overhearing a manager where she works describing a job candidate (racial identity unknown) as "smart," "experienced," and "well-spoken." She goes on to say that "Instantly, I knew that this candidate is African-American."

She writes that "in all my many years of living in Baltimore and working for global corporations, I have never heard the term 'well-spoken' used to describe a person of any other ethnicity. 'Well-spoken' is code for black in America." All I can say is Ms. Murphy must have lived a very cloistered life. I have worked throughout the United States my entire life in organizations of all ethnicities, and have used terms such as "articulate" and "well-spoken" frequently and have heard many others do so.

Those compliments were used regardless of the ethnicity of the object of our discussions. They were well-intended and meant to convey a positive perception and observation, regardless of color. They are universal. While she may be correct in the context of a Baltimore-centered environment, she is assuredly wrong in a national or global context.​

Oh wow, a white guy that is getting all uppity and talking back to a journalist trying to assplain to himn why he needs to permission to use English the way he wants to.

But of course, even FOX News abandons these fights, many of their own journalists declaring that there is no justification for a white person ever calling a black person 'articulate'. lol

Even whites that think minorities are in general better at some things than whites as a group, they are be3ing racist.
Whites See Blacks as Superhuman


https://www.theroot.com/trump-just-gave-the-most-racist-compliment-to-a-hispani-1828491250

Your 'thing' for Asian girls is not a compliment

So i say whatever I want as long as it is sincere, not insulting and exactly what I mean.

I am fortunate enough to work with some great people of all ethnicities and colors at work, but maybe I am just lucky.

Carry on being a dickhead then, Nobody cares sbout a tone deaf buffoon like yourself.

Funny how the supposed genius left is too stupid to actually have a real discussion about race and their theory of “white privilege”.

Carry on being a dumbass child.

When you post up shit like the OP there is no discussion to be had. Certainly not with racist trash like yourself.

Just because a right winger challenges and debunks dogma from the modern left that doesn’t make what they say “shit”.

 

[theHawk]

Left wingers are incapable of saying anything nice about white people.

 

[fncceo]

So, it's no longer cool to refer to someone as 'a credit to his race'?

 

[JimBowie1958]

...but then again, you;re a racist if you never say anything good about minorities either, lol.

 

[harmonica]

....it is very telling that a news site/MSM site/etc does not even know the definition of a word..they ARE an enemy of the people-this proves it!!
...they make themselves to be:
idiots
the REAL racists
jokes
morons
etc

#6 :
rac·ist
ˈrāsəst/
noun

1. 1.
   a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
   "the comments have led to her being called a racist"
   synonyms: racial bigot, racialist, xenophobe, chauvinist, supremacist More
   

adjective

1. 1.
   showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another.

 

[harmonica]

....so people ask where people are from, and don't believe those people????!!!!????
what kind of dumbshit is this ??
..I've posted Huff crap before..they are definitely racist/anti-white

 

[harmonica]

Hitler and Mussolini would be proud of today's republican party.

no--that's the leftists/blacks/Dems
I've linked it many times on USMB

 

[harmonica]

you can't even say ''blackhole'' regarding space terms
or '''fried chicken'''
DUMBASS

 

[Toro]

Most of my employees are minorities. I tell them they're doing a good job. Not once have I been reported to HR.

How can this be?

I was sure the title of this thread was totally correct.

 

[depotoo]

Hitler and Mussolini would be proud of today's republican party.

He's clean, articulate...that's storybook, man!

Biden at his racist best.

 

[skookerasbil]

Heres what most progressives dont get at all.....

Most whites hate this bs of having to measure what you say when speaking about or to a minority. Progressives think most whites embrace this elite/media driven PCness.....they think most whites embrace it. Not even close. Why do you think progressives get shocked with election results to the point of obsession? They are duped by the elitist mentality that doesnt reflect of the average white voter....lol.....as if most whites love the idea of abolishing ICE.....or embracing the "white privilege" mantra. Quite the extreme opposite....most whites, and especially white men view that shit with extreme prejudice. Calling them racist because of it gets them to voting booths because the sentiment is, "Fuck....my country is going away!"

The multiculturalism assholes among us get stupified....tough shit.....that's the way it is. Citing these white people as racist makes non-political people political! Its fucking great!!

 

[Political Junky]

Hitler and Mussolini would be proud of today's republican party.

no--that's the leftists/blacks/Dems
I've linked it many times on USMB

Stay stupid.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Most of my employees are minorities. I tell them they're doing a good job. Not once have I been reported to HR.

How can this be?

I was sure the title of this thread was totally correct.

Well apparently you dont have racist snowflakes working for you that are looking for any excuse to cry racism.

Good luck to you.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Hitler and Mussolini would be proud of today's republican party.

no--that's the leftists/blacks/Dems
I've linked it many times on USMB

Stay stupid.

....because you like company?

 

[BookShaka]

I do hope this article was marked “Opinion.” What a crock of shit. There the left goes again trying to police speech! I’ll say whatever I want whenever I want however I want and to whomever I want. Get it? Got it? Gooooooooood!

 

[BookShaka]

https://www.quora.com/Is-it-racist-to-compliment-a-race

So why bother?

In some groups there is absolutely nothing a white person can say that is not to be interpreted in the way the white person likely meant it. No, the only thing important is how a minority might take offense because of history, presumption, whatever.

Ten Things White People Need To Quit Saying | HuffPost

1. Do not use the word “exotic” to refer to humans who do not look like you. We are not fruit, and it is not a compliment. The longer you insist on assuring us that it is a compliment, the stupider you look. Just give it up.
   
2. Do not use the word “ethnic” as though it were a distinct race or nationality.
   
3. Do not ask people where they are from more than once. Trust them the first time. No need for “Where are you really from?” or “Where are your parents from?”
   
4. Avoid statements like, “Wouldn’t it be great to live during [insert any era during which the person you’re talking to couldn’t vote or own property]?”
   
5. Resist the urge to ever say, “I have a lot of [fill in the blank with the racial, religious or ethnic group with which you are least familiar] friends.”
   
6. Remember that reverse racism isn’t a thing. Racism is about the abuse of power and privilege. If your race denies you power and privilege, then you can’t be racist. Certainly, you can still be an asshole. Just not a racist.

Lol, what gives these fools the right to tell anyone what kind of language they can use? Lol, people say what you want, its a free country. If some stupid ass hole wants to take a compliment as an insult because of whatever, that is THEIR PROBLEM.

At least some white people are waking up to the con.

Why not 'well-spoken?'

We've now reached the point where people who are not of color can no longer use complimentary language when referring to black Americans. It took me aback to read her relate overhearing a manager where she works describing a job candidate (racial identity unknown) as "smart," "experienced," and "well-spoken." She goes on to say that "Instantly, I knew that this candidate is African-American."

She writes that "in all my many years of living in Baltimore and working for global corporations, I have never heard the term 'well-spoken' used to describe a person of any other ethnicity. 'Well-spoken' is code for black in America." All I can say is Ms. Murphy must have lived a very cloistered life. I have worked throughout the United States my entire life in organizations of all ethnicities, and have used terms such as "articulate" and "well-spoken" frequently and have heard many others do so.

Those compliments were used regardless of the ethnicity of the object of our discussions. They were well-intended and meant to convey a positive perception and observation, regardless of color. They are universal. While she may be correct in the context of a Baltimore-centered environment, she is assuredly wrong in a national or global context.​

Oh wow, a white guy that is getting all uppity and talking back to a journalist trying to assplain to himn why he needs to permission to use English the way he wants to.

But of course, even FOX News abandons these fights, many of their own journalists declaring that there is no justification for a white person ever calling a black person 'articulate'. lol

Even whites that think minorities are in general better at some things than whites as a group, they are be3ing racist.
Whites See Blacks as Superhuman


https://www.theroot.com/trump-just-gave-the-most-racist-compliment-to-a-hispani-1828491250

Your 'thing' for Asian girls is not a compliment

So i say whatever I want as long as it is sincere, not insulting and exactly what I mean.

I am fortunate enough to work with some great people of all ethnicities and colors at work, but maybe I am just lucky.

Carry on being a dickhead then, Nobody cares sbout a tone deaf buffoon like yourself.

Funny how the supposed genius left is too stupid to actually have a real discussion about race and their theory of “white privilege”.

Carry on being a dumbass child.

When you post up shit like the OP there is no discussion to be had. Certainly not with racist trash like yourself.

Why don’t you take it up with the Huffington Post? They published the article and this is a forum where we share links. Don’t like it don’t read it. No one is forcing you to participate.

 

[BookShaka]

Left wingers are incapable of saying anything nice about white people.

Because doing so is somehow racist as dictated by their warped ways of thinking.

 

[BookShaka]

It’s insane to me that REgressives somehow don’t think that treating minorities as poor helpless victims isn’t racist. We must treat them like the breakable souls they are and anyone who doesn’t see them as weaklings is racist!

 

[Lysistrata]

The problem stems from generalizations about a particular group of people, using such terms as "you people" or "your people." It's this patronizing stupidity. Women get it, too. Should I compliment a white male on the ground that he did not vote for trump? I like it when "you people" stand up as Americans for American values.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

I know. I once said " wowza that ones gonna be a big buck when he grows up". It was taken with offence.

I think it was because "bucks" was initially a slang for money since deer skins were often used as an exchange of currency.

However the habit of calling men "bucks" came about as a slang attributed to slaves -- in order to dehumanize them by claiming they were beasts that needed to be tamed, un-intelligent and that they were after your white women -- so the act of buck breaking was common


So I can see why some black people may not want to be called that, may not make you racist if you don't understand the etymology -- but you can't fault a person who does know the history behind it.