(March 7, 2012 at 1:18 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote: #4: Niggas. OK WAIT, DON'T LET THE HATE TRAIN ENTER THE STATION YET, hang on, lemme explain. I DO NOT hate black people. I hate niggas. There is a difference. Black people are just that. They're people. No different from you and me. A "nigga" is a very clear and concise definition of a stereotype that gets filled by said people. These individuals are people who refuse to let go of the past. They're angry about the injustices done to their ancestors. It's a terrible thing, slavery; it was horrible. But the thing is, we aren't hiding that fact. We openly admit what we did. We lay the facts of slavery bare for any and all to read and listen to, so that they might know of the crime of our past. The clearest way to apologize to someone is to NOT HIDE IT, to come out and admit it and to demonize those past actions, and that is what we do. We make NO effort to hide what has happened in the past, we demonize what happened and we uphold it as a lesson of what NOT to do. Niggas, however, aren't satisfied with this most absolute of apologies. They want to guilt trip us, they want to be the victims, they revel in believing that they're being oppressed and prejudiced against because it gives them an excuse to not do a single fucking worthwhile thing with their lives, because they can lay the blame for this squarely at the feet of their "oppressors." Not all black people are like this. Actually, to be honest, only a fraction of them are. But the ones that do are holding their entire culture back. And frankly, I'm sick of them, I'm sick of their whiny bullshit, and they need to grow the fuck up.
I have never known anyone like this. I have been around plenty of people of all races who are ignorant and behave in immature and aggravating ways. I have been around people of all races that blame their problems on other people. But I have never been around a black person who has ever expressed anything remotely close to what you are describing. And the thing is, I have heard plenty of white people express the same gripe that you have. Most of them start out just like you, and they say "I'm not racist, BUT..." and then they say racist stuff.
I ride the bus to work and school almost every day. I am white, and generally there are more black people on the bus. On occasion, some of the people on the bus will be loud or annoying, and they dress in certain ways and speak in certain ways and I am quite sure that these folks would fall into the category you are aiming for here. But they are usually on their way to work or school themselves, and I have never ever heard anybody on the bus say something like, "Yeah, I'm on my way to work at McDonalds. It's a terrible job, lots of work and for almost no money. I just wish whitey would give me my forty acres and a mule already."
I think this is some kind of fantasy people have. Surely if there were black people who really did walk around, saying "I blame all of my problems on white people. I do not accept your apology for slavery and I will not do anything until you give me something," it must be such a miniscule number that to hate them would be an incredible waste of effort. What you are describing has nothing to do with race. Some black folks may blame institutional racism - which is a real thing, by the way - for the problems in their lives. I also know white people who blame the rich, and white people who blame the poor, and white people who blame unions, and white people who blame immigrants, and white people who blame liberals, and white people who blame affirmative action. I could go on and on. When you use the word "nigga" you are bringing a racist element into it. The whole "nigga is not the same as nigger" does not fly, because let's be honest...you aren't really using a different word. I've heard it plenty of times in my life, and I am fully aware of the rationalizations used, and they are all tired. It's the same idea, and the same intent. Just say you hate it when people are lazy and blame their shitty life on other people. Problem solved.
