White people have many tactics to try and DERAIL an argument about race. Here are 20 ways most white people argue when it comes to matters of race.
1. GET THEM ANGRY - The trick they do is to NEVER take what we say seriously. Instead they’ll belittle it. So when you or I talk about racism, they’ll tell you that you see racism everywhere, that you are imagining it, then if you get angry they can say that it is pointless to continue. They WIN and never had to address the substance of your argument.
2. DEMAND FACTS AND FIGURES – Give me studies and surveys that back up what we say. They’ll try and make you prove it beyond a reasonable doubt with facts and figures and then find holes in whatever facts you present. They need evidence !! They need proof !!
3. ENGLISH AND GRAMMAR - If your english and grammar is bad, THEY'LL JUMP ON THAT !! If your english and grammar is good, THEY'LL JUMP ON THAT !! And tell you that you probably have a good education, so what you complaining about ?
4. ANYTHING BUT RACE – They’ll tell you that racism is over. There must be some logical explanation that has nothing to do with race.
5. BLAME SHIFTING ARGUMENT – This is biggie that whites like. They try saying that blacks like to use the *Race Card* or *Blaming whitey*, but blacks are to blame for their own mess. Racism is so 1968.
6. AD HOMINEM ARGUMENT – They’ll question our intelligence, character, age or motives.
7. WHITES ARE INDIVIDUALS – So you cannot make general statements about whites. Besides, that would be racist.
8. BLACKS ARE RACIST TOO - But we do not like to admit it. They’ll try and find a case where a black person did something just as bad as what you are pointing out.
9. *YOU ARE THE RACIST ONE* ARGUMENT – They’ll try and turn the tables.
10. THE ARAB SLAVE TRADER ARGUMENT – They'll try and say that whites are not as evil as black people like to think. For example, it was not just white people who traded slaves: Arabs did it too !!
11. THE *BUT THAT HAPPENED TO ME TOO* ARGUMENT – Whatever blacks complain about, they'll try to find a case where a white person – them, a friend, someone in the news - experienced the same thing.
12. BLACK PEOPLE ARE GHETTO – Why ? Because we are and it needs pointing out. No wonder no one gets along with them !! They'll say.
13. STRAW MAN ARGUMENT – They'll try and argue against from some stock position that is kind of like the post. That way they can copy their comments from another blog. Or from Ann Coulter or from someone else who shares their world view.
14. COLOUR BLIND ARGUMENT – If we just stopped seeing race and talking about it so much then racism would go away !!
15. QUOTE CRIME STATS – They'll do this out of the blue, if necessary. They'll quote rates of imprisonment anything, the Channon Christian murders is a good one they like.
16. WHITE INVENTOR ARGUMENT – They'll try and make out that whites invented everything so shut up already.
17. MAKE IT ABOUT THE PAST - They'll point out that their family never owned slavees and then say when are we going to stop living in the past ?
18. *GO BACK TO AFRICA* ARGUMENT – if it is so bad here, then go back to Africa already.
19. BOOTSTRAP ARGUMENT – They'll try and make out that they made it on my own without help from anyone. It is here they will talk about their grand father or great granfather who was an immigrant but worked his way up and then they will say, blacks expect something for nothing!
20. *SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE BLACK* – Even if they don't have one, they'll lie and say they do and they'll say this and use it to convince you that there is no way they are racist.
This is pretty much what white people will come at you with so be prepared.
1. GET THEM ANGRY - The trick they do is to NEVER take what we say seriously. Instead they’ll belittle it. So when you or I talk about racism, they’ll tell you that you see racism everywhere, that you are imagining it, then if you get angry they can say that it is pointless to continue. They WIN and never had to address the substance of your argument.
2. DEMAND FACTS AND FIGURES – Give me studies and surveys that back up what we say. They’ll try and make you prove it beyond a reasonable doubt with facts and figures and then find holes in whatever facts you present. They need evidence !! They need proof !!
3. ENGLISH AND GRAMMAR - If your english and grammar is bad, THEY'LL JUMP ON THAT !! If your english and grammar is good, THEY'LL JUMP ON THAT !! And tell you that you probably have a good education, so what you complaining about ?
4. ANYTHING BUT RACE – They’ll tell you that racism is over. There must be some logical explanation that has nothing to do with race.
5. BLAME SHIFTING ARGUMENT – This is biggie that whites like. They try saying that blacks like to use the *Race Card* or *Blaming whitey*, but blacks are to blame for their own mess. Racism is so 1968.
6. AD HOMINEM ARGUMENT – They’ll question our intelligence, character, age or motives.
7. WHITES ARE INDIVIDUALS – So you cannot make general statements about whites. Besides, that would be racist.
8. BLACKS ARE RACIST TOO - But we do not like to admit it. They’ll try and find a case where a black person did something just as bad as what you are pointing out.
9. *YOU ARE THE RACIST ONE* ARGUMENT – They’ll try and turn the tables.
10. THE ARAB SLAVE TRADER ARGUMENT – They'll try and say that whites are not as evil as black people like to think. For example, it was not just white people who traded slaves: Arabs did it too !!
11. THE *BUT THAT HAPPENED TO ME TOO* ARGUMENT – Whatever blacks complain about, they'll try to find a case where a white person – them, a friend, someone in the news - experienced the same thing.
12. BLACK PEOPLE ARE GHETTO – Why ? Because we are and it needs pointing out. No wonder no one gets along with them !! They'll say.
13. STRAW MAN ARGUMENT – They'll try and argue against from some stock position that is kind of like the post. That way they can copy their comments from another blog. Or from Ann Coulter or from someone else who shares their world view.
14. COLOUR BLIND ARGUMENT – If we just stopped seeing race and talking about it so much then racism would go away !!
15. QUOTE CRIME STATS – They'll do this out of the blue, if necessary. They'll quote rates of imprisonment anything, the Channon Christian murders is a good one they like.
16. WHITE INVENTOR ARGUMENT – They'll try and make out that whites invented everything so shut up already.
17. MAKE IT ABOUT THE PAST - They'll point out that their family never owned slavees and then say when are we going to stop living in the past ?
18. *GO BACK TO AFRICA* ARGUMENT – if it is so bad here, then go back to Africa already.
19. BOOTSTRAP ARGUMENT – They'll try and make out that they made it on my own without help from anyone. It is here they will talk about their grand father or great granfather who was an immigrant but worked his way up and then they will say, blacks expect something for nothing!
20. *SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE BLACK* – Even if they don't have one, they'll lie and say they do and they'll say this and use it to convince you that there is no way they are racist.
This is pretty much what white people will come at you with so be prepared.
