Is it normal that i get constant racist attitude from black people?
I'm a white guy, I was born and raised in Australia. I learned about the Civil Rights movement in the U.S when I was in High School and I think Martin Luther King is one of the greatest and most important figures in U.S history. The Bill Of Rights and the whole thing about "freedom and liberty for all" is part of why I moved here in the first place.
I've travelled extensively in my time and I've had the opportunity to cultivate friendships with people of all different cultures from all over the world. I judge a person by their behaviour and attitude and nothing more.
But I've made an observation that worries me: I've lived in the U.S for over ten years. And I've NEVER encountered a group of people more openly racist than SOME of the black people in this country. I work in public service, providing internet access to poor folk. Bridging the digital divide. And I'm treated horribly, on a daily basis, by black people who hate me JUST BECAUSE I'M WHITE! Is that not racism? Seems like it is to me.
And it isn't ALL black people. Such a statement would be ignorant and inherently racist in itself. But it happens often enough that I've noticed it.
Anyone else?