I had this thought about race before.. listen

[Ouch]

So you’re a new kid in high school... and if you were in a mixed race Hs you’d be able to relate. If not, let me relate it to you.

You’re white, table full of Asians, another table blacks another Hispanic.... where you going to sit?

You’re gonna sit with people who look like you.

And that is inherently human nature and it’ll never change until we’ve all fucked each other so much you can’t tell skin color. And then even after we’re all the same color we’ll find a reason to divide each other. It’s sad but true, it’s an inherent human trait, that’ll never go away.

[Geno]

Your wrong...
Now think about that for a second

[Ouch]

I know I’m right... there’s no doubt about it... it’s human nature 99% of the time, you get in where you fit in and being a new student at a school is a good reference.. but even if ya white... and it’s and all white school

You’re wearing like a Metallica t shirt... you going to sit with the dudes wearing Jordan’s and a Letterman’s jacket... nah ya gonna sit where you feel you might fit in and that’s the same with race

[UPN Zuch]

Remarkable.

[fraze]

Originally Posted by Ouch

I know I’m right... there’s no doubt about it... it’s human nature 99% of the time, you get in where you fit in and being a new student at a school is a good reference.. but even if ya white... and it’s and all white school

You’re wearing like a Metallica t shirt... you going to sit with the dudes wearing Jordan’s and a Letterman’s jacket... nah ya gonna sit where you feel you might fit in and that’s the same with race

You're right about an aspect of this, which is the in group/out group dynamics that are inherent to human societies because we are tribal. Its the same reason you feel more affinity towards your family than strangers.

But there are millions of different things you can base in group/out group on. Just like you alluded to in your example with Metallica vs Lettermans.

The real question is, why do you think the people like you are the ones with similar skin color? You're pretty much ignoring the fact that race is a core concept in American society. The differences between black and white and other have been reinforced on a daily basis. By the time you get to high school, sure you might get initial sorting based on skin color because that's what we learn growing up.

But people a lot of people end up resorting once they find more substantial similarities. The Metallica table doesn't care if you're black, they just care if you rock. And the jocks in Lettermans don't care if you're white if you can ball.

[Amen]

Originally Posted by fraze

You're right about an aspect of this, which is the in group/out group dynamics that are inherent to human societies because we are tribal. Its the same reason you feel more affinity towards your family than strangers.

But there are millions of different things you can base in group/out group on. Just like you alluded to in your example with Metallica vs Lettermans.

The real question is, why do you think the people like you are the ones with similar skin color? You're pretty much ignoring the fact that race is a core concept in American society. The differences between black and white and other have been reinforced on a daily basis. By the time you get to high school, sure you might get initial sorting based on skin color because that's what we learn growing up.

But people a lot of people end up resorting once they find more substantial similarities. The Metallica table doesn't care if you're black, they just care if you rock. And the jocks in Lettermans don't care if you're white if you can ball.

Agreed. He’s ignorant there for his logic on the subject is pretty ignorant as well.