PitBull said:
There's nothing anti-black in the post? BS. Dude, that's pretty much all
you do around here.
This is an example of CasteFootball trolling version 2.0. Pointing out
double standards or how forced racial integration has been bad for whites
is one thing, making up scenarios to elicit anti-black comments another.
You're an adult, make your own decisions about who to buy from. You
already did before you posted.
If I were to decide who to buy from on racial grounds, it would be whites
only, certainly not asians or any other group. And I would be doing it to
support whites, not to screw over anybody else. I find it difficult to
believe that you are a racially aware asian and pro-white. That's
oxymoronic, obviously. If anybody else wants to play your game, fine.
For all the other posters who are a bit more sophisticated as to the new
breed of trolls around here, let's keep it straight. People in general are
beginning to wake up about a lot of things. I don't want this place to be
another sh*t pit like Amren, where all people do is let out venom. That
gets real old after a while.
There are several points in your post I would like to address, but I'll start with your assertion that you find it difficult to believe I am a racially-aware asian and 'pro white.'
I am certainly a racially-aware asian. I am made aware of my asian-ness on a daily basis by blacks, whites, and so on. Many times in a negative way. Have you ever tried to make a left-hand turn into traffic and were stuck behind an asian driver trying to make the same maneuver? Chances are it was me, or a member of my family. It's okay that you might have muttered "f%^king g@@k." Maybe you mutter the same kind of comment to yourself when the other driver is a black person.
I have a positive self-image regardless. So will my family. Our self-esteem isn't affected by whether or not whites or blacks or Mexicans like us.
I am not pro white. As an Asian-American, I hear all the Chinese jokes from white people, and have heard them my whole life. I heard them from blacks, too.
I harbor no illusions. I know that white people as a group have no love lost for China or the Chinese. I don't talk about whites and asians as "us" and "we."
But on the whole, despite the hate and negativity I've gotten from some whites, I know my chances in dealing with whites in what is still [for now] a white-majority country are more positive than in dealing with blacks.
I know that white people are racist. Chances are if you post on this website you are a racist too. It's okay if you like white people best. I expect you to.
I like asian people best. I'm supposed to.
The thing is, I know white people are racist, but they'll for the most part treat me fairly anyway.
The white waitress who hates ch&&ks will still serve me.
I know for the most part blacks are racist, and won't treat me fairly.
But not all. Hence the "hypothetical question." It's presumptuous of you to assume I'm a "troll" based on your experiences on this website. Maybe you've seen all manner of posters prior to my arrival. I don't know them, and I'm not them. I don't blame you for your presumptuousness, then.
I reiterate that my post was not meant to be "anti-black," nor was it made up to elicit anti-black responses. It was an honest question asking people about their experiences in dealing with black people in a business setting.
I could tell you stories about how Japanese people aren't nice to other asians, but I'm sure you don't want to hear them, or have heard them before, or don't care. It's okay.
I had not made my decision before I typed the question. In fact I called the man today. Unfortunately he already sold the car.
The lesson I learned from this is to not dilly-dally.
I could waste your time telling you about how you're all wrong in your judgment of me, but it looks like you've made up your mind.
I look at all the other posts in this forum and don't see how mine is so much more offensive or hate-provoking than any other.
But I digress. This is your board, not mine. I do post on other message boards (asian ones) and have told the members there about how good this site is. I maintain that it is a good message board, despite the fact that it seems I've worn out my welcome (if I ever was welcome), especially if all I do is "BS" here.
To Mr. Wassall, I wish you good luck in your quest to make the sports world a level playing field.
One more time, finally, my post was not meant to be anti-black. It was a legitimate question.
But if that's how you see it, well, you're the boss of the site.