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Old June 5th, 2006, 10:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Superstar Mariah Carey battles against racism wherever she travels, because people forget she is mixed race.

The singer was born to an Irish-American mother and an African-American father.

She says, "I'm in a room a lot of times with only white people, and they forget and say things that are offensive - and I have to put them in check. And I'm sitting there and I'm thinking I'm either going to have to leave or I'm going to have to talk about it.

"After travelling the world, I think racism, or ignorance, is everywhere. It's in the US, Italy, France. Even in certain Latin American countries, where it's a very mixed society."
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Old June 5th, 2006, 10:38 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I know how she feels. I have been called nigger to my face several times and although I can handle my own physically and verbally it still manages to hurt everytime. That word is powerful.
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Old June 5th, 2006, 10:53 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I understand however, she says racism is everywhere and then says it white people. A racist comment in itself. Yes it white people but its other races too. She's still centering out one race - why is this somehow acceptable?
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Old June 5th, 2006, 10:54 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I know how she feels. I have been called nigger to my face several times and although I can handle my own physically and verbally it still manages to hurt everytime. That word is powerful.
I really hate that the rappers use it. I don't normally listen to rap music but when I hear it in passing, it just makes me sick.
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I think the word can be used in a good way, by the right people and in certain situations. Unfortunately it's really overused.
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I think the word can be used in a good way, by the right people and in certain situations. Unfortunately it's really overused.
How? Please explain that to me because that word is always offensive to me, as offensive as all the other racial nicknames bandied about. It speaks of a time when it was business as usual to denigrate someone merely because of the color of their skin.
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I understand however, she says racism is everywhere and then says it white people. A racist comment in itself. Yes it white people but its other races too. She's still centering out one race - why is this somehow acceptable?
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How? Please explain that to me because that word is always offensive to me, as offensive as all the other racial nicknames bandied about. It speaks of a time when it was business as usual to denigrate someone merely because of the color of their skin.
If my African American friends are making fun of themselves, they use the word, and it is very okay in those situations. Or when they are telling stories of what happened at a club or something. I don't think it's okay to use the word towards a female, I also think it can be used among black males. That's MY thought.
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i didn't know mariah carey WAS a race. i thought she was an alien being this whole time!! i mean, just look at the shape of her head... o.O
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But she won't be called a racist. Sick of it. This world is so multicultural yet it's always a white world when we refer to racism as if no other race utters a racist word. As a human race we should tolerate each other. How can we end racism with people like Mariah spewing racist crap? Did she not watch 'Crash'.
Its a Mariah Carey attention grabber - I now hate her, she is now up there with the hatred I reserve for Britney, Jessica, Paris.
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yeah...but my suggestion would be: don't hate. it's just wasted energy. time is better served in trying to understand the reason for her full-of-crapness and bringing understanding. if not to her, then amongst ourselves...besides, we will never fully understand what her experience is/has been. sadly, maybe she's felt the racism more from white america than from other groups, we'll just never know...and maybe that's why she says what she does.....although she does point out the other places she's seen racism alive and well...we'll never know.
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I understand however, she says racism is everywhere and then says it white people. A racist comment in itself. Yes it white people but its other races too. She's still centering out one race - why is this somehow acceptable?
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OMG the world has probably tilted off of it's axis because I'm about to defend Mimi. She does say that even Latin countries show racism. It doesn't appear that she's singling out white people.


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Old June 5th, 2006, 06:18 PM   #12 (permalink)
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[quote=Bellatheball] It doesn't appear that she's singling out white people.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one to think that!!...I bet some of our guilty consciences were triggered when reading Mimi's statement.......
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"Victim?"

Oh yeah....is this like when she was "almost homeless" because the refurbishing on her apartment was taking too long???

Or like when she was "practically a prisoner" of her husband???

Biatch. Haul out your victim gear when you want more attention. Crazy ass ho.
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how about not using the "nigger" word at all..it just sounds stupid, and ignorant. I don't think I've ever heard someone with more than 3 teeth ever use that.
Disgusting word.
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I don't think I've ever heard someone with more than 3 teeth ever use that.
Disgusting word.
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