What are the biggest misconceptions black and white people have about each other?

[hbk4894]

Watched a video yesterday and miniminter the youtuber said Manny another youtuber said that he thought all white people showered before they go to bed so just wondering what are the biggest misconceptions that exist about the different races?

[Niamh.]

I wouldn't like to generalise a big chunk of the worlds population by the colour of their skin tbh. All white people shower before bed though, that's a funny one

[Amy Jade]

I shower before bed :worry:

[Niamh.]

I shower before bed :worry:

:laugh:

I shower in the morning

[Babayaro.]

I don't shower :worry:

[Jake.]

I wouldn't like to generalise a big chunk of the worlds population by the colour of their skin tbh. All white people shower before bed though, that's a funny one

i don't

[Niamh.]

i don't

I wasn't agreeing with it, I was just saying it was an odd stereotype :laugh:

[Denver]

I don't shower :worry:

https://media.giphy.com/media/kLLvH1EOtCwQ8/giphy.gif

[Jake.]

oh :joker: I thought you was saying that yourself

[Niamh.]

oh :joker: I thought you was saying that yourself

that's what the OP said was a stereotype for white people, I'd never heard that before :laugh:

[Niamh.]

Deleted a post in here, if you want this thread to stay open don't post offensive things

[Marsh.]

:(

[Amy Jade]

:laugh:

I shower in the morning

I do too, I shower when I get up and before bed, I only wash my hair every other day though!

[Firewire]

Deleted a post in here, if you want this thread to stay open don't post offensive things

Ban them completely

[Cherie]

Big willies

[Babayaro.]

Big willies

That is so true!

I never knew you were black?

[Marsh.]

Big willies

:joker: :joker: :joker:

[Amy Jade]

Big willies

You know this from experience, Cherie?

:fan:

[Marsh.]

Cherie slept with Kirk and his tiny penis?

[Livia]

The biggest misconception is that there is a difference between black people and white people. And this is compounded by continuing to separate black people out as different... and black people sometimes do that themselves.

[Niamh.]

The biggest misconception is that there is a difference between black people and white people. And this is compounded by continuing to separate black people out as different... and black people sometimes do that themselves.

personally I think that the biggest differences between groups of people is cultural differences and what country you're from rather than the colour of your skin

[Livia]

personally I think that the biggest differences between groups of people is cultural differences and what country you're from rather than the colour of your skin

You're right, of course.

[user104658]

personally I think that the biggest differences between groups of people is cultural differences and what country you're from rather than the colour of your skin

But then it's not even necessarily related to country... ghettoisation is a huge problem, and these areas develop their own unique cultural differences that have little or nothing at all to do with country of origin of the residents or their ancestors (or skin colour, for that matter). For example (and at the risk of stereotyping a little) you have black communities in which there might be one or two white or asian etc. kids but usually they will be accepted by that community as "belonging there, one of the community" if that's where they were born and raised. Likewise, a middle-class black family living in a predominantly "well-off-white" area will usually be easily accepted as belonging there... even by those who are generally fearful / xenophobic towards "the other" black people. In effect they'll consider them "basically white people" and skin colour is irrelevant.

In that sense I would go as far as to say that ALL racism / xenophobia and stereotyping is entirely cultural... it just seems to be about genetics because, in general, people of one culture will have (mostly) the same physical appearance.

[Niamh.]

But then it's not even necessarily related to country... ghettoisation is a huge problem, and these areas develop their own unique cultural differences that have little or nothing at all to do with country of origin of the residents or their ancestors (or skin colour, for that matter). For example (and at the risk of stereotyping a little) you have black communities in which there might be one or two white or asian etc. kids but usually they will be accepted by that community as "belonging there, one of the community" if that's where they were born and raised. Likewise, a middle-class black family living in a predominantly "well-off-white" area will usually be easily accepted as belonging there... even by those who are generally fearful / xenophobic towards "the other" black people. In effect they'll consider them "basically white people" and skin colour is irrelevant.

In that sense I would go as far as to say that ALL racism / xenophobia and stereotyping is entirely cultural... it just seems to be about genetics because, in general, people of one culture will have (mostly) the same physical appearance.

Yeah i guess you're right, I suppose I was thinking in a broader sense because for example when we were in the States just recently we met lot of black and white people there and I don't know if they all consider themselves alike but they were sure as hell more similar to each other than either of them were similar to us as white Irish people

[Cherie]

That is so true!

I never knew you were black?

:fan:

You know this from experience, Cherie?

:fan:

:fan:

Cherie slept with Kirk and his tiny penis?

:oh:

[user104658]

Yeah i guess you're right, I suppose I was thinking in a broader sense because for example when we were in the States just recently we met lot of black and white people there and I don't know if they all consider themselves alike but they were sure as hell more similar to each other than either of them were similar to us as white Irish people
You know that white Irish people are utterly unique though :hee:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I guess you would have to say what you mean by "black people"

who the actual f are they?

its such a vile generalisation that gets constantly used and means f all

[Greg!]

I guess you would have to say what you mean by "black people"

who the actual f are they?

its such a vile generalisation that gets constantly used and means f all

....people who are black

[Crimson Dynamo]

....people who are black

and who would that be then?

give me some nationalities?

[Livia]

I guess you would have to say what you mean by "black people"

who the actual f are they?

its such a vile generalisation that gets constantly used and means f all

How can it be a vile generalisation when black people use the term??

[Babayaro.]

and who would that be then?

give me some nationalities?

Ghana

[Niamh.]

You know that white Irish people are utterly unique though :hee:

This is pure true

[Cherie]

....people who are black

What about the POC though :worry:

[Cherie]

This is pure true

Pure true :clap1: not heard that in a while

[Niamh.]

Pure true :clap1: not heard that in a while

:laugh: the Cork slipping through my type

[Crimson Dynamo]

How can it be a vile generalisation when black people use the term??

i wish they would not

[Crimson Dynamo]

lumping many nationalities together as "black" comes from the slave trade


I mean look at say Jess Ennis

http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7490613.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Jessica-Ennis-with-her-parents-Alison-and-Vinny.jpg

She gets called black yet half her family are white, how does that work?

[Kizzy]

The biggest misconception is that there is a difference between black people and white people. And this is compounded by continuing to separate black people out as different... and black people sometimes do that themselves.

There are white supremacists, there will naturally also be black supremacists, neither are justified simply because the other exists.

[Cherie]

lumping many nationalities together as "black" comes from the slave trade


I mean look at say Jess Ennis

http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7490613.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Jessica-Ennis-with-her-parents-Alison-and-Vinny.jpg

She gets called black yet half her family are white, how does that work?

Her poor Mum in that pic...someone should have photoshopped her chin

[Crimson Dynamo]

Her poor Mum in that pic...someone should have photoshopped her chin

Still its a nice hat, shame they could not afford an adult one for Jess :(