Ya know, I really didn't watch the video or read the report closely. I didn't get who said shine and in what context. I can't comment on how common it is for black guys to use that phrase when --white, I guess-- people keep their legs sticking out in the bus or subway aisles. Personally, I tend to get clumsy when people don't think they need to acknowledge that I need space to pass. But, again, I know for a fact that black people attack black people more than any other group --same for whites, Puerto Ricans, Nigerians, Russians, etc., etc. I remember a while back there was an aspiring rapper/writer named Sister Souljah who lamented the fact that black people committed crimes against black people. She was attacked, naturally, for saying that they should attack others --yeah, specifically white.
Anyway, reversing the situation is an interesting thought. I'm sure that a young white guy beating up an elderly black guy would elicit sympathy from most people. Actually, that was one of the reasons for the success of the "civil rights". However, that wasn't a "racial" reaction; that was a human reaction. The introduction of the "race" element at all in this story is probably generated by the commenters who see it in racial terms. I.e., the success of an old white guy (or Chinese lady) over some black person. I may be wrong, but I don't recall ever seeing an example of a black guy beating up a white guy that was cheered (for racial reasons
. Well, that's a lie; I remember Sweet Sweetback.
But, I'm talking about "here." Yet, I should probably read the youtube comments. The longer I've been on the internet, the more I've come to see that it is probably the least representative medium. There is universal freedom of speech; however, access is not universal. Those who have access belong to the same general "class" (which is affluent enough to use the internet). Of that class, those with the loudest voices can seem to represent the largest number of people or even the majority viewpoint. Just from the perspective of martial arts, cma in particular, we know that is not true. There are very few gems and much dreck. The connection is that it is primarily those people who feel insignificant, inferior or oppressed who will rant about racism. However, if 90% of those who commented on this incident said that they were glad to see the (a) black guy get his (a) comeuppance, that wouldn't mean that most people felt that way or had the same issues. And, btw, it's not necessary to defend or explain comments. Imo, it's natural to cheer an old guy beating a younger guy; it's what everybody does tcc for, right? It's like the old legends. We love to see that.
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