Oh please, segregation is not inequality, no one was prevented from enjoying prom night. Stop bitching about inequality... it was never been, now if you mean 'with the the whites' then now it is.
Gosh, anything not 'with the whites' is considered negative, you insecure people!
I read an article about a segregated prom in MS, where the black kids & parents were outraged; as they should have been. But here's the thing; the article made it seem as though ONLY the black kids were outraged, & the white kids were ok with it. I know plenty of whites who would NEVER go for that! All white people were not cool with this, and all black people were not outraged. I know some black girls who would welcome a segregated prom to ensure that the black guys don't bring a white girl.
i grew up thinkin americans were so great black and white, but now im older i just see uglyness ignorance and stupidity.....its like a child finding out there is no santa clause...u people make me sick...
Perhaps this is happening because the all mighty american "individualism" - which means freedom to be also proudly stupid, ignorant and hatemonger.
There is a certain kind of America. A White Conservative Rural Christian America totally afraid of especially black man and his black dick. Was it coincidence that NSDAP in Germany got strongest support from rural conservative protestant Prussia and weakest from industrial plural cities like Hamburg?
likewise (see below) the predominant narrative of the white prom takes its cues from the western european theme of the knight who arrives on his steed ( 65 mustang) to pick up his princess in white, to go to a prom where the point is not so much booty-shaking abandon(which i'm sure they do elsewhere) but to celebrate a medieval fantasy of courtiers and maidens, a mayfest of garlanded youth...
the reason blacks in the south want to have their own prom too is because they don't want to be bored w/ white music and white manners/mannerisms--a black prom, if you've watched the videos of them, takes it's cues from the excitement of black churches, the energy of african tribal dance, and a freedom to express unfettered blackness, celebrating it w/ other blacks--language, manners, music dress, accepted norms--these segretated proms are CULTURALLY segregated, not racially segregated
I am so Glad that I'm a Northern Black Because I thought that segregation up here was bad until I saw this. I mean I seen segregation before but not like this I mean come on now even in the North with mixed schools most kid's of different races will dance with their own race. It's to bad that they didn't learn that from us.
is this a joke? how could this be happening in the US of A, they should sort their own equality issues before 'liberating' the world. I didnt know this kind of open racism existed except in the most backward places on earth. im speechless.........
Yeah it's pretty disappointing that folks still hold onto these age-old hatreds & then force them onto their kids. Makes me think that the human race will end up detroying itself in hate.
According to the NY Times article, a handful of people go to both. However, they're not exactly welcomed there- apparently, some black kids who went to the white prom were made to leave after a few minutes.
@sanmiko in segregated proms whites can decide to go to the black proms. But the black people under no exception are allowed at the white prom even if their dates are white "Prom night in Mississippi" watch it everyone and learn from this ignorance
How despicable. It's too late to have your "white paradise" in the deep South. You forcibly imported black people and now they deserve equal rights. Yes, on everything.
Skin color may make a difference if groups with different skin colors happen to prefer certain skin colors over other ones. More to the point, various other traits often bundled together make a significant difference.
Birds of a feather flock together, and race is no exception. It's not just a Southern white thing, look at how many black-only clubs and organizations there are. Maybe students of both races there prefer to have separate proms?
@Daovonnaex Oh, OK, I see what you're talking about now and actually I agree. I hear that people naturally self-segregate racially and I support this -- if it's voluntary. It's just that blacks should be allowed at the white ball and visa versa if that's what they want. Some of the black people were upset that they weren't allowed to attend the white ball.
@dollar12 When I was in high school a lot of underclassmen complained about not be able to attend prom. But the whole point of the prom was that it was for upperclassmen (and their dates).
This is tough for some people to swallow, but the basis of community is exclusion. While some may find race-based community exclusion abhorrent, functionally it's no different from barring underclassmen from the prom or restricting the prom to people from that high school.
Oh please, segregation is not inequality, no one was prevented from enjoying prom night. Stop bitching about inequality... it was never been, now if you mean 'with the the whites' then now it is.
Gosh, anything not 'with the whites' is considered negative, you insecure people!
MegaXfact 3 months ago
I read an article about a segregated prom in MS, where the black kids & parents were outraged; as they should have been. But here's the thing; the article made it seem as though ONLY the black kids were outraged, & the white kids were ok with it. I know plenty of whites who would NEVER go for that! All white people were not cool with this, and all black people were not outraged. I know some black girls who would welcome a segregated prom to ensure that the black guys don't bring a white girl.
MzTJones80 4 months ago
I can't believe this is happening in 2011! That's disgusting! How can you have a segregated prom in 2011. Racism started in the south.
suzieshackles 6 months ago
i grew up thinkin americans were so great black and white, but now im older i just see uglyness ignorance and stupidity.....its like a child finding out there is no santa clause...u people make me sick...
buttacudawey 6 months ago
@buttacudawey
Perhaps this is happening because the all mighty american "individualism" - which means freedom to be also proudly stupid, ignorant and hatemonger.
There is a certain kind of America. A White Conservative Rural Christian America totally afraid of especially black man and his black dick. Was it coincidence that NSDAP in Germany got strongest support from rural conservative protestant Prussia and weakest from industrial plural cities like Hamburg?
saddoboxing1 3 months ago
likewise (see below) the predominant narrative of the white prom takes its cues from the western european theme of the knight who arrives on his steed ( 65 mustang) to pick up his princess in white, to go to a prom where the point is not so much booty-shaking abandon(which i'm sure they do elsewhere) but to celebrate a medieval fantasy of courtiers and maidens, a mayfest of garlanded youth...
turquoise770 9 months ago
the reason blacks in the south want to have their own prom too is because they don't want to be bored w/ white music and white manners/mannerisms--a black prom, if you've watched the videos of them, takes it's cues from the excitement of black churches, the energy of african tribal dance, and a freedom to express unfettered blackness, celebrating it w/ other blacks--language, manners, music dress, accepted norms--these segretated proms are CULTURALLY segregated, not racially segregated
turquoise770 9 months ago
I am so Glad that I'm a Northern Black Because I thought that segregation up here was bad until I saw this. I mean I seen segregation before but not like this I mean come on now even in the North with mixed schools most kid's of different races will dance with their own race. It's to bad that they didn't learn that from us.
powerman103 1 year ago
is this a joke? how could this be happening in the US of A, they should sort their own equality issues before 'liberating' the world. I didnt know this kind of open racism existed except in the most backward places on earth. im speechless.........
zeriarose89 1 year ago
I didn't even know that things like this still go on! Does anyone know if it is going on again this year?
laneece2010 1 year ago
what ever happened to freedom of association?
wolgreth 1 year ago
Yeah it's pretty disappointing that folks still hold onto these age-old hatreds & then force them onto their kids. Makes me think that the human race will end up detroying itself in hate.
willia3r 1 year ago
vivecarocks, ur a jackass. You would look depressed too if you couldn't go to prom with your friends and you had to go to a second-rate prom.
MsAsiaLina 2 years ago 2
The black people look depressed in their prom pictures.
vivecarocks 2 years ago
If it was segregated... then why were there white people in some of the photos of the "blacks only" prom?
sanmiko 2 years ago
According to the NY Times article, a handful of people go to both. However, they're not exactly welcomed there- apparently, some black kids who went to the white prom were made to leave after a few minutes.
bobbobato 2 years ago
I read the article. I think they wait outside before the prom starts or something like that.
morbie5 2 years ago
@sanmiko in segregated proms whites can decide to go to the black proms. But the black people under no exception are allowed at the white prom even if their dates are white "Prom night in Mississippi" watch it everyone and learn from this ignorance
kuissi0 1 year ago
Anyways I don't want to demonise that girl. She just "don't know no better". It's her parents.
dollar12 2 years ago
How despicable. It's too late to have your "white paradise" in the deep South. You forcibly imported black people and now they deserve equal rights. Yes, on everything.
dollar12 2 years ago 8
@dollar12
Why?
Daovonnaex 1 year ago
@Daovonnaex I don't think you're serious. C'mon, it makes no difference the colour of the skin.
dollar12 1 year ago
@dollar12
Skin color may make a difference if groups with different skin colors happen to prefer certain skin colors over other ones. More to the point, various other traits often bundled together make a significant difference.
Birds of a feather flock together, and race is no exception. It's not just a Southern white thing, look at how many black-only clubs and organizations there are. Maybe students of both races there prefer to have separate proms?
Daovonnaex 1 year ago
@Daovonnaex Oh, OK, I see what you're talking about now and actually I agree. I hear that people naturally self-segregate racially and I support this -- if it's voluntary. It's just that blacks should be allowed at the white ball and visa versa if that's what they want. Some of the black people were upset that they weren't allowed to attend the white ball.
dollar12 1 year ago
@dollar12 When I was in high school a lot of underclassmen complained about not be able to attend prom. But the whole point of the prom was that it was for upperclassmen (and their dates).
This is tough for some people to swallow, but the basis of community is exclusion. While some may find race-based community exclusion abhorrent, functionally it's no different from barring underclassmen from the prom or restricting the prom to people from that high school.
Daovonnaex 1 year ago