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  • Halle Berry is a quadroon..in other words one fourth black.

  • I'm always astounded that everyone calls her black, but she's also white.

  • @xtriager It's because she calls herself a black woman, and promotes Black Pride. Therefore, she is viewed as a black woman.

  • Cntd... even after working so many years in Hollywood and consistently proving her mettle as an actress of substance, halle still has to face statements like "we do not want to go Black with that". Very sad and tragic, but true. I myself have experienced racism (has been referred to to as Paki, Popadum, curry nigger) but its important keep an open mind. I do believe that at the end humanity will always prevail no matter what. Ciao.

  • I am a visible minority (South Asian). I am just going to say one thing. And this just my own opinion. As long as any visible minority is living and functioning in a white mans world there will always be racism. It was there yesterday, it is still here today (possibly in its worst form) and will continue to be there tomorrow. Why? b/c its programed into this population. While things are certainly better in some cases but I don't think it can be completely eliminated.

  • @sabbirsa Are you saying racism was invented by "White" people, and only continues to exist because of "White" people?

  • @IIIBlankIII Well thats for you to find out. Ciao.

  • @IIIBlankIII and I think the answer is very obvious from my posts . You need to read b/w my lines. Ciao.

  • Dorothy Dandridge was not The first Black Actress to be nominated for an academy award. She was the first black actress to be nominated for best Actress in 1954. She lost. Hattie McDaniel, in 1939 was the first black person of either sex to be nominated for an AA. She won best supporting actress.

  • The reason white people aren't considered of colour is due to colonization and white racism. Whiteness is viewed as netural and the status quo.

  • WWPSDvia your negativity towards black women demonstrates your immaturity and lack of class. Black beauty is vast and wide. Yes Halle Berry is attractive but I don't think she is the most beautiful black woman in Hollywood. I personally believe that Gabrielle Union is far more attractive than Halle Berry but since Berry is half white she gets bigger roles. Berry's mixed race heritage definitely helps her because in this white supremacist society whiteness is valued over blackness.

  • this was very inspirational.

  • now to get an Asian man receiving an Oscar.....then maybe it's finally the new millennium.

  • Ancient Egyptian art depicts them as being lighter than Libyans & darker than Nubians.None of those groups were darker than Western Africans,though,whom Black Americans are decscendents of.

    Look at people from both the Saharan & the Horn of Africa regions,complexion,hair texture,facial morphology,ect.

    I quite sure that you can find pictures.

  • Sorry about that,correction--Darker than Libyans & lighter than Nubians(although there is also clear proof that even many Egyptians would have been considered 'black' by Western phenotypical definitons.)

  • an Oscar for being a whor?

  • She is amazing to look at. I've always liked her in every way. Yes, she is hot and sexy, but she is really cool. Listen to her, and you hear grace!

  • I loved the way she turned the age question around on the Interviewer. They never ask men how do you feel being 40.

  • a black woman? this u.s. society is strange, calling a person like this black... anyone been to africa? black looks different, at least to me..

  • That's it. She looks nearly "white" to me.. She even has straight hair.

    Greetings from Sénégal :)

    Annika Hoppe (Germany)

  • She has her hair pressed (if not permed)

    you need to see pictures of her when she was a child

    michel Obama has straight hair too

  • @AnnikaSenegal cause she straightens it :/

  • Think about it she works in American hollywood

    It is all about looks

    what is the fist thing you would notice if you saw a picture of her standing next to jessica simpson

  • Yes that's what I mean. I had the idea the u.s. pepole knew how black looks, in contrast to brown, white ecc. But if anything darker than Jessica Simpson is "black" for them, and "brown" people have to call themselves black, I wonder what's wrong with their mind...

  • what would be black to you

  • Seal, Miriam Makeba, Kiara Kabukuru, Alek Wek, Miles Davis - if you want... But don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the blacker the better. I was just wondering in the u.s. there seems to be no category "brown" or mestiço. You're either black/white/latino..? Which means, if you are not of a latin origin, but english speaking and half-half, they lump you together and lable it "black", right?

  • @stefano975

    Well alot of latinos, mostly mexicans use the term brown when referring to their ethnicity

    the term black is used with us to refer to our race

    not just our appearance

    thats why people like chris brown and tisha Campbell are called black even though they very light skin

  • @stefano975 I have seen a lot of biracial people in my time and when hallie first came out she looked 100% black. She cannot go by the fact that she does have a white mother she has to go by how racist people precieve her. As black! I have seen bw that look white compared to her and both there parents were black. White people would be lying if they say that would have known she was mixed" if she did'nt put it out there.

  • If you know your history and if you've really been to Africa, you would know that African people come in a variety of shades and tones when dealing with color. Different types of hair textures aswell. Look on youtube alone and you'll see many a vlog on the variety of African Americans and the range of skine tones and hair textures. We are a beautiful race of people very unique and beautiful like yourself.

  • there's women in africa that look like halle, blacks come in all shades even in africa, especially here in america, she herself said she sees herself as black cause her mother raised her to be black cause society would see her as black cause of the one drop BS here in america

  • Yeah there might be different shades in Africa, but that is a more modern thing, originally Africans were mostly dark-skinned but there are a few that were lighter like the san bushmen but because of colonialism and arab influence now there are more mixed africans as well but that's not how they were naturally

  • Respect due,but you need to brush up on your physical anthropology;Africans are the most phenotypically diverse continental group on the planet.

    That's why all the natural & human sciences begin there to trace the evolution of the worlds various cranialfacial types.,e.g.,Egyptians,Lybians,­Nubians looked they way they did way before any Arab set foot on the continent.

  • I don't know about the Egyptians but the Libyans and Nubians were very dark skinned, so yeah try to explain a little better

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  • Halle Berry is so intelligent and she makes so many good and honest points in her interview. I like seeing good movies and I hope that Hollywood will one day just be more open to making movies despite the culture, appearance, sexual orientation, etc. Our world is so much more and cannot fit inside a little box.

  • omg she is so pretty when they showed her winning i almost cried again lol

  • if the is ever a movie to the cartoon "She ra, Halle berry should play her.

  • Besides being very attractive, for me Halle is an inspiration not only to black women, but to black men too, and I read her autobiography and her struggles are real, and how she articulates those struggles and overcomes them is an example to ll of us, she deserves all that life has afforded her, and far from the whole racial stereotypes she hasn't got there just on looks alone, as that privilage is only extended to certain groups of people, God bless your beautiful spirit Halle..

  • A woman of color? Everyone has a color. Being white does not mean one has no color or cultural identity.

  • @sandinyourshoes yes it does cause white people put the tag color on blacks they the ones that started all this racial divide but we know this and times have changed according to some

  • The "tag" color? Adding to it will not help. I simply do not hear white actors calling themselves "white men" or any of the white actresses ever calling themselves "white women" at all. We can see they are, so it is not necessary to have to point it out. If a white person is from Poland, then some may think of it a little more if he speaks English with a heavy accent. That makes him different in the U.S. Therefore, whites, too, can fall into various categories without even trying to do so.

  • @sandinyourshoes it is a tag in 2009 in ny white woman called me colored and she wasnt that old it is a tag or however you wants to express it.martin luther and malcom x didnt fight for free dom 100 years ago just 40 and im24 and i experience lots of racism.african americans called them selves what ever they were told to.and white people say caucasion instead of white.When they called themselves white we were coloreds or niggers .now we are black or african american.but i see what u sayin

  • You were unfortunate to be in such a situation. I feel that woman was being rude to you. There was no need to say colored.  (I still feel we all have color.) Whether we like it or not, people do see differences among the ethnicities of others. It will probably be that way for all time.

    Yes, King and Malcolm X were at their heights in the 1960s as opposed to a century ago. Those were two brilliant men; their work did make a difference. We just have to stay patient to see more benefits.

  • hey idc im white and hallie berry is my future wife

  • her husband is white lol

  • Black Afrocentrist freaks need leave us biracial people alone. They racially abuse us in everyday life and then claim that any of us who becomes a huge star like Halle or even Mariah is solely black.

  • @luxethonor83 don't use a few idiots as the status quo, and you are black period. you can research that, but black people say that despite if you're a celeb or not.

  • if i could give you 20 thumbs down i would bitch

  • maybe its biracial people who need to leave us black alone. Every black club i go to i see biracials EVERYWHERE

  • You're funny.

  • Yep, I've been told that ad nauseum.

  • i'm not telling you how it would happen, hahah.a..a hint:your pc IP address which will lead to trace your internet service provider, and your home address (unless you are using wireless technology and stealing from a neuighbour non-secured connection. by the way i am actually in freeport, Maine. not in the united kingdom.

    all the comments are documented, and google 9that owns youtube) has the obligation according to keep all emails, comments on the server for may years for legal puropses.

  • shinerbop--n-word use is illegal, you moron. you will find out soon. good luck for your last days as free man.

  • LOL

  • one of my heros <3

  • She's forty!

    God she is hot for a forty year old!

  • The CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation) did a very fine interview here.

    Halle is a magnificent woman deserving of all her credit and hard work. She'll have a long upstanding career in the movie industry ... easy on the eyes too.

  • very pretty and graceful actress

  • I bet Halle wasn't consider half white to white folks when she 1st started out. And when she was growing up, people looked at her mother side ways because she was a white woman raising two lil black girls (Halle and her sister).

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  • This touched my heart...i LOVE Halle. you go Black woman... she represented. A lot of times, white folk don't want to admit that racism is still a relevant issue... let's get real people. If you only knew

  • @CheriMonique09 oh shut up, you have obama running the damn U.S and you still bitch about race, and yet halle berry is a fucking rich women, when will you fucking shut up and grow up!

  • White people, you are the ones who created the rules. 1 drop of negra blood is not even enough to be just white. There are people who you call "that black guy" and don't even know what he has a white parent. I have a white great grandmother and that still makes me a black woman.

  • If a half black/half white person has children with a white person are those children considered black or white?

  • Good question? Historically, one drop of negro blood is not enough to be white. Black people didn't create this rule, it was whites who did not want any trace of us in there family tree. If you get a chance rent the movie Queen in which Halle Berry starred in.

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  • white

  • Ok then I'm marrying a white woman and having white children

  • the kids will look like mariah carey

  • why you using the n-word? you can appear in court for racism faster than u could imagine. your PC IP address would lead to get track your isp (internet service provider), the isp company with order of the AG can hand to the police your home address, and you may risk to get in jail for racism. all comments are documented. be aware of what you are writing on the net. you need to apologize otherwise, you'll find yourself indicted for racism and racial abusive comments.

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  • The comments on her half blackness are a way for people to own the success, I think. Or its ignorance! America determined her classification, read the history. If you aren't pure European and have a 1/2 or 1/4 or 1/8 black blood, you're black. That's where the terms (Octo)roon (1/8) and (Quad)roon (1/4) came from. It's a real thing. Not to mention that black is the dominant gene on earth, so it is what it is. She a sista!

  • shes not black shes half black

    fuh

  • she is black.

  • your dads black bitch and your moms moms moms etc... moms moms dad is black. man came before woman dumbass.

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  • ascari d'eritre

  • Wow, people what's up with all the precentages of ethnicity and blackness, making it sound like the less black one is the better?! Halle identifies as black, and her baby is also black, even if her father isn't she has it in her. And if she chooses to identify with that when she is old enough then bless her for it. Both are black, but most importanty both ladies are HUMAN BEINGS!

  • Technically, she's half white/half black.  But you're right, she is a human being most importantly.

  • I love how the reporter is trying to make halle look bad.. such sterotypes "what is it like to live in a shelter halle" i mean what is halle suppose to say it was all fun happy and dandy?? these reporters are crazy trying to make the first beatuiful biraical actress look bad. I dont even know why they label her as black. What role models are we suppose to look up for. Look at all the black people on here calling poor halle out for not being "black" enough.. how black do u bloody have to be???

  • We are all black and share the same racism experiences just because we dont have two black parents dont make our situation and life as black people different. White people look at us and see us as black. Stop with the racial bashing black people. And the whole "she is not black enough" she is BLACK according to the worlds eyes, beautiful black biracial actress. Why there has to be so much controversy with blacks on here is beyond me. All this ranting about beyonce now?? wtf..

  • @xxXIllusive4uXxx

    you ask why do they label her as black

    but then ask why do they say she isn't black enough

    which one do you want it to be

  • Errrr...I do not understand the debate. Halle identifies as black. That alone should settle the debate. And the rest of society sees her as such. So what's this foolishness about her not being black? I find that sort of nonsense comes from 50/50 black/white pple who wish they did not have the black half, because society tells them that that part of them is bad and ugly. *Sigh*

  • Great commentary honeybeey2kjm!

  • excuse me halle berry but im 20 and i know everything :D

  • Whether shes black, biracal or white shes damn rich and famous not to mention talented, so who cares. :)

  • i must say she is the most beautiful woman in show bizz black or white

  • hell she probably made it that far by sleeping around with directors, writer, producers or who ever had power over the movies. there are a lot of actresses that do and did that. don't mean to be harsh but thats what i see.

  • i don't like her man. she looks good but thats just about it. she is one of those people who are extremely lucky because frankly she has nothing special. good actors have some character, she has non. she seems very fake. give her one for the looks but thats just about it.

  • halle berry, i read, is very generous towards extras during filming. she also help lots of ppl in need. she's not fake, thnx.

  • I love Halle

  • So a black woman can't be beautiful? Wow.

    I find it funny how certain people always use the prettiest women to represent white/half white women, but only homely women when presenting those who are predominately black.

    Most women aren't supermodel gorgeous, regardless of race.

    Why not use Naomi Campbell, Vivica Fox, Robin Givens, or Angela Bassett when speaking of Black women. It would be a more fair comparison to Beyonce, Halle, and the like. Don't you think?

  • The black women you've mention are all beautiful...it doesn't matter what race you are...there are beautiful people of all races, but Halle or Beyonce not to mention Mariah all talk about being black when in reality they are less black than anything else! To say they are half black is a lie unless their fathers are from Africa...most African AMERICANS are mixed so that's where their beauty comes from

  • Why in the world are people so thick headed? People like you. Why are you so obsessed about people's races and them being beautiful. Last time I checked, there were no laws against a certain race from being beautiful.

  • I wAS responding to a comment mentioning race and beauty. In the interview Halle talks about race in Hollywood so that's what I was refering to...I don't think you understand me correctly. I never said certain race is not beautiful...I even said it comes down to the individual since there are beautiful women of all races.

  • good said.

  • You stupid fucktard! Black women have the most diverse features on the planet! Not all black females look like Oprah or the William sis. You are chosing to only focuse on one specific feature like the west african ones Oprah has. There are black women from east and south africa whose features are very diverse. You are just focusing on the ones you think are not that attractive. And Beyonce is 100% black. So is tyra banks if you open your eyes you will see the deversity. Your a sad soul.

  • I didn't mean to upset you. Beyonce is 100 percent black??? Have you seen her mother?? she is a French Creole( white and native American -Indian)...have you seen pics of he grandmother Agnes Dareon?? she was French and 100 percent white. I've never said Oprah was ugly...but she is 98 percent African and 2 percent Indian. You want to lie to yourself then lie to yourself.

  • You can lie to yourself all you want. You must think Halle Berry's baby is black as well; when in reality it is less then 25 percent black...unless Halle's father is from Africa. You want to know what Africans look like then watch the discovery chanel on African tribes. You will see Africans who aren't mixed. I'm not saying they are unattracive, if you are offended that is your issue. Blacks have had issues with their own color and race. You can't accept yourself that's your problem

  • Yes I have seen Beyonce's mother and Beyonce's mother's parents and they are black. Have you ever heared of light skined blacks? How am I lying to myself?I have been around more black people than you obviously and have traveled to many continents. Did I say Hally berry was all black? You sound like another racist cunt who doesn't want to admit when their wrong. Grow up!

  • have travelled in africa, i agree there are some light skinned africans, like a tribe called Xhosa in south africa, luba in congo,or some namibian tribes.

  • I have seen black people who are 100% black who were way lighter than Beyonce's mom. And Beyonce's mom is MIXED with creole. My girlfriend is all black and the same color if not lighter than Beyonce's mom. Does Iman look the same as Oprah? Come on girl stop being so sallow. Open your mind by reading a book and traveling abroad not just looking at a white based media. If you think my advice is not trying to educate you than you have a mental problem or are racist and only want to believe yourself

  • why talking about african tribes on discovery chanel while you have plenty black in america women in america? about halle berry's daughter, the fact halle berry is not white, the kid may be called black by whites, and white by blacks.

  • Every single time there is a beautiful black/biracial woman/man that is famous with money on TV people are always talking about their race. Why does her race matter? Personally, Ive seen many black women that look like Halley Berry but have both black parents. I considered her biracial but she can call herself black if she likes. She is a beautiful, talented woman who overcame many obstacles. That is what we should be looking at but nope! Race matters way too much in America!

  • U are fuckin ridiculous! While i agree wit u about the Angela Bassett thing, I will say Halle Berry iz not TALENTLESS. She is black cuz she considers herself that and u need to respect that! And if u so busy ridin her dick why dont u get in a movie and show us what u got

  • I luv HALLE! Yes,Yes, Yes!

  • Anywaz, I love Halle! She seems very intelligent and like shes working for more then just herself. Like she fully recognizes how many people look up to her and how shes helped to make black beautiful.

  • racist white americans

  • were not all racist you know, so i suggest you shut your mouth.

  • may be not all but most of u r.

  • shut up pretty girl... in 10 years ur beauty will be gone, u won't have anything else and u won't accept getting old & uglier, then what r u gonna do??? kill urself??... and b4 u answer back with smart comments like "u r an ugly person hiding behind a computer" i'll tell u, yeah baby I'm an ugly, fat programmer, & happy to be so... how can someone b so proud of being a model??? u r pretty, good 4 u, but noone is gonna live out of you services 2 the world, do something 4 others & b proud of that

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  • Can someone be a smart retard?

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  • Comon people! Stop arguing with "july9521"! Didn't you notice that she is mentally ill? Persons like her should be avoided, you cannot have a conversation with insane people.

  • I feel the same about july9521 I don't even read any of this persons comments. As soon as I see the name in blue I skip over it. About two months ago I blocked this person after reading one of the most racist statements I'd read in a long time and that's saying something for youtube, okay. Yea, bigtime block this person and ignore her.

  • jULY9521,You gets NO money.What REAL women makes money off of modeling?Go to college and get a education like me.You are a pathetic,pitful,crazy bitch.I will make more money and become more than what you became which is NOTHING.Why would I be jealous of a model?Explain to me.I'm not fat nor unemployed like you.

  • July9521,You're a lame bitch and you're ugly as shit.You're ugly and that picture you have up is NOT you,Get a grip sweetie.I pretty and I'm African American,At least I'm not ugly and unemployed like you.

  • briarts do U know where the One Drop Rule comes from? It was a law, that made strickly for blacks, in the old days. Any woman who has a baby by a man with Africian blood, are considered black. But the law DOES NOT apply to men of other races, its a fact.

  • Why do you hate so much the white people? Have you been molested by a white man when you were little?

    And something tells me that you are not pure-blood african.

  • LOL...I don't know if you're joking or serious but it's funny either way.

  • Lol, Army2k is a white Supremacist? I didn't know white supremacists could be mulatto. A dog is a halfbreed. Halle is a gorgeous woman.

  • Dorthy Dandridge wasn't the first black to be nominated for an Academy Award. Either way, Halle Berry is a beautiful biracial woman.

  • Francesca, look at my picture! I am a white supremist.

  • It doesn't matter how beautiful you are on the outside, you're ugly on the inside. We see you for who you really are. I love and respect all people, even now I don't hate you. You apparently can not say the same.

  • She hates me for the colour of my skin...go figure!! For supposedly being so different, white and black people are remarkably similar. What are we going to do with you monoracials? Time-outs just aren't cutt'n it anymore :(

  • who cares what color she is! I don't look at color! I look at the person

  • Dear Francesca, I didn't want to offend you but this is what you do. I have a fiancee darker than you, so if you want to call me "white supremist" I don't care. I am very attractive as a man, probably more beautiful as a man than you are as a woman.

    I can see you fight with everybody, I don't know how you can make friends in this world. I have a friend even in Nigeria.

  • Well she looks both to me. However, she is free to identify as she wants, as are we all, so long as we are not hurting others in the process. The point being, only you and I know who we are, and society can not tell us this.

  • If you ground me, I'll just sneek out the window when you are asleep.

  • @July9521,You still talking shit/Get the fuck off the computer.

  • LOL You're the victim, I'm the victimizer. Do you think YT is stupid? They can read everything you've ever said or wrote. Explain why you hate mixed people again.

  • She hates mixed people? Why does she have the picture of a biracial woman as default?

  • That is typical, they say they hate you in one breath, and then say I love Alicia Keys in the next breath. Somehow they can reconcile the two opposing views so the brain doesn't freeze up,,,Does Not Compute!!! It's called cognitive dissonance.

  • He is not a white supremist, he is biracial lol Maybe he likes black women, didn't you ask yourself this?

    Now if someone likes you, you say: "Stay away! Don't kill me!"

  • I'm a white supremacist who likes black women? lol I must be the worst white supremacist ever!!!!

  • Yeah, me too. We are the worst white supremacist ever. Damn, I missed my career lol

  • Ah, you really have problems! You don't even know me. Racism, paranoia, deformed reality... I don't want to offend you but you must really go to a shrink. it's for your own sake.

    I just returned to this page to see if you kept posting comments here and I saw you fight with desperation for a racist cause which I don't understand.

    Nobody believes what you wrote about me because they already know that you're not normal.

    Now forgive me if you felt offended! I'm not your enemy.

  • Beautiful Nubian Queen.

  • july9521 is a maniac and she has some mental issues but she is right about one thing: Halle is not black. Only retards from America can say that she is black. Halle Berry is brunette. I don't think a Bond's girl will ever be black.

  • I was going to say, Live and Let Die, 1973, but she was mixed as well(Gloria Hendry).

  • Which is why July9521 is pissed.

  • Ah, I've just seen a scene. James is so bad, he burns a snake cub with an aerosol.

    Francesca is pissed because this is her way, she should visit a psychologist. She even accused me of being a white supremist(?!).

  • Okay to the people saying she is biracial or white is wrong because black is the diamonant gene and the strongest ...and plus she said so herself she is black so just leave her alone

  • Glad you cleared that up for me..I'm white.  Why do you block me?

  • They call African Americans white in Africa too.

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  • I looked it up on imdb. I never lie...even when I do :). If you were a darker skin black actress, wouldn't you be upset that many of the roles were going to biracials instead of a black actress? That is why I like Rutina Westley so much. She is a great actress(with what little acting experience she has) and she is dark and beautiful. If you think it is not epidemic, look at the cast of the new Melrose Place. Even many so called white actors are mixed race now.

  • The guy below is a douchebag! I I I

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  • You're opinion is irrelevant as you have no real knowledge of black people. All your views are stereotypes. You think blacks are uneducated and socially inferior to whites. If a black person is speaking well you consider them speaking white. When in fact every black person in my family speaks well and is educated. All of the adults in my family are professionals. The children are grade-A students. I am working on a Doctrate Degree from a prestigious institution. You have no idea what black is.

  • WTF??? Your one crazy bastard! Since when did I ever say any of that? If your going to be an ass then don't bother talking to me.

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  • lol..of course he did, the people who run all that crap are all liberal leftist bunch of cronies. The Nobel Committee said he won it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples". What Bullshit! Obama has done anywhere near as much as all the other U.S presidents did and they didn't get a Nobel peace prize.

  • Furthermore, my doctor is black and she comes from a family of doctors and three of her siblings are doctors. Only her youngest sister is not a doctor. She is a prominent medical attorney. You may continue to view blacks in the stereotypical way in which you have, if you desire, but you will be considered ignorant and racist and if that's okay with you, then so be it. But if you want to learn more about black people I'd be glad to help educate you. Until then, peace.

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  • "Affirmative Action works both ways"... what a load of shit. As someone who continually is discriminated against every day because of affirmative action I can tell you if your black you have ALL the advantages. It's whites who have to put in the extra effort to get the same chance as blacks who get it all handed to them on a silver platter.

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  • You were so right! The guy below is a douchebag. Ha ha ha!

  • yeah I know, some Americans are just so retarded.

  • Ah, the moment I wrote this comment the guy below was you.