Pardon me but I can't take your word for any of this. You are too tainted by bigotry and racism your self to be credible. Here is a story about an American Black woman living in Saudi Arabia. Among her biggest experiences with racism occurred when she met American expats or White people there. I thought of you when I fead this:Oh, come off your moral high ground. America is obsessed with race and YOU are too. You didn't waste any time pointing out how much the Saudis would hate being called Black. You actually seemed to be gloating. And if you are peeved by a Black person raising awareness of Blacks and their place in history…don't respond..buzz off and let people interested in the subject communicate.you have said nothing at all. In fact your post is mendacious in that it IMPLIES that I have obsessed over SKIN COLOR in the same way that highly neurotic "black nationalists" like you ----do. I have stated over and over and over again on these boards that "RACE" is a myth in the human species and skin color is a useless indicator of "different kinds of homo sapiens" Unlike you---I am not an idiot. All people should know better than to make an issue of the shade of a group of people's skin. But black nationalists do it ALL THE TIME--obsessively
I commented on the FACT that Saudis-----and lots of arabs have a very negative view of "blacks"------I know that fact because I have interacted with muslims from many different
countries for the past 50 years. In fact muslims from southeast Asia exhibit a very marked disdain for dark colored
skin-----it is striking. Iranians despise just about anything not Iranian-------including dark colored skin.
"My interactions with Saudi’s are limited to bureaucratic functions, shopping, and social events. But, I can still share my experience.
I can only think of one negative experience that I’ve had with a Saudi.
On the other hand, the incidents of micro aggressions by Americans is at an all-time high. Things that might not be said in the States for fear of repercussions that could lead to an altercation might be said to you here. For example, the [you know what] who when introduced to me as a fellow American, she looked me up and down and said, “Southern American” then rolled her eyes and turned her back. I was ready to tell her, “Thanks for the warning,” when I decided, “Terri, just walk away.” But, this is the kind of micro aggressive antics you may experience from some Americans. I don’t want to run down every incident, I am just giving an example.
Outside of Americans, I once had a South African guy tell me, “I don’t like black people, but I like you.” This man thought he was giving me a compliment. I told him, “I don’t view that as a compliment.” And, he tried to explain himself, but I left the conversation. And, though he was ignorant, he wasn’t being vicious or mean. That seems to be reserved for the Americans, to my disappointment. However, the thing they all have in common is that they’re Caucasian expats.
I have found living in Saudi Arabia to be an eye-opening experience in regards to so-called race relations. I have read numerous articles, blog post, etc., that discuss racism in Saudi and how negatively, Blacks, Africans, or dark skinned Arabs are treated. I think that individual circumstances determine how you’re treated. I think that black Americans have a different experience than Africans."
Black American Living in Saudi Arabia - Black Chick On Tour
I have more experience with arabs than does "black chick on tour"-------she has absolutely no grasp on middle eastern culture------I do----I am married to a person who was born
ON THE ARABIAN PENNINSULA----besides having interacted for 50 years with-----arab muslims and non-arab muslims.
"black chick's" experience with Saudis------was very much a
TEA IN THE PARLOR experience-------utterly meaningless.
I would add----her essay does not make a whole lot of sense.
She claims that she was treated badly by other americans---
but her only example was some inexplicable "southern American" comment (??????) . It is a fact that
blacks are treated badly by arabs in arab lands and comment
negatively about them------in the USA. It is also a fact that the
"chick" ----described Extremely superficial interactions with
people in Saudi arabia in very formal situations. Middle easterners are VERY FORMAL
If Arabs treat Blacks badly inSaudi Arabia and you hang around those types, you are no different. Have you ever tried to intervene when observing any of the "bad " behavior? Hell, no . You just gloated and thanked God you were a Jew with fair skin. You make me sick. You even come here looking down your nose at Blacks while gleefully trumpeting that you've been around racist arabs for years and did NOTHING to address their views. You are a hypocritical, useless turd. Get off my planet! Byatch!
your rant is actually comical ------do you have any evidence that ANYTHING you have pulled out of the stinking **** of your nazi whore and attributed to me-----is "fact"? ---cite your evidence