Pecan, I not even a little bit surprised at what you say. I don't know where you live but I live in the GTA where it is rampant. NEVER heard a news report on this (except once). Usually saw it or my friends saw it and told me. I'm glad you mentioned the Press. Becz when we see this crap, I hear the whites around me saying something like "Well that's not racist right?? Only when white ppl do it right?? How come this isn't on CNN or the news, only when white ppl do it right?
And I tell them to do what black people would do in this case, get about a hundred of themselves together, stand up where the incident took place, bawl and scream like black ppl and threaten to boycott all the stores in the area. Then they will get their CNN coverage.
I EH ASKING. You know how many times I've seen this shi*. Or my friends family or colleagues get beat!!
I live in the GTA and it is real.
If I had said I see INdians or whites do this everybody woulda keep they as* quiet. But is black ppl so let's get together and make an excuse for them.
As a journalist I stopped writing for the C'bbn papers in TO bcz of their racist agenda (this was in the 90s). I get flack from Indians for not agreeing with their racist views. So I have no agenda.
However after two decades of witnessing this shi% (I take public transit and this where I see most of it) I doh give a f*&k what anybody says. TO is my city too.
Pecan I can only hope what I've seen happen to some of these people doh ever happen to your children.
I want to close off by saying some of my best friends in TO are black WIs because they are DECENT PPL. In fact I usually avoid liming in an Indian majority becz of the cutlass (but that's a different issue). But a dick is a dick no matter what race and I call it as I see it.
In my opinion, it's only about 30% of the WI pop that are like this, 60% eh give one ass but too smart or educated to show it publicly and 10% totally don't support that behaviour.
VB
VB, you keep providing anecdotal evidence.
I EH ASKING. You know how many times I've seen this shi*. Or my friends family or colleagues get beat!!
I live in the GTA and it is real.
No, I do not know how many times you have seen this shi*. So, how many times? and exactly what is this shi*? You mentioned "kicking" and verbal attacks. Are you telling me that it is normal for 30% of black WI to physically assault people on the subway and the bus. That is what I hear you saying. I am sorry, I refuse to rely on anecdotal commentary. Give me some real life data. TTC have enough CCTV cameras. Are you saying that these white people does take beat up, or your friends and family does get beat and doh go to the police? If it was as common as you say, it would be spilling out in the press much the same way Ford belly does spill out over his belt.
In my opinion, it's only about 30% of the WI pop that are like this, 60% eh give one ass but too smart or educated to show it publicly and 10% totally don't support that behaviour.
I mean you asserting that 90% of the black WI population chose to ignore or condone beating up white and indian on the TTC and doh care???
Where in de hell you getting these stats??? I dont doubt there is a bad element as Jumbie alluded to. But the rampant behavour as you are suggesting is unbelievable. My daughter does ride the TTC everyday and believe me, if she observe what you described, I would be one of the first persons she would phone to tell me (and to most people she looks Indian).
I want to close off by saying some of my best friends in TO are black WIs because they are DECENT PPL.
Did you actually make this statement?
Pecan, I really glad you eh witness or experience this.
What part of TO you living in.
Yes, I am friends of decent ppl no matter what race and if you are a dick I'll point it out, no matter what race you are: AFrican, Indian, Chinese or any other.
I will give you two examples:
One day upon entering Finch subway, coming off the bus. I saw two black girls run past me towards three white girls. They slapped one hard across the head about twice. When she looked at them. They shouted it's because you're white. AT that point about five other black youths who had no idea what was going on ran over and they all started kicking the girls whilst on the ground. Shouting kick the white bitches, it's because you white.
This IMO only went for about 20 secs. But that's a lot of time when you getting multiple kicks.
They ran off laughing. Someon called the staff, who checked on the girls and called the police.
I then went on my way. Yes CC and what??? They gone off into a city of 6 million.
Why didn't the Press come, I don't know. Perhaps white ppl just don't call the press and bawl when racially attacked. I really don't know the answer.
The other was at Yorkdale Mall by the entrance near to what used to be the body shop.
My roomate worked there. Two of her colleagues on a break bumped into a J'can woman's infant. The child claimed that she was hit and the woman just started banging one girls head against a wall - now that's not what got me. What got me was about 10 black youths were walking by and having no idea what was going on, ran over and kicked both these girls up and down their body. The girls shouted at the ppl looking to call security but everybody just kept staring ( I believe they were probably in shock).
They ran off laughing, Yes security came and later the police. But they were gone. No it wasn't reported on the news.
The one time I got involved was some young black teenager just harassing an old Indian woman on the bus and calling her coolie. AFter years of watching this shit I just couldn't turn my head. So drop a kick on the first yute and told him to respect the woman. Well all o' dem start cussing...Coollie dis and coolie dat. I didn't want to be of those raggamuffing c**ts on public transit so I just let it go.
The poor woman was just riding the bus minding her own business. But if it had been a group of whites or Indians chanting nigger on the bus, I sure it woulda find its way to the Press.
I am curious as to what part of TO you in to never even see these things once.
VB