White SATS

Dune wrote: I'm not racist but.....*insert racist comment here* Get over yourselves whitey, we could never have it as bad as they have.

umm...was there some point to that?  Or were you just trying to be cool?

Yeah Tae, I'd have to agree with that, of course its up to them to decide if they want to **edited** about everything for the rest of their life or actually DO something about it. 

Now THAT, Dune, was racist...i think...at least its the most racist thing ive ever said.  So you, can suck it.

Darur wrote: Economic status plays no role in the racism towards whites in Hawaii, well a slight one, but its all about Hawaii's history. ...  You can argue all you want about how its the same as it is on the mainland, but it is not.  It may be similar, but it is not the same.

Race relations are always different from place to place.  They are very different in New York from Atlanta, from Tokyo, and certainly from Hawaii.  Local history always plays a part.  Certainly.

But to conclude from that that current economic conditions are not that important is to overlook the obvious.  When you drive around Hawaii, who lives in the little shacks on the side of the street?  It's not white people or Japanese...

Native Hawaiians grow up, remembering how this is "their" island, and then seeing how all the Japanese and haoles have most of the good jobs, more money, and don't live in shacks - how can they NOT harbor some resentment?

History is certainly a part of race relations everywhere - but so is current status.