Comments on: Cultural Implications from Family Feud

By: Ride Fast

Ride Fast — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:29:23 +0000

“I�m surprised neither family went for �politician�.”

How many politicians are also lawyers?

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:34:20 +0000

They did go for politician but it wasn’t their first answer.

By: mariner

mariner — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:32:16 +0000

As several others above, I’m surprised neither family went for “politician”.

I’m not black and I don’t like cops either — too many cops are determined to disregard settled law and citizens’ rights regarding firearms ownership and carry.

In general cops have spent decades building themselves up as a fraternity of very special people who are different from the rest of us, in that they are above the law and we are not. I despise them.

By: Rabbit

Rabbit — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:09:56 +0000

I anecdotaly remember an alleged survey where whites and blacks were asked the question “What do you fear personally?”

Whites answered ‘cancer, loss of a child, loss of a spouse’.

Blacks answered ‘dogs, ghosts, and certified mail’.

As I said, this was related as an anecdote, so I have no authentication of the veracity. Your FF example would seem to correlate a line of logic.

Regards,
Rabbit.

By: guy

guy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:03:49 +0000

I’m a little disappointed “politician” wasn’t at the top of everyone’s list. But then maybe it was the word “profession” that skewed the answers.

By: tim buckner

tim buckner — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:46:25 +0000

Wow,Family Feud as a microcosim of society.Who would of thunk it.

By: _Jon

_Jon — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:42:59 +0000

Go read the latest on Cory Maye at Reason.
(Black guy who killed a white cop during a (no)knock drug raid.)
He is getting a re-trial in his home area. The lawyer’s reasoning is due to the influence of the police on potential jurors, he expects to get a better jury.
Hint: The citizens don’t trust the police.

http://reason.com/archives/2009/11/23/a-new-trial-for-cory-maye

By: Some Cop Hater

Some Cop Hater — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:41:23 +0000

I’m white as the driven snow, and a professional with a six-figure income, but I have to admit, I can’t stand the police. I’ve never had a good experience with them. They don’t protect my life or property any better than I could…if they weren’t actively enforcing laws in the District of Columbia to disarm me! What’s more, police powers seem to attract the biggest ego-tripping jerks I’ve ever run across (and I deal with lawyers and politicians). Yes, even aside from the racial aspect, I don’t care for the police.

Oh, and here in DC, it’s reversed. Black cops will cite white people for things they would otherwise have let a brother off for. I can relate to why black people dislike the police elsewhere, because here in DC, where blacks are the majority, they practice blatant, institutionally-entrenched racism.

By: anon

anon — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:03:09 +0000

My first thought was ‘reporter’, my second thought was ‘politician’ and my third thought was ‘car salesman’.

I like lawyers, as long as they’re on my side.
(no, I’m not a lawyer)

By: straightarrow

straightarrow — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:48:06 +0000

I think Jeff hit it.

By: Jeff the Baptist

Jeff the Baptist — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:35:34 +0000

I completely understand the black family.

I’ve never had a lawyer in my employ screw me or give me bad advice. In other people’s employ? Sure, but that’s the nature of the beast.

Cops? Yes. I was pulled over for speeding by a cop I was following (who was not running lights or sirens at the time). His story changed multiple times during the traffic stop and when he noticed that I was paying attention, suddenly he’s letting me off with a warning. That’s a completely minor example that I wouldn’t even file a complaint over. When cops have flat out screwed up, I’ve seen the blue boys club swing into action to cover their buddies butts.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:25:28 +0000

I think it does tend to go both ways.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:21:11 +0000

I used to think that cop-hating was BS myself, until I was hanging out with a black friend of mine who has a job driving a small campus shuttle bus around a college when he was tailed repeatedly by a cop for absolutely no reason at all. Or when my brother got pulled over by an undercover cop and got screamed at for ‘driving like grandma’ and then threatened him with “I know where you live” after seeing his driving license.

I am guessing it is a mix of being taught that cops are bad with negative experiences with cops that reinforce the image of the pig in a lot of minorities.