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re: white guilt video of the day
Posted on 2/12/16 at 7:27 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Posted on 2/12/16 at 7:27 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Are blacks discriminated against more so than others? Does racism still exist against blacks in the USA ?
Yes, yes they are, but culturally and statistically speaking, isn't the discriminaton a normal natural reaction? It's not rocket science as to why this happens. Is it "fair" for the AA that are hardworking, law abiding citizens? Not at all, but I highly doubt they are the ones that are impacted. But the fact of the matter is, no matter how much protesting is carried out, laws are passed, and free speech silenced, the discrimination will not improve until the toxic culture within many AA communities is improved. Personally, I think the #1 thing we can do as a country to improve opportunity for AA is end the war on drugs, as they are disproportionately impacted . There might be a few other external measures that could be added to help, but ultimately the responsibility will rest on AA with maintaining the family unit/not having children out of wedlock/graduating high school.
This post was edited on 2/12/16 at 7:29 pm
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Posted on 2/12/16 at 7:33 pm to AUbagman
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the discrimination will not improve until the toxic culture within many AA communities is improved.
where did the discrimination come from before the current "culture"? I am talking about until the 1960's or so? The culture as many call it was not always like this.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 7:36 pm to Nativebullet
What about poor white folks? What about immigrants? I don't know many white folks propped up by family wealth.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 7:50 pm to LSUTANGERINE
I admit I have wondered if I never got calls back from prospective employers because of my name.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 8:45 pm to LSUTANGERINE
quote:discrimination and racism are not the same thing.
So you avoided the question. Are blacks discriminated against more so than others? Does racism still exist against blacks in the USA ?
Discrimination can be the product if EXPERIENCE.
Blacks often confuse one for the other.
As to whether racism exists. Yeah. It does. There are certainly white racists. Alas, the most OPENLY and PROUDLY racist people in America today are black and it really isn't close.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 9:06 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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where did the discrimination come from before the current "culture"? I am talking about until the 1960's or so? The culture as many call it was not always like this.
Why beat that dead horse? Either we as a society move past it and improve our lots together, or we continue to live this toxic coexistence. Why must you revert back to the past while some are attempting to have a discussion of the current situation? That just seems like an easy way to not have to actually offer any constructive opinion/thoughts.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 9:12 pm to biglego
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Have you ever been to a black neighborhood? Here's an experiment. Pick out a city on the map. Any city in the US. Go there and find the worst neighborhoods. They'll be black, with a few being Hispanic if you're out west. Matter of fact go visit any black neighborhood anywhere and there's about a 90% chance it's full of litter, dilapidated housing, adults loitering at all hours, and crime.
It sucks for the many blacks who do maintain their properties. It really does. But blacks have proven time and again incapable of maintaining a neighborhood.
I worked as a teacher in the innner city of New Orleans (Pre Katrina). I once brought my very young son to my school and we passed by the BW Cooper housing projects. My very young son's impression?
Oh,he didnt even notice the crappy buildings, he was amazed at the "fancy cars" and that no one in our neighborhood had such flashy cars and inquired why we could not afford such blinged out cars.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 9:23 pm to Panny Crickets
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This is very, very real and extremely sad.
I've worked with these kids who have decided, come hell or high water, they are getting out of the ghetto. Yet, they can't celebrate their wins and accomplishments at home or with family/friends for fear of being yelled at or physically abused.
Floored me.
I have seen that in action as well. They were mocked for "acting white".
"White" really can be an insult and is an evil thing to call somebody in their world. My students (1st graders) once came to me, upset that a bad child had called me a "bad name". They did not want to repeat the name. These were kids who had no problem saying all curse words so this must have been a really bad word. The bad word? It was "white". The bad kid called me "white"
I told my kind I was white and it was ok, it was not a bad thing. They knew I was not mean and was very loving. They did not want to see me as white. They went back and told the kid " You wrong for calling dat lady white. Dat lady is nice and she be pink!"
I loved them for that! They stood up for me and loved me. And yes, I loved them very much too and they knew it. I taught in the ghetto by choice, I knew those kids needed me and appreciated me.
This post was edited on 2/12/16 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 2/12/16 at 9:42 pm to mattz1122
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FoxNews link? Lol, I'll pass.
Would you prefer an Associated Press link?
If you opened the Fox link, you'd see that it relied heavily on the AP story and credited the AP at the end.
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