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re: We Have a Moral Divide, Not a Racial One
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:09 pm to L.A.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:09 pm to L.A.
so? because they don't act violently they don't have racial prejudices, they don't identify primarily by skin color...and maybe they don't.
there is a significant portion of people (and not just black) who identify, prioritize, and distinguish themselves by either skin color, gender, sexual orientation. Their beliefs, values, and sometimes actions are reflective of this.
What's the crux of this particular situation? "we're black, they're not"
I've seen it first hand at work, at school, living in New Orleans, etc.
coworkers discussing how even though they think O.J. killed someone, they're glad he got off. why? "we deserved that" and she had no problem saying this directly in front of me.
Black group outside of Riley's house calling me cracka, turkey, jew (had on a Tulane shirt, I look jewish)
The lines are drawn by people according to what are really, inconsequential things.
and in this instance, you see the biggest divide in America (and while it is a 2 way street, it is disproportionately so)
and despite all the evidence to the contrary, this is a racial issue, because they're black first and foremost...whether they rioted or not, that's how this has unfolded. That's how it always unfolds
disgraceful
there is a significant portion of people (and not just black) who identify, prioritize, and distinguish themselves by either skin color, gender, sexual orientation. Their beliefs, values, and sometimes actions are reflective of this.
What's the crux of this particular situation? "we're black, they're not"
I've seen it first hand at work, at school, living in New Orleans, etc.
coworkers discussing how even though they think O.J. killed someone, they're glad he got off. why? "we deserved that" and she had no problem saying this directly in front of me.
Black group outside of Riley's house calling me cracka, turkey, jew (had on a Tulane shirt, I look jewish)
The lines are drawn by people according to what are really, inconsequential things.
and in this instance, you see the biggest divide in America (and while it is a 2 way street, it is disproportionately so)
and despite all the evidence to the contrary, this is a racial issue, because they're black first and foremost...whether they rioted or not, that's how this has unfolded. That's how it always unfolds
disgraceful
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Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:50 pm to DelU249
I can tell you why we sometimes see ourselves as black first:
Due to age old and systematic bouts with local, state, and institutional racism, various aspects of our lives were first regulated to our "black" blood. Look at the classifications slave masters made for mixed people's "quad-roon", "mulatto" etc. Look at the 3/5th compromise, Dred Scott's case, the fight against abolition, the civil war, etc.
All of those horrible events were seemingly passed on through our color to future generations that had to deal with tangible incidents of oppression.
Yet we have boards like this that do not thing that the sins our country have a had any sort of pandemic effect on that group. Some members of that group thinks it's damn obvious and they get upset when they see things like this event happen. It's like reliving emit till for some folks (in not drawing that comparison myself).
Old
Age white supremacy and terrorism humiliated and embarassed the humanity of a group for centuries, leaving long lasting residual effects and to some it sometimes looks like the strives we have made have been disingenuous because of all the back pedals we take and all of the lingering racial fears and bias.
This board never asks itself what it can do better to help mend this Divide. They pin it on the backs of the historically oppressed group. From an historical standpoint, they never ask themselves what they can do as a group to help mend it.
It's short-sighted and ignorant of our history, and if we want to bridge the gap, the historical monarchs in this case are gonna have to make serious strides on inter-relational standpoint to help bridge this gap.
Due to age old and systematic bouts with local, state, and institutional racism, various aspects of our lives were first regulated to our "black" blood. Look at the classifications slave masters made for mixed people's "quad-roon", "mulatto" etc. Look at the 3/5th compromise, Dred Scott's case, the fight against abolition, the civil war, etc.
All of those horrible events were seemingly passed on through our color to future generations that had to deal with tangible incidents of oppression.
Yet we have boards like this that do not thing that the sins our country have a had any sort of pandemic effect on that group. Some members of that group thinks it's damn obvious and they get upset when they see things like this event happen. It's like reliving emit till for some folks (in not drawing that comparison myself).
Old
Age white supremacy and terrorism humiliated and embarassed the humanity of a group for centuries, leaving long lasting residual effects and to some it sometimes looks like the strives we have made have been disingenuous because of all the back pedals we take and all of the lingering racial fears and bias.
This board never asks itself what it can do better to help mend this Divide. They pin it on the backs of the historically oppressed group. From an historical standpoint, they never ask themselves what they can do as a group to help mend it.
It's short-sighted and ignorant of our history, and if we want to bridge the gap, the historical monarchs in this case are gonna have to make serious strides on inter-relational standpoint to help bridge this gap.
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