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re: What “End Racism” Really Means
Posted on 9/12/21 at 3:58 pm to LSUconvert
Posted on 9/12/21 at 3:58 pm to LSUconvert
Saying because there are black millionaire athletes that the US is not racist isn't really looking at the whole picture.
Why is white net worth 10 larger than that of blacks? Could it be that historically, the US did have systematic racism that presented itself in policies such as redlining, Jim Crow, etc. that played a part in pushing blacks into the high poverty areas you still see today? That while individual and collective attitudes about racism and segregation have improved dramatically over the past 50 years, the legacy of those racist policies have yet to be addressed adequately. Doesn't mean there aren't other influences/factors, but while the policy currently may not be 'racist' - how do we address poverty levels and net worth disparities that were created historically by a racist system?
Why is white net worth 10 larger than that of blacks? Could it be that historically, the US did have systematic racism that presented itself in policies such as redlining, Jim Crow, etc. that played a part in pushing blacks into the high poverty areas you still see today? That while individual and collective attitudes about racism and segregation have improved dramatically over the past 50 years, the legacy of those racist policies have yet to be addressed adequately. Doesn't mean there aren't other influences/factors, but while the policy currently may not be 'racist' - how do we address poverty levels and net worth disparities that were created historically by a racist system?
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Posted on 9/12/21 at 7:30 pm to SBBruin28
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Why is white net worth 10 larger than that of blacks? Could it be that historically, the US did have systematic racism that presented itself in policies such as redlining, Jim Crow, etc. that played a part in pushing blacks into the high poverty areas you still see today? That while individual and collective attitudes about racism and segregation have improved dramatically over the past 50 years, the legacy of those racist policies have yet to be addressed adequately. Doesn't mean there aren't other influences/factors, but while the policy currently may not be 'racist' - how do we address poverty levels and net worth disparities that were created historically by a racist system?
You can't "address it". Most of the people who imposed those racist policies, and most who suffered from them, are dead. It's history. In the meantime, blacks have had more than equal opportunity to education and careers, as an attempt to "make up" for the past. Programs like Affirmative Action were instituted at the expense of non-blacks who had nothing to do with policies of decades ago.
I went to public school with blacks, so they had the same educational opportunities I had over 50 years ago. Same goes for my children and their black classmates. So, I think instead of looking for some form of reparations imposed on innocent white people for the past, you should be asking why blacks haven't fared as well as other people who had the same educational opportunities.
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