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Did you ever consider the fact that people base their prejudices on personal experience? The same way that blacks go around saying every white person is racist, there are some whites who have been truly hurt in some way by a black person, so they hold that stereotype to ALL blacks. Not saying it's right, but I would not just base today's racism on the actions of a few white folks 150 years ago. THAT is ignorant.
I would, for various lengthy and complicated reasons. Today's racism is absolutely tied to and is a product of the history and what went before.
If the people 150 years ago had acted differently in whatever way, that would have had a correlating effect on our society of today.
People may base their prejudices on personal experiences, but I am not seeing how that relates to the point above in this case.
Pray tell, how does slavery have ANY affect on society today?
I said they have no bearing, show me they do.
This is actually from a post I made in November when someone else didn't understand that the effects of slavery in the United States still impacts both black people and white people today. His presumption was that black people are not affected today because some of us have good jobs and are not regarded as being "gangsta" and don't carry ourselves as such.
If I knew how to cross-reference the link back to my post I would do it here so that you might better understand the context of that post. Anyway, it doesn't nullify the validity of the posts below.
There's much, much more to shaking the effects of slavery than getting a good paying job, speaking Standard English, and leaving white people with the impression that "We have overcome".
I think whites are tired of being given no recognition for being helpful and the main reason minorities have rights. Laws were not past by blacks that made them equal. Obama is president because WHITE presidents said things need to change and made them happen. Yes there were whites not wanting the change, but the vast majority said different. many have died helping minorities. they are not wanting a public thank you, just get off the attitude.
I think it's obvious to anyone with a speck of common sense knows that the governement has been run predominantly by white people since the inception of this country, and therfore responsible for passing Civil Rights legislation. Some were reluctant to do so because of what they thought it might cost them politically.
But let's be honest about the whole thing. Had the white-run government adhered to the Constitution and really held "...these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" we would not have had half the racial problems we've had in this country.You want to give the arsonist credit for putting out the fire.
By the way, whites that stood up front and center during the Civil Rights movement and beyond have in fact been given recognition. Why do you say that they have not been recognized? Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, President Lyndon Johnson, and Viola Liuzzo are just a few of the many that come to mind that have been recognized on a national level for their efforts in the movement.
Last edited by SloRoller; 01-16-2011 at 03:16 PM..
Hopefully one of these days, we will realize we're all part of the same race...the HUMAN race.
From some of these posts and posters that is dreaming and dreaming BIG TIME.
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