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Sports columnist Jason Whitlock's article sums up what so many of us have already been feeling and trying to say about this movement of #blacklivesmatter. That it is a phony group of activists who rely solely upon petty incidences to cry wolf for THEIR OWN attention, for THEIR OWN demands, for THEIR OWN change, etc.
Thanks for posting this link. I agree so much. Why are we more worried about a redneck who shouts the N word than creating a safe place for black children to grow up (happily, healthily, and successfully---and not be murdered or be incarcerated)? This whining about "safe spots" at schools like Mizzou and Yale is getting ridiculous. They sound like kindergarten kids who have been told too often about having a safe space. College is supposed to train you for adult life. 100% safe places are not a guarantee in the work world. And college is a place to be challenged, even if that involves some discomfort. Wouldn't students be better served learning how to handle the turmoil that life brings instead of making sure that it is sanitized for them while at school?
Sports columnist Jason Whitlock's article sums up what so many of us have already been feeling and trying to say about this movement of #blacklivesmatter. That it is a phony group of activists who rely solely upon petty incidences to cry wolf for THEIR OWN attention, for THEIR OWN demands, for THEIR OWN change, etc.
Eh...I don't see what is so great about his piece.
He is criticizing Mizzou students for not taking their "safe place" to Chicago???
They don't live in Chicago. They aren't students in Chicago. They are students in Mizzou.
Contrary to what many of you may know, there are many activist in Chicago.
Contrary to what many of you don't seem to acknowledge is the fact that black people are not one monolith group or "black community." We live in various places, each unique with their own items which need to be addressed. The author of this article, who is black, should know better.
It is always a good thing to focus one's energy and attention on local issues versus non-local ones. As a black person, it is a huge gripe of mine that too many black people focus their attention on things such as "police brutality" in other cities where they don't live. Inciting positive change happens at the local level. In my area we don't have issues with "police brutality" but we have activist who advocate for and end to it, which is ridiculous IMO. Students at Mizzou advocating for "safe places" in Chicago is equally as ridiculous and IMO many of you are agreeing with him because you just don't like the idea of the BLM folks and the Mizzou protestors/boycotters (who by all accounts aren't BLM) speaking about racial discrimination or disparate treatment.
Also FWIW, activist in Chicago over the past 30 years have done a good job in cutting down violence in general and gun violence. Contrary to what many of you may believe, homicides are very low in Chicago today versus the late 20th century and that is in part due to black people being active and involved in black neighborhoods in Chicago and taking on local issues as they relate to gang violence and gun use.
the overly hyper-sensitive emotional PC crowd -
"they hurt my feeling, we need to pass laws to restrict others rights"
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