Racism is race prejudice plus power. Minorities do not have power, therefore they are not racist. What they have is a wholly justified dislike and fear of white people as a whole, and why not? White people haven't been particularly nice to them. Taking it personally and being offended just proves their point.
Minorities of all descriptions have been insulted enough. If they retaliate the onus is on you to show that you are not part of the faceless white majority, by at the very least acknowledging that they have a point.
Well boil away. You have a typical white male view of racism and I strongly advise you to check your privilege. Ask any black person if they feel completely equal. Why shouldn't we make recompense for our ancestors' actions? Apologising for them is the least we can do. By your reckoning we should just plaster over the unclean wound; far better to remove the infection before bandages are applied. If it is cleaned well enough no bandages are necessary.
You have absolutely no idea or apparently any urge to learn what life is like if you're black, all you've done is rant about some black guys in a games forum. You don't know what their lives are actually like; if you did you might understand why they hate white people. Black people are still victimised in many ways, regardless of any Equality legislation.
It's a good speech, I read it in high school, thanks for the link. Thing is, he's still dreaming. Example: Republican gerrymandering and Voter Identification laws mostly cause hardship to black people. MLK would not be impressed.
I won't rise to your bait and do a point by point rebuttal. That would be foolish since you have blown what I said out of all proportion, next you'll be accusing me of fomenting a race war.
In your particular life you have clearly struggled, but a white girl in the exact same position would have had it harder than you, but not as hard as a black boy, and most definitely not as hard as a black girl. You see, women earn 17.5% on average less than you for doing the same job. A black man with all the relevant skills and qualifications will be treated at the same level as a white ex-convict.
Privilege (note spelling) is not about money; it's about power. White men, as a group, hold the power. You are part of that group. Until that group moves to change the system that allows black people to be arrested at a much higher rate than white people (for example), then change is going to take a very long time. And yes, we do have to apologise to the descendants of slaves for the actions of our ancestors. Refusing to do that is pinning your privilege on your shirt.
Racism is race prejudice plus power. Minorities do not have power, therefore they are not racist. What they have is a wholly justified dislike and fear of white people as a whole, and why not? White people haven't been particularly nice to them. Taking it personally and being offended just proves their point.
Minorities of all descriptions have been insulted enough. If they retaliate the onus is on you to show that you are not part of the faceless white majority, by at the very least acknowledging that they have a point.
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