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Originally Posted by Discerner
That is fine at least I am the one who is standing against a racist bigot who you are trying to defend. You want to say its ok for a black man to make racist remarks because of slavery and civil rights. Then you need to get over that. That is a dark period of our history and thank God I wasn't around for that. However, the past is the past. We have minorities that have gotten used to segregating on their own when it is good for them. They have historically black colleges, latino gatherings, etc., I think Martin Luther King wanted everyone treated equal, and now we see where his great message of hope has been prostituted into the fact that minorities get special treatment. What if there was a white history month, white appreciation days, etc. You have got to be able to see the double standard that has become the norm in our country. N
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No double standard...for YEARS there were no people of color in magazines unless it was a Jesse Owens type. SO Mr. John H. Johnson founded
Jet and
Ebony. Nothing racist there...
Black History Month?! It was started by Carter Woodson, son of former slaves, who was disturbed to find the absence of Blacks in history books...if they
were mentioned, it was in an inferior way, or sparingly, like George Washington Carver's accomplishments.
Black colleges?! It is because they couldn't be admitted into White schools.
Latino gatherings?! What is wrong with people of like heritage getting together?!
As for racism, is it alive and well YET today...again, my experience as a White woman in the Black community allowed me to see things first hand.
Are all things equal?! No way...
Is there racism on both sides?! You bet!!
But it's not just a "slavery is over...get over it" deal...it's about a 17 yr. old Apostolic girl being mistreated in a 7 Eleven...yes, in this century!!
It's about stuff you nor I can truly understand because we are not Black or Indian or Hispanic or Asian or of Middle Eastern descent.
I am not in favor of special treatment, but I am in favor of FAIR treatment...JMO...
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