Quote:
Originally Posted by pelathais
No doubt such places exist, all over the world too; but maybe I'm just blessed. Around here skin color truly doesn't matter for the vast, vast majority of people - especially the "people who look like me." Where I do encounter racism, and have encountered it all my life was from within the "minority community." I usually just took that as being some remnant of an old "chip on the shoulder" from a very ugly past history.
Our state government actually had to call out the National Guard and "invaded" the capital city which was in the control of the Klan back in the 1920's. That was long before my time, but I still like to remind the Democrats around here how the Republican govenor had to step in with troops to straighten out the Democratic party. 
My wife's great-uncle was burned alive by a mob of Klansmen in another state back in the 1960's. Ironically, I have seen her cousins face some discrimination from fellow African Americans because they are "not Black enough." They have gotten it from all sides. |
Understood. I think what Monk is going goofy about (and what gets me in constant knock-down drag-outs with people) is this...there seems to be an opinion among SOOO many white people that racism is a part of history and NOT a part of our present world. I have a very close friend who is a black doctor who has taught me SOOO much about the "real world."
AND....the common opinion is, "their ok as long as you don't date them." Yes of course inter-racial marriages can catch it from both sides. But CLEARLY we (caucasian) are the majority race and bear the responsibility in this country to create a level playing field. I'm one of the crazies that actually supports Affirmative Action ESPECIALLY in the education system. And those who are furious when a white man misses out on a job opportunity when a company needs to meed a "quota"? If you miss out on an employment opportunity because you are white, we still have about 200 years of favoring the African-American community to even things up.
This subject seems to be close to you and in your family. I'd be interested in your ethnic heritage and your wife, but if you'd rather not share you can just ignore my inquiry.
Threaded Mode
