Originally Posted by cartune
Why is it when I talk to folks that ACTUALLY lived through the 40s-60s. They say the world for black America today is beyond anything they could have imagined?
My Uncle Rev. Shuttlesworth years ago would always tell me "yall got it so easy today" as a youngin I wasnt trying to hear that but i can understand the frustration now I look around like what the hell is stopping us? Literally?
Multiple OGs who got beat the hell up for yall lazy $*%++ say the same. They couldnt imagine the opportunities we have now but we rather focus on or create problems some of which dont even exist.
Less than a lifetime ago black folks couldn't get close to a voting booth without being murdered now You got a black man running the gotdamn free world
But you got kids 18 - 24 talking about things aint changed? Da #@%% you know?
This is true things are better. But they are for better for worst. And I kinda can agree the opportunities have increased for minorities. But what ppl are making it out to seem like we are in this surreal world and we are this great land of opportunity and all is fair and equality all across the board. This whole race card and white privilege thing is stupid and a society stigma. To the whites who say wheres my privilege card. It is a blind one due to society. You are in a majority and it is scientific and has been proven that ppl tend to favor ppl of same likeliness and similarities. Its human nature. Many whites say I dont no of it to exist nor I dont see it when does it occur. It occurs all day everyday.
People once again are going waaaay to the left, or waaaay to the right. To the guy who said oh im white I work 60+ hrs a week, if im privileged why am I not a ceo of a fortune 500 company. Its not enough just to be white. I dont think no one is saying your white means despite skill, education, etc so long as your white your in there. Same way as just because your black everyone in the world owes you something or everyone is out to get you.
What it is and ppl again tend to ignore it there is favoritism and alot of prejudice actions that go on everyday. It can be as subtle as a white guy being in the hood and know one picks him because he's white and think oh he soft he cant ball. Or the middle age white mom who goes into best buy and despite the myriad of different races of ppl in the store, she goes str8 to the black employees because she is looking for the latest new/hot rap music.
And then there are more severe instances like police brutality, dwb, etc. Comparing the two is outright foolish. That and lack of understanding of each others race. Hell you know its doomed when you got ppl, actually was said on here that slavery saved negroids and mongloids. From what, exactly. They were kings and queens and were emperors and empresses. Had developed kingdoms and were peaceful ppl and were tranquil and content. So ignorance and lack of knowledge is a contributing factor.
And he isnt the only guy who thinks this way. And another example is ppl who say minorities have eoe and a.a. First there really isnt a way to prove or disprove e.o.e. Unless a person outright says or is blatantly discriminating against someone due to race sex religion etc. And as far as a.a. goes, a.a. is the promotion or intent to have a balance and equal workforce by employing more minorities in the workplace/school system etc.
Where the ignorance/lack of knowledge comes in is that it is geared for minorities in the workplace etc... Not minorities of the u.s.a. So while blacks spanish asian etc are minorities of the u.s.a. They are not minorities in the workforce. The minorities of the workforce/education etc are white women. So a.a. doesnt favor minorities in the sense of population in the u.s.a. Just minorities in the sense of employees, students etc. Which is white women.
Then also you have ppl who think again not to call ppl out but many of the whites and sci method as well who say, oh police brutality, dwb's, other instances like this, if spoke about then your a militant. Your marcus garvey. Which is another ignorance. Calling a spade a spade is simply that. If i speak out on a person who beats/mistreat a animal, doesnt mean im waaaaay on the left side and one of those over the top peta ppl. If i speak on non belief of abortions doesnt mean im some over the top waaay to the right religious right wing thinker either.
Ppl just need to quit all this if 1 does it they def. this way or think that way and view things as a individual case by case basis. And stop taking things waaay to the extreme and evaluate the situation at hand. Its ignorant to say oh im white and this black guy is farther along in life then me, its that gd affirmative action. No its you arent skilled qualified have the capability to do the job, simply put.
Same as oh im black and I applied for such and such job and I didnt get it cause im black. Yea i wasnt qualified or had any of the prerequisites for the job. But nah that had nothing to do with it, its cause im black. learn to differentiate.
Ill use myself for example. When I was younger I went to a denny's and it was clearly obvious that they didnt serve me and my date solely because we were a interracial couple. With that being said, I didnt take that same mindset or that instance and say oh the first time i applied for a business loan i was denied because of race. No it was because I wasnt established, had no credit and all I had was a vision and a dream. Thats what ppl need to get away from. That and these templates of what certain positions avenues in life suppose to be. Like still to this day first thought of a fire-fighter is a strapping young MAN. You think of receptionist its a warm bubbly WOMAN. So on and so forth. To much emphasis on this. To many when i think of this or that i envision a certain look, be it because of sex or race religion. As soon as we get away from the mindset of office worker=suit/tie dress shoes. And other stigmas we can grow as ppl.
When we get away from oh he is wearing j's has a mohawk, wears lady hip hugged jeans etc... and is black he must be into rap so ill ask him about the latest lil wayne album. We have to start there. Then slowly graduate and take baby steps to an improved nation. Thing is society, influences, media etc dictates vast majority of ppl lives that imo this cannot and will not ever be achieved. Your always going to have ppl see the old white man with a pickup truck living in the middle of nowhere mississippi and folks thinking he is a redneck. He is probably stupid narrowminded and racist. You still going to have ppl see the young black who is into hip-hop and discredit him, and think of him as nothing more then a street kid.
Its when we throw away all the stupid and ignorance thoughts and views depictions we have practice since hell probably the dawn of time, things will truly start to reach an accord. But sadly it isnt.
