disney junky
BWV
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2004
She's a cook/chef/celebrity. She's not a leader of any consequence. The media has made this news.
We should celebrate without regard to race.
Black history month and other months are more than imperfect solutions, I believe they keep racism alive. I don't think a persons race should even be mentioned unless its somehow pertinent to the lesson being taught, this is the same as hyphenated Americans, your american or your not. The sooner people stop recognizing separated months and groups the sooner it'll be a lesson in history.
I do find it true however that it seems more "acceptable" for people of color (not just blacks) to make racial slurs against other races, particularly against whites while obviously it's not "acceptable" the other way around. It's a definite double standard. And allowing that will only continue to encourage the divide.
I don't recall there being this much outrage when Jesse Jackson called New York "Hymietown" or over any of the racially charged crap Al Sharpton spews constantly. They are the same and should be treated the same but they generally aren't. It is what it is and I don't lose sleep over it but it is laughable how many people insist the double standard doesn't exist.
Whether or not she is a racist, the actions described in the deposition are definitely racist for sure. Using a slur against a bank robber that solely refers to the color of his skin, thinking that a southern plantation wedding is appropriately staffed with middle aged Black men and women... it all shows incredibly bad judgment.
Paula, as a straight white celebrity, has an unbelievable amount of privilege in America, and hopefully this teaches her and her fans a lesson about other people.
And you decide this? Is there some panel out there rendering such decisions?
Racism is a belief, not an action. It is so easy to make these types of accusations when not constrained by the meaning of the word.
She's a cook/chef/celebrity. She's not a leader of any consequence. The media has made this news.
Sorry, no. There are absolutely degrees to which one can perceive racism, but there is very little about calling someone a "n****r" that's not racist.
There was a TON of outrage about that comment. Like, a ton. It should be note that "Hymietown" is a religious slur and not necessarily a racial one.
You will see crimes committed by white people against black labeled as hate crimes when the reverse isn't done in nearly the same proportion.
Black on white hate crime isn't really a thing. There is no history of it in this country.
That kind of weird statement is exactly what I'm talking about. Of course some of the crimes committed by black people against white people are because of the victim's race just as that is true the other way around. It shouldn't be assumed in either direction that that was the motivation though without some sort of evidence of it and that is where it is treated differently. Well, treated differently unless you blatantly ignore the fact that one of them even exists.
I'm not ignoring the fact that it exists. I'm saying if you look at the history of this country, hate crimes against Black people outpace hate crimes against White people to an unbelievable amount.
There was a TON of outrage about that comment. Like, a ton. It should be note that "Hymietown" is a religious slur and not necessarily a racial one.
There might have been outrage there but around here it was barely even mentioned. The big double standard is more about how things are covered in the press. There are a lot of double standards in the press for sure but the way race is addressed is one of them.
Look at how the statement Karen Lewis made was covered. Sure, it made the news for a second but if the role was reversed and some white lady in the same or an equivalent position decided to blame black people for all the problems in a white school district there would be much more outrage and completely different coverage.
You will see crimes committed by white people against black people labeled as hate crimes when the reverse isn't done in nearly the same proportion. This is even the case when it was a crime of opportunity and there is no evidence what so ever that the race of either person had anything to do with their target.
Like I said, it is what it is but so many people ignore that it is happening. Part of the problem is that people in this country can't have a logical discussion about race without being labeled a racist. That is totally absurd.