Modern day systemic racism, does it exist?

[Astrid]

I see more white women using foundation makeup to make their face look darker, then they sit out in the Sun to make their bodies look darker. I will bet you there are far more white women trying to look darker than there are black women trying to look lighter. I can't speak for Japanese or Chinese women though.

Japanese, Korean. Chinese, Viet, , Filipino same.
Light good, dark bad.

 

[IWalkAlone]

Japanese, Korean. Chinese, Viet, , Filipino same.
Light good, dark bad.

dark is not ugly.

 

[Astrid]

"Step away from it."

It's a choice we must each make individually, just as any immigrant comes to the US and makes an individual choice to step away from his home country culture.

What kind of "plan" would you expect? The Nation of Islam has a plan to reshape African-American culture to a functional culture. Is that what you have in mind?

Its not my deal. I just asked what you
propose to do about dysfunctional cultire
and you referred me to post 530 which didnt really answer.

But anyway, i guess we'd agree its basically about
changing the story people tell themselves.
Something different to believe in and live up to.

White people are it seems now well aware
of the need to change their story - to - selves
about the status of divers other races.

 

[Astrid]

dark is not ugly.

The cultural norm in those countries is to see a dark skinned Asian as
being a poor person who must work in the sun and damage their
skin.
The stereotype does apply, tho we can recognize an Asian
who lives in America quite easily.
Not long ago I met with five Japanese Americans ( men) from Hawaii.
All very suntanned.
Nobody but nobody would mistake them as from Tokyo.

 

[IWalkAlone]

Racism shouldn't be a political issue. Its not the issue we face though hate is.

 

[rjs330]

You haven't read my post #530, have you?

Oh, wait. You did read it. You even liked it. So why are you saying this to me now?

I'm still agreeing with you that these things exist and that it's now a choice and time to stop. Or did I misread you?

 

[TLK Valentine]

If it existed, it would be legal to teach about it. As it is rapidly becoming illegal, clearly it cannot exist. #outofsightoutofmind

 

[rturner76]

They aren't allowed? I thought blacks were born in America? What home culture do blacks want to have that prevents them from doing that?

A F R I C A Angola Soweto Zimbonwe Tanzania Zamia Mozambique Botswana. So let us speak about the Motherland!

 

[rturner76]

Oh, how many of those are there?

More than YOU think for sure

 

[rturner76]

Blacks of today have their home culture and language also!

Black American culture is a real thing.

 

[rturner76]

So if more blacks wanted to live in a trailer park, there is nothing stopping them?

Section 8 doesn't but landlords do

So a lot of poor whites don't want to live in the inner city with poor blacks, and a lot of blacks don't want to live in Rural areas with poor whites? That sounds like personal choice not systemic racism.

THere are limited choices in highrise houseing. You get placed where you get placed many times

 

[rturner76]

Asians do better than whites but whites do better than blacks. Is that racism?

Maybe the average Asian does better then the average white but it's the white people in the 1% and government running things in the United States

 

[rturner76]

People in these nicer white areas that you point out pay more in rent. Don't you think cheaper rent might explain why people live there? Where is your evidence they are being pushed in there?

Redlining

 

[rturner76]

Not systemic racism.

It was the system that made them racist.

 

[IWalkAlone]

Maybe the average Asian does better then the average white but it's the white people in the 1% and government running things in the United States

No. Asians are in the 1 percent.

 

[IWalkAlone]

Redlining

No.

 

[IWalkAlone]

It was the system that made them racist.

No

 

[rturner76]

They need to build a another one. I don't have my ancesters language or culture. I'm an American. They can be Americans too, and are.

Black Americans. Different than being a white American in a systemically racist society

 

[rturner76]

No

Read more, youll get it.

 

[rturner76]

No.

WHy are there redlining lawsuits every year if it's not happening?