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Systematic racism is a mystical type of racism people often refer to when they can’t find any actual evidence of racism in reality.
Or y'know maybe individualism doesn't explain everything.
Crazy right
Yeah it’s easier to go by the statistics because the statistics don’t show the details of each case. That way we can all speculate about what happened without ever having to worry about being proven wrong.
Lol stay mad bro
But you saidThat's literally what I said...
Giving that option 2 to a person of a minority demographic doesn't redress an inbalance on an individual level. It instead gives an advantage to a specific individual because of their race and hence a disadvantage to individuals of another race.I don't think it can be looked at from the basis of an individual.
A poor white with no power connections may have to roll just a 1. A poor black with no power connections may have to roll a 1 or a 2 (because affirmative action have added the 2). That white person isn't going to consider they benefit from "white privilege".
Systematic racism is a mystical type of racism people often refer to when they can’t find any actual evidence of racism in reality.
I never said anything about affirmative action, so I don't know what your post has to do with mine.Giving that option 2 to a person of a minority demographic doesn't redress an inbalance on an individual level. It instead gives an advantage to a specific individual because of their race and hence a disadvantage to individuals of another race.
It is, at the individual level very unfair, and means that the advantaged individual doesn't need to work so hard (it doesn't mean that they won't work hard, it just means that the don't have to in order to compete with others). But also means that down the line, others may not respect that advantaged individual because they might assume that they might not have the skills or the intelligence needed to do the job at a high level of quality.
It can create more social issues than it seeks to resolve.
Yes, that happens. I thought I mentioned that whites have an advantage in other hiring situations in that very post.But not in others - Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
In fact, companies are more than twice as likely to call minority applicants for interviews if they submit whitened resumes than candidates who reveal their race—and this discriminatory practice is just as strong for businesses that claim to value diversity as those that don’t
In round numbers, 45 million Americans live in poverty, including 10 million Black Americans and (presumably) 20 million (generally) white Americans living in mobile manufactured housing ("trailer parks").
If the rates of crime were similar, there'd be 2x as much crime coming from poor white neighborhoods
If accurate, a hypothesis might be that gangs target non-whites for recruiting (as most violence is gang-related)
Census Shows 27.6 Percent Of Black Americans Live in Poverty | MadameNoire
and you are just repeating the denial of racistsYou haven't proved a "problem" exists.
If you can prove that white privilege exists and then prove it causes a difference of outcomes (a significant difference mind you) then feel free to come back with that data.
Until then you're just repeating racist theories.
Yes, I can see there is a difference. But I think my point is still illustrated. I grew up lower middle class, and one things my parents instilled in me was a deep and humble awareness of the fact that many kids didn’t have what we have, and not to take what we had for granted. Perhaps that was a middle class oblige LOL. Anyway, as someone who learned about the concept of white privilege from educators, that is very much how it is taught and how it feels.There's a striking difference between the two. Privilege is seen as a badge of honor by the wealthy. They don't apologize for their means. Noblesse oblige is a common ideal for philanthropy and charitable pursuits.
. Is Noblesse oblige about guilt though, or just awareness? Because people who actually teach about white privilege don’t talk about it as anything one should feel guilty about or need to atone for. It is far more similar to the responsibility felt as a part of noblesse oblige. The problem comes in when you go around “accusing” others of white privilege instead of looking simply at oneself, and when it is misrepresented and mischaracterized by people who don’t understand the concept.But the populace is different. Privilege is dirty and accusatory. The other is labeled and expected to feel guilt or atone for benefits they didn't obtain on their own.
And YOUR problem is that you have seen the statistics on blacks with the same qualifications getting paid less than whites on average. You have seen the statistics on how blacks on average make less money, have less education, have less property,, how 90% of fortune 500 companies have white CEOs, how blacks are sentenced to more prison time than whites for committing the same crimes. how white cops murder more blacks on average. and you basically say "It's black folks' fault for being stupid."I didn't expect a real response.
Your "problem" is your perspective.
And YOUR problem is that you have seen the statistics on blacks with the same qualifications getting paid less than whites on average. You have seen the statistics on how blacks on average make less money, have less education, have less property,, how 90% of fortune 500 companies have white CEOs, how blacks are sentenced to more prison time than whites for committing the same crimes. how white cops murder more blacks on average. and you basically say "It's black folks' fault for being stupid."
and you are just repeating the denial of racists
Ok. So why are blacks poorer than whites? There’s a really stark difference. And why are they incarcerated more?I don't generalize to that degree. I think that skin color is irrelevant regarding people's individual choices unless forced/coerced to think that way, and even then people can see through that.
Ok. So why are blacks poorer than whites? There’s a really stark difference. And why are they incarcerated more?
Ok. So why are blacks poorer than whites? There’s a really stark difference. And why are they incarcerated more?
Wrongas noted the statistics show blacks don't commit more crimes they are just arrested and prosecuted at a higher rate.
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