Racism..How do we end it? Can we end it?

sponger

MrBrian wrote:

I dont understand when people say that, 'stop talking about it'..It's like taking trash and sweeping it under a rug. Is that really cleaning?

What he's saying is that racism would never gain any momentum were it not for its perpetuation through linguistic communication, and that something like black history month only serves to further create the belief that blacks need distinction from whites.

angelica

sponger wrote:

What he's saying is that racism would never gain any momentum were it not for its perpetuation through linguistic communication, and that something like black history month only serves to further create the belief that blacks need distinction from whites.

Do you have any evidence that this is what he's saying? Or is this your impression of what he means?

edit: I was at work when I wrote this and hadn't watched the video....looks like it's evidence enough. My apologies.


It doesn't sound like a solution to me, however. It would be great if others were able to move past their issues, and yet obviously people aren't yet there.

MrBrian

By Matthew Bigg REUTERS

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Barack Obama's election as U.S. president has provoked a rise in hate crimes against ethnic minorities, civil rights groups said on Monday.


Hundreds of incidents of abuse or intimidation apparently motivated by racial hatred have been reported since the November 4 election, though most have not involved violence, said the Southern Poverty Law Center.


White supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Council of Conservative Citizens have seen a flood of interest from possible new members since the landmark election of the first black president in U.S. history.


Far right groups are also capitalizing on rising unemployment in the economic downturn and a demographic shift that could make whites a minority by mid-century, the Southern Poverty Law Center said.


"We have seen a fairly dramatic backlash over the last three or four weeks, since the final weeks of the campaign," said Mark Potok of the Center, based in Montgomery, Alabama which monitors far right groups.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/081124/us/usreport_us_usa_obama_hatecrimes

pateljam

MrBrian wrote:

By Matthew Bigg REUTERS

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Barack Obama's election as U.S. president has provoked a rise in hate crimes against ethnic minorities, civil rights groups said on Monday.


Hundreds of incidents of abuse or intimidation apparently motivated by racial hatred have been reported since the November 4 election, though most have not involved violence, said the Southern Poverty Law Center.


White supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Council of Conservative Citizens have seen a flood of interest from possible new members since the landmark election of the first black president in U.S. history.


Far right groups are also capitalizing on rising unemployment in the economic downturn and a demographic shift that could make whites a minority by mid-century, the Southern Poverty Law Center said.


"We have seen a fairly dramatic backlash over the last three or four weeks, since the final weeks of the campaign," said Mark Potok of the Center, based in Montgomery, Alabama which monitors far right groups.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/081124/us/usreport_us_usa_obama_hatecrimes

I think the election proves that racism is alive and well in the country! Why would I say such a thing? Well Obama won the popular vote by 7%... Think about it only 7%...
He should have at at least a 20-30 point lead in the popular vote over McCain...

VINNY GOOMBA

I know how to make it spin wildly out of control, waste billions of dollars in taxpayer money, and allow it thrive at an all time high! Let's declare war on it!

THE WAR ON RACISM!!!