Kaepernick

Go Beavers said:

ledvedderman said:

Godfather. said:

JC29856 said:

New game: guess the white person

1. Teen livestreams rape of 1 year old - probation
2. Mans car breaks down in middle of road - executed

o.k I'll play..
1. most black killings are committed by other blacks.

2. black on white crime very seldom make the news.

3. O.J Simpson got away with murder(two white people) and bragged about it.

4. some of the first black slaves in America were owned by other blacks.

Godfather.

Come on, Godfather. You gotta at least be somewhat disturbed by the examples given.


ledvedderman.

He's playing Let's Deny White Privilege Exists.

I was just thinking about how much lack of understanding and denial still exists regarding blacks in America.

As I said before, I think it's great that someone like CK, being in the position he is to do so, is bringing these issues to national attention.

Pre-Civil Rights Movement, the situation with regard to racism in America was undoubtedly worse than today. By the late sixties an on into the seventies a lot of us white guys got to thinking this race issue was vastly improved. Black were more prominent in sports, music, acting, politics, etc. Things were looking up and in some ways they were but guys like me were also under some false assumptions.

The evidence for white privilege and persistent underlying racism in America cannot be swept under the carpet.

Back in the mid to late 80's I saw Jerry Brown (when he was still on fire) on a cable TV broadcast talking about how the majority of the world's population is non-white and how those non-whites are getting sick and tired of being looked down on by wealthy white first worlders. He gave us fair warning about becoming more aware of our conscious and subconscious biases. That message is starting to be heard. Colin is helping spread it.