From: glovercj@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Re: How white America perceives African-Americans??!??
Date: 8 Jan 93 14:43:26 GMT
Organization: Drexel University

>>1) White America believes African-Americans are out to take their jobs.
>
>    Many white Americans wish that this were so. They are sick of 
>    sitting at meetings and seeing the same old circle of pale
>    faces. To the extent that anyone likes to compete for a job 
>    (which isn't much of an extent, who does?), I don't think it
>    makes much difference to most whites what the color of the 
>    competition is.

Unfortunately, I've seen this reality, ask yourself why there are so many glass
ceilings for African-Americans.

>>2) WA believes AfAms are out to take their women.
>  
>    They ARE out to take white women! And white men are out to take
>    black women! Face it, Chad, men want women in all possible color
>    permutations. This is not news to white people. Is it really news to you?
>    Sure there's a racial angle, but are black men any more comfortable
>    with a white man/black woman scenario than white men are about
>    the black man/white woman case?

I can agree.

>>3) WA believes AfAms shouldn't get Afirmitive Action because it is reverse
>>discrimination.
>
>    It IS reverse discrimination. The issue of race-based AA is dead,
>    dead, dead! Need-based AA enjoys the wide support of the majority
>    of the populace. That's not racism.

Then I guess we should negate that fact that African-Americans have been
enslaved for 438 years and still counting, and say everyone is on the same
level, so no one should get anything.

>>4) WA believes AfAms are criminals and only capable of criminal acts.
>
>    Look, pal, there are jerks in every racial category, but I know
>    hundreds of white people, and not one of them would agree with such
>    a ridiculous statement.

I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but going to a predominately white college,
where several individuals have never seen "a black" except through the eyes of
the media makes people believe that "blacks" are only capable of crimes. Why is
it that when I walk down the street, white people avoid me, as if I have green
bubbles coming out of me. That's the facts. Why is it, when I sit on the
trolley or bus, white people won't sit next me, when in fact I am the last
person on this planet that would attack someone. It's real,sorry.
 
>>5) WA believes everything is fair and equal and is afraid to deal with the
>>problem of racism.
>
>    Huh? What?! Nobody on this planet believes that "everything is fair
>    and equal". Also on this planet, 99% of white people know that there
>    is racism. It comes in all colors, too. As to "dealing with racism",
>    all I can say is most people think that their own problems should
>    have first priority. How are YOU "dealing with" the destruction of
>    the rain forests? Or famine in Ethiopia?

What does the price of tea have to do with anything in China? Nothing. What
does rain forrests or faminine in Ethiopia have to do with me right here and
the current state of African-Americans.  How can I think about anything,
anywhere else when things aren't right here? Have you ever been drowning in
Kool-Aid and then asked would you like something to drink? And believe it or
not racism is everyones problem whether you're a GOOD Christian, Muslin, Jew,
Gentile, or whatever.  

>>6) WA believes that everyone can "Pull themselves up by their own
Bootstraps",
>>regardless of color.
>
>    Some people can, some can't. Life is pretty tough for everybody,
>    but it's even tougher if you're poor, or undereducated, or badly dressed,
>    or ugly, or fat, or stupid, or non-white, etc. EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS!

Well, if everybody knows this, then why isn't something done to fix this, and I
don't mean that band-aid type stuff, but I do mean actually healing. In other
words don't do temporary solutions for permenant problems. Don't tell me about
welfare, food stamps, or public assistance because they are Band-Aids like I
said. Institute real programs that teach people to be self-reliant and invest
in the education of everyone, along with promoting and providing an industry in
which they can work.

>>7) WA doesn't care about African-Americans until African-Americans do
something
>>to effect them.  
>
>    Is this a PC way of saying "the government won't do anything to help
>    minorities until there is Hell in the streets"? I'm afraid the
>    answer is YES.

I'm glad you agree on something.

>Chad, listen to me: I know your questions are rhetorical. You seem to
>think that "White America" hates blacks and won't do a thing until a gun
>is put to its head. I think you're wrong, although it would take too long
>to explain why. One thing I've learned from monitoring s.c.a.a. is that
>it's very, very hard for a white man to see the world through black eyes.
>What I submit to you is that the converse is true as well. You have a lot
>to learn about "White America". I suggest you take it from the top.
>
>Stefan
>
Stefan, I want never said nor do I believe or thinks Whites hate Blacks. I only
believe that there are several deep rooted things that no white person wants to
accept when it comes to race. But if everyone was ok, then you and I wouldn't
be having this discussion.

                        Chad J Glover
           glovercj@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu      
       Drexel University Software Testing Lab
   If a man hasn't found something he will die for, he
                        isn't fit to live. --MLK
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