From: glovercj@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Re: How white America perceives African-Americans??!??
Date: 11 Jan 93 15:51:23 GMT
Organization: Drexel University

In article <1993Jan9.012900.9212@oracle.us.oracle.com> mfriedma@uucp (Michael
Friedman) writes:
>In article <1993Jan8.144326.12175@netnews.noc.drexel.edu>
glovercj@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu writes:
>>>>1) White America believes African-Americans are out to take their jobs.
>
>Plenty of reasons.  Among others, if an AA program is in place then
>people will be hired who would not be hired in a race blind admissions
>process. 
>This is a very simple statistical result that totally ignores
>questions such as whether blacks are innately inferior or sufferning
>from racism and poor education.

It seems as though everytime, some people want to refute an issue, that
argument is based on statistics. Why? Because statistics lie, I can find
statistics that say all people can fly. I basing my opinion on reality, why
won't you do the same? I've worked at SmithKline Beecham for my co-op, and I've
seen the grossly large number of whites to African-Americans. And guess where
the majority of the African-Americans were working? In food service and the
janitorial department. Reality, look around, the next time you go to work.

>>>>3) WA believes AfAms shouldn't get Afirmitive Action because it is reverse
>>>>discrimination.
>
>Whatever you want.  The growing resistance to AA is a political
>reality whether you like it or not.

It's a reality, but it is an unjust resistance. African-Americans, AA(hmm?),
never got there 40 acres and a mule and are just trying to get the piece of the
pie we've been shafted out of for years.
 
>>>>4) WA believes AfAms are criminals and only capable of criminal acts.
>This does not follow.  For example, if whites thought that only 50% of
>AfAms were criminals and only capable of criminal acts they would
>still act exactly as you describe.
>
>Unfortunately, personal experience of most whites tends to justify
>this kinds of attitude.  How many people do you know who have been
>mugged by blacks and by whites?
>
>I've had 5 or 6 attempted muggings (one was kind of borderline and I
>was never sure).  Of the 6 muggers involved in the 5 attempts I'm sure
>of 6 out of 6 were black.  The borderline situation was a white, and I
>was never sure whether he was a particularly rude and aggressive
>beggar or a mugger.
>
>Now, I'm sorry if you get offended when I keep a particularly close
>eye on young black males when I walk home at night, but based on my
>personal experience that's who I need to watch out for.

I can understand you having just reason and fear. Unfortunately though, not
everyone has had this personal experience, so I guess those individuals that
haven't been attacked won't have the same reaction, right? NOT!

>>>>6) WA believes that everyone can "Pull themselves up by their own
>>Bootstraps",
>>>>regardless of color.
>Such as?  Perhaps mass mind control?

SUCH AS?? Education, basic rights that we all need: Health, Freedom, and the
pursuit of hapiness, something that "our" constitution provides for us all.
 
>>>>7) WA doesn't care about African-Americans until African-Americans do
>>something
>>>>to effect them.  
>
>Please remember, however, that one thing you can do about minorities
>is shoot them.  A lot of people cheered the Korean shop owners who
>shot at rioters and a lot of people bought guns after the LA riot.

It is this ignorance that has brought us to where we are today. Solve the
problem by getting rid of it. When was the last time your child or relative got
sick and you decided, "Ohhh, ok let's shoot it." We are not Animals and should
not be treated as such.

                        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