David.
Radical Centrist
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Yo
You mean fighting racism by making everything about race and focusing exclusively on race and making everyone hypersensitive to how different we are from each other is crazy?Either.
I've said more times than I can count that 1) there are some disadvantageous to being black, and 2) there are a whole lot of other cards each of us are dealt in life that can be advantages/disadvantages as well that may be far greater than skin color.
Nor am I "switching" to anything. I've been asking you that exact same question repeatedly, because I think inherent in the usage of that term are some things that a lot of folks would oppose. So why not (finally) answer it? What kind of compensation (if any), systemic or personal, do you think is appropriate?
That's how I interpreted the following statement in the context of your answer to another poster:
But since perhaps my interpretation was wrong, why not clarify what you meant? Do you support some form of affirmative action to compensate for "white privilege"? And if so, what exactly are you proposing?
This is manifestly untrue. It is obvious that race still plays some role in our society. More for some than for others. And I've been consistent about my "solution" to those issues. Our laws have been changed to make government-sanctioned discrimination illegal. Violations, when found, should be corrected.
Beyond that, each of us should start by treating/judging others not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Treat them as equal individuals regardless of their skin color. And if we see an individual being treated adversely because of their skin color, speak out/act against it. I follow that every single day in my own life.
I don't think continuing to promote thinking of people as members of a group rather than as individuals is ever going to solve our racial problems. They're not solved yet, and there is no magic bullet, but I absolutely believe it must start with looking at people as individuals.