Comments on: Structural Racism Not on ABC's Agenda http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/03/structural-racism-not-on-abcs-agenda/ The national media watch group Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: April 2009 « Questionable Content http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/03/structural-racism-not-on-abcs-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-41974 April 2009 « Questionable Content Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=7996#comment-41974 [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/03/structural-racism-not-on-abcs-agenda/ . [...] [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/03/structural-racism-not-on-abcs-agenda/ . [...]

]]> By: Odlallo http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/03/structural-racism-not-on-abcs-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-3485 Odlallo Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:26:01 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=7996#comment-3485 I believe that the majority of the generation I grew up in (and those that will come after) have a different view on racism than the media would have you believe. Being a 28 year old white male (Italian, white enough ,right?) that attended public schools in Bayonne,NJ (located between Jersey City and Newark and Staten Island,NY), my experience has taught me that young white people are not very racist at all. In fact the popular media (TV and Radio) has glorified the supposed "black culture" so much that it has become a non issue. The kids I went to grammar school with at some point started speaking the slang and dressing to fit the ideals of the hyper-publicized "black culture". Even when growing up, the form of racism I encountered from my elders was more stereotype jokes than actual hatred. I am sure there are many different situations in America in which my experience not only doesn't apply, may be the opposite of the truth. I can only speak honestly of my experience. The problem, I think, lies in the fact the black ( as well as other races ) youth have a basis for their bias. These are the sons and daughters of people who definitely did face racist issues. They are brought up many times in poverty and bad social situations,and their families ended up there because of the racial hardships that were a way of life. The fact is that the bad situation a black man faces now was 10x worse for their fathers and 100x worse for their grandparents. They are raised by their families who have hate (like I say completely with reason). It is impossible for someone who is white to understand the prejudice another race feels. It is also hard for other races to realize the coming generations of white people are raised with the ideals of equality. We have been bombarded with it in public schools, by the media and by many of our parents. The race issue divides our people. While we fight with each other, the rich white guys that control the political, economic, social, and religious institutions (the ones even most other white guys hate) carve the country up even more. If anybody decides to read or comment on this, please, drop the race issue because we have to focus on getting our country back. We need to come together before our rights and our money are gone. I believe that the majority of the generation I grew up in (and those that will come after) have a different view on racism than the media would have you believe. Being a 28 year old white male (Italian, white enough ,right?) that attended public schools in Bayonne,NJ (located between Jersey City and Newark and Staten Island,NY), my experience has taught me that young white people are not very racist at all. In fact the popular media (TV and Radio) has glorified the supposed "black culture" so much that it has become a non issue. The kids I went to grammar school with at some point started speaking the slang and dressing to fit the ideals of the hyper-publicized "black culture". Even when growing up, the form of racism I encountered from my elders was more stereotype jokes than actual hatred. I am sure there are many different situations in America in which my experience not only doesn't apply, may be the opposite of the truth. I can only speak honestly of my experience.

The problem, I think, lies in the fact the black ( as well as other races ) youth have a basis for their bias. These are the sons and daughters of people who definitely did face racist issues. They are brought up many times in poverty and bad social situations,and their families ended up there because of the racial hardships that were a way of life. The fact is that the bad situation a black man faces now was 10x worse for their fathers and 100x worse for their grandparents. They are raised by their families who have hate (like I say completely with reason).

It is impossible for someone who is white to understand the prejudice another race feels. It is also hard for other races to realize the coming generations of white people are raised with the ideals of equality. We have been bombarded with it in public schools, by the media and by many of our parents.

The race issue divides our people. While we fight with each other, the rich white guys that control the political, economic, social, and religious institutions (the ones even most other white guys hate) carve the country up even more.

If anybody decides to read or comment on this, please, drop the race issue because we have to focus on getting our country back. We need to come together before our rights and our money are gone.

]]> By: Doug Latimer http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/03/structural-racism-not-on-abcs-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-3461 Doug Latimer Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:24:58 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=7996#comment-3461 Now, why did this song pop into my head when I read this item? http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/devo/beautiful+world_20039668.html Now, why did this song pop into my head when I read this item?

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