Originally Posted by
Stangonline
Im going to play the devils advocate here...
Im cool with all of the black awards, days, whatever...even affirmative action, to a degree - here's why.
Listen to all of you. You're all bitter sounding and have a very strong opinion about other races (blacks) - but then in your next breath you say that affirmative action is no longer needed. Now, take into account that there are many many people who feel MUCH stronger about the issue than you guys/gals do. It's not because blacks/other NEED this special treatment to survive - it's that white people feel...well, like this thread. If you removed AA, there are plently of bitter white-folk that would use that as an opportunity to NOT hire other races. See, as long as there is AA and special treatment, there is animosity(sp?) being built up in some people. Because of this, you cant simply eliminate this special treatment - it's like a vicious circle - the treatment itself breeds more racism, while at the same time protects other races from unfair treatment. I don't see how it will ever go away.
You are right and wrong.
The most true part of your post is the second to last sentance.
Most of the people that have anger about this have been victim of it. I would be pissed off if I couldn't get a grant or scholorship because of my race. It is absolutely reversed on the white guys to where we are sectioned out because of the color of our skin. This is evident even in tv programming.
Now the more they do it the more people that are personally effected and the more tension it will built between the races. They need to kill it mostly off now before you truely start having problems.
I never owned a slave neither did my parents or thiers. I never did anything to hurt a black persons quality of life but they in turn have hurt mine and i'm starting to get pissed off about it.
Don't tell me to be politically correct and to keep my mouth shut about the issue or not worry about as that is like telling me to ride in the back of the bus and not to make a fuss.