[MD] Racism

[Stephen Hannon]

Hi SA,

Obviously I can't base views on racism from a movie, and I wasn't
expecting Platt to be moved by four words of text from me.  I do think
that a lot of real life situations are portrayed in the movie (perhaps
in hindsight I should have mentioned these first).  For example, as
you mentioned, some people use their race/color to promote their
image.  Racism as promoted by egotism (see ZMM).

Another example, look at ultra-conservative Bob Jones University,
which had a no-interracial-dating policy only repealed before a
convnient George W Bush campaign visit.  Racism as promoted by
intolerant religious right.

Also, look at North Carolina gerrymandering.  District 12...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NC-Congress-12.PNG
...is basically drawn around a highway with the occasional jump to
"grab" a black neighborhood so as to but them all in one voting
district.  Racism as promoted by politics.

I'm no expert on BJU or the NC gerrymandering case, so if someone
knows more then help out.  I don't live near there, I live in
Michigan.  I could mention some racism examples from here as well, but
right now I'm going to go to bed seeing as it's after 2 AM.

Regards,
Steve H

On 9/23/06, Heather Perella <spiritualadirondack at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Steve H,
>
>      Your basing your whole intellectual racism prose,
> on a movie.  Ah, that's a movie.  Where I work, most
> of the racist are of a darker skin tone.  Some are
> very explicit about how their black and everybody else
> is so different and we don't understand them.
> Meanwhile, their in gangs, and when at the facility
> they need not worry about gang violence, yet, it's a
> mindset.  They have to fit-in with others, show-off,
> and look tough.  Meanwhile nobody's going to come
> after them, but they have this image to uphold.  It's
> all in their head, and much of their not trying to
> understand others is due to their parents.  I've met
> and heard therapists and supervisors talk about some
> of the parents.  The parents have a hate that has gone
> racists themselves.  That's the catch-22.  Think
> others are racists towards you, and soon you are
> racists towards them.  Racism is just another
> blame-game, another way to not take responsibility,
> and another way to be angry.  Racism is just another
> way for haters to express hate.
>      I hope you have a better way to show evidence of
> racism.  It is a very difficult link to be made, and a
> movie isn't an answer.
>
> SA
>
> > [Platt]
> > Please. I see little evidence of racism in the U.S.
> > You must have a different
> > definition than mine.
> >
> > [Steve H]
> > Watch the movie "Crash"
>
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