Racism (Yeah, that's right: I'm callin' it!)

The Batlord · 09-21-2017, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You can't mindfully bumble.

You can if your mindfulness fails. Like ours.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 09-21-2017, 10:20 AM

Students offered extra credit to determine their level of ‘white privilege’

**Frownland** · 09-21-2017, 10:25 AM

Wow so only white students get extra credit? That's racist as ****.

The Batlord · 09-21-2017, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Wow so only white students get extra credit? That's racist as ****.

That's basically the best irony since... something something Holocaust.

DwnWthVwls · 09-21-2017, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

The question you presented it doesn't have any effect on.
It doesn't change the way race relations are viewed one bit. You might feel like it is beneath you but others like celebrating black pride and there is nothing wrong with it. Rooting for successful over achieving Italians if you are one just feels good. You don't want to associate yourself with that tribal feeling but it is within you.

Also those friends associate integration with the decline of black owned businesses and the destruction of Black Wall Street. I watched a documentary called Black Friday that showcased when big box stores like Woolworths came around along with segregation ending. Black people ending up taking their purchasing power elsewhere. They would go to Pete's to buy ice under the assumption that his was colder than the previous black business they would purchase from. It eventually became a status symbol to purchase from white businesses.

No it isn't, I think it's stupid. Now I'm curious where you draw the line.. Proud to be autistic? how about a human? a C student? poor? white supremacist? When a homeless person makes it off the street by finding a job and a place to live, should all the other homeless people feel proud about being homeless?

I have more to say about the social aspects, but I'm at work and don't have time to finish my thoughts atm. I'll look into that doc later as well.

**Frownland** · 09-21-2017, 10:59 AM

False equivalencies out the ass.

DwnWthVwls · 09-21-2017, 11:02 AM

Agreed, but they demonstrate the distinction I'm making.

The Batlord · 09-21-2017, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

The question you presented it doesn't have any effect on.
It doesn't change the way race relations are viewed one bit. You might feel like it is beneath you but others like celebrating black pride and there is nothing wrong with it. Rooting for successful over achieving Italians if you are one just feels good. You don't want to associate yourself with that tribal feeling but it is within you.

Also those friends associate integration with the decline of black owned businesses and the destruction of Black Wall Street. I watched a documentary called Black Friday that showcased when big box stores like Woolworths came around along with segregation ending. Black people ending up taking their purchasing power elsewhere. They would go to Pete's to buy ice under the assumption that his was colder than the previous black business they would purchase from. It eventually became a status symbol to purchase from white businesses.

100%. It's simply base human psychology and if it weren't we probably would have died out or something. It's just in the current cultural climate that tribalism has become untenable. "Ending racism" isn't so much about realizing that races are equal so much as it is implementing the idea in spite of our inborn and learned prejudices. The biggest hurdle to inclusiveness and multiculturalism is the human race admitting to a man that, yes, we are all racist to at least some degree, rather than fighting the idea while claiming that each of us are color blind.

I guess that's why racist politics are so easy. It's second nature to people to plan by virtue of similarities whereas this new way of living in a society feels counter-intuitive to our most base proclivities.

Mindy · 09-21-2017, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'm not sure whether mindfulness is just bumbling his way through this thread or if he's trolling hard.

have a good day bro

The Batlord · 09-21-2017, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

have a good day bro

Oh **** a de facto admission. Calling Dirty. Stay glorious.

09-21-2017, 10:25 AM	#533 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Wow so only white students get extra credit? That's racist as ***. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

09-21-2017, 10:59 AM	#536 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	False equivalencies out the ass. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-21-2017, 10:20 AM	#532 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Students offered extra credit to determine their level of ‘white privilege’