What White America Doesn't Want to Know

[Budman]

Originally Posted by WombRaider

I can get behind this. I think it applies in most cases. I think that overt racism is less prevalent, but it takes other forms now.

This is just another excuse. "Well it's not as in your face as it used to be but it's still there. They just know how to hide it now." Does that about sum it up? How about quit whining and try to be a respectable member of society. Quit looking for an excuse. You will never change anyone's mind by whining and destroying shit. Act like an adult with and quit giving these thugs a pass.

[WombRaider]

Originally Posted by Budman

This is just another excuse. "Well it's not as in your face as it used to be but it's still there. They just know how to hide it now." Does that about sum it up? How about quit whining and try to be a respectable member of society. Quit looking for an excuse. You will never change anyone's mind by whining and destroying shit. Act like an adult with and quit giving these thugs a pass.

At some point an excuse isn't an excuse anymore. It's just the truth. The problem is not with the people who are tearing things up. It's with the people who do everything right and don't 'whine' as you say, and they still can't get a leg up. That's the people we're talking about. You go straight to the rioters and the people tearing things up, because it's easier for you to denigrate them and explain away why they aren't achieving anything. What about the people who do what they're supposed to do and because of race, don't achieve the same as a white person with equal credentials? Those are the cases that you can't simply explain away by claiming they're not productive members of society.

[Budman]

It's still an excuse. It may not be fair but nobody said life is fair. It sucks but you better find a way around it and keep working. Sitting back and whining gets you nowhere. I've lost jobs because I was white. Even though I was better qualified and submitted a better bid. I didn't get the contract because I wasn't a minority contractor. It sucks but there was nothing to do but go after the next job. I don't think you give employers in this country enough credit. Most are only after the color green and if a black is the person who can get them more of that then they get hired.