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Systemic racism in the USA: Are whites "guiltier" if they had slavery in their past?
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<blockquote data-quote="bèlla" data-source="post: 77610517" data-attributes="member: 416395"><p>It's disingenuous to pretend that biases don't exist. It's disingenuous to pretend benefits aren't bestowed upon the bearer by those who share those biases. </p><p></p><p>This isn't limited to race. The same occurs with wealth, physical attractiveness, social class, education, neighborhood, material possessions and so on. We have many ways to discriminate. </p><p></p><p>I don't apologize for who I am. But I don't deny the benefits of possessing the qualities others esteem. That's hypocritical. I know they're making allowances and bending the rules on my behalf. </p><p></p><p>Race is the only subject where people are uncomfortable acknowledging this. You would never hear the same from an attractive woman or a man with means. They've had enough experiences to draw from. </p><p></p><p>The truth isn't always pretty but it's true nonetheless. That doesn't make you unfeeling or an oppressor because someone values your hue. It is what it is. </p><p></p><p>One of the benefits of this period in spite of its ugliness is the cessation of political correctness. While I don't agree with course speech or unkind remarks you can't pin all of this on provocateurs. They've felt this way all along and the conditions weren't favorable to acknowledge it but now they are.</p><p></p><p>I've heard hateful comments on all those subjects on the Internet and I try to look beyond the venom to understand the bother and what provoked it. A lot of it is economic. Some of it is familial. Marital demise and gender wars. Some of it is societal. Concerns about children, education and negative influences. Some of it is political and related to the country. </p><p></p><p>There's a lot of frustration and a growing sense of unfairness. Which compels some to complain, lash out or villainize others. They need a scapegoat. They can't hurt the one who hurt them or punish the ones in charge. So they take it out on others.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0abab5">~bella</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bèlla, post: 77610517, member: 416395"] It's disingenuous to pretend that biases don't exist. It's disingenuous to pretend benefits aren't bestowed upon the bearer by those who share those biases. This isn't limited to race. The same occurs with wealth, physical attractiveness, social class, education, neighborhood, material possessions and so on. We have many ways to discriminate. I don't apologize for who I am. But I don't deny the benefits of possessing the qualities others esteem. That's hypocritical. I know they're making allowances and bending the rules on my behalf. Race is the only subject where people are uncomfortable acknowledging this. You would never hear the same from an attractive woman or a man with means. They've had enough experiences to draw from. The truth isn't always pretty but it's true nonetheless. That doesn't make you unfeeling or an oppressor because someone values your hue. It is what it is. One of the benefits of this period in spite of its ugliness is the cessation of political correctness. While I don't agree with course speech or unkind remarks you can't pin all of this on provocateurs. They've felt this way all along and the conditions weren't favorable to acknowledge it but now they are. I've heard hateful comments on all those subjects on the Internet and I try to look beyond the venom to understand the bother and what provoked it. A lot of it is economic. Some of it is familial. Marital demise and gender wars. Some of it is societal. Concerns about children, education and negative influences. Some of it is political and related to the country. There's a lot of frustration and a growing sense of unfairness. Which compels some to complain, lash out or villainize others. They need a scapegoat. They can't hurt the one who hurt them or punish the ones in charge. So they take it out on others. [COLOR=#0abab5]~bella[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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