A view on racial discrimination

[Gutter Ball]

Watch the whole 46 minutes, it's well worth it.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl.../etc/view.html

[Not]

I am all for it.

but seriously I would have to say that I feel it is severly over rated.

Watched Bill Oriely tonight and there was a black PHD on trying to push a new mental illness. Repetitive slavery stress disorder or some like. All in all I though he sounded like a well rounded person. Basically said that he would like to see more responsibility in the black community and I thought that was refreshing.

He stated that racism was still prevelent in society as a whole but then when prompted by bill he admitted that the racism was not pandemic nore more than inconvenience for the most part. At least that was my take on it.

Unlike racism of yesteryear the racism today is something you will find at "some jerks doors" but you need only move to the next door to bybass it. I am sure there are onclaves which have much greater quantities of racism but in general those are on the way out and fairness is spreading virtually everywhere. It just aint fashionable to be a racist anymore.

[Knothead]

Originally posted by Not
I am all for it.

Unlike racism of yesteryear the racism today is something you will find at "some jerks doors" but you need only move to the next door to bybass it. I am sure there are onclaves which have much greater quantities of racism but in general those are on the way out and fairness is spreading virtually everywhere. It just aint fashionable to be a racist anymore.

Amen.

Hey, you wanna hear a Republican Black guy?

He's on L.A. radio, and his name is Larry Elders, and he's one of the most a**-kickin' human beings I've ever heard on the airwaves! This guy doesn't merely address the black community in L.A., he goes after "victim"-whiners, be they white or black. The guy is a real breath of fresh air!

[Not]

I have heard him speak on occasion for hannity or rush I forget.

He does not think racism is an epidemic.

the only epidemic is the paranoia of racism

That is my quote not his.

[Knothead]

Originally posted by Not

He does not think racism is an epidemic.

the only epidemic is the paranoia of racism

And is not paranoia the worst epidemic of them all?

It sure does cripple the Community of mankind, is all I know.

[Not]

It is a plague on humanity.

makes you see things which are not there or inconsequential in level of impact.

It makes me sick.

Like SARS?

Dunno about the US, but in Australia some of those of Asian descent have been "shunned" by white Australians, as there is a belief that they could have SARS. Despite most of them having never left Australia in their lives....

Cheers
Mick

[Knothead]

***goofed this post---sorry.**

[Not]

I think that might come under a different catagory than racial descrimination. Perhaps ignorance or even fear but not as evil as racisim in my opinion.

They do not hate them based upon their race they are cautious as to the fact that they belong to a community which probably travels to the orient much more frequently than the average caucasion group. As such one could say that there is a minutely greater risk. Nothing I would worry about much but I feel it is within their rights to be overly cautious.

So, if you are of Oriental appearance and you go to your local doctor, and he puts a mask on to consult with you, even though you've been seeing him for the last ten years, but he doesn't wear a mask when seeing the rest of his patients, is that not racial discrimination?

Explain what it is then.

Cheers
Mick