Yep AA here and my family and I say this. Granted we say it very quietly among just my, my sister's, and my 1 cousin's nuclear families. All of us are engineers, drs. and accountants -- several ivy degrees, the rest top 10. We've really grinded our way to the "top" -- not that we are top -- we are MC/UMC. Yet you don't say this in front of other black families even our extended families bc omg you're Uncle Tom. Except my extended family CHOSE not to pursue a higher education, they CHOSE to go job to job without making any kind of career, CHOSE to have multiple kids with multiple mothers and not marry any of them and thus paying multiple child support payments on small non white collar salaries. |
You’re an idiot. The actual medical education (diagnosis, theory) is superior to what medical students learn here. They also do 5 years of med school vs. 4. After med school, foreign doctors go through residency here also, so the only education they’re missing is undergrad, which is a huge waste of time. |
WTF are you talking about? What does any of that have to do with privilege? The brother two houses down from me is a higher-up at some insurance conglomerate making six figures and pushing an S-Class Coupe. Has he been killed? No...not yet at least. But does he CHOSE to be pulled over and harassed all those times when he gets behind the wheel of that car? He’s got the money and the class and the amenities and the education but that doesn’t give him immunity. No. He’s Black. That’s the gist of it. And that’s not a CHOICE he made that’s not a “fault” he should bear responsibility for. |
Thanks! I appreciate your kindness. |
Most people don't go around treating black people like shit. You have a very negative view of people. It's as if you are looking for the worst in people. Of course people pre-judge other people. Everyone does it, and you do it to. It's a condition that humans suffer from. As far as cops murdering people. It is rare, as almost all officer involved shootings are justified. 95% of those shot are in possession of a firearm. There will always be shootings that are sketchy, but those are the exception. |
We don't "suffer from" pre-judging others. It's served us very well throughout thousands of years of evolution. If we hear from our tribe that a particular color/type of plant/animal has a much greater chance of being dangerous than other animals/plants, we'd stay away from it. Only the most stupid people would disregard those warnings, and they'd usually die out before they had a chance to reproduce. It's natural selection. Black men are always going to be "pre-judged" until the underlying statistics change. If the people raging and rioting and protesting about racism put that energy into convincing black youth that it's NOT okay to mug people, carry around firearms, vandalize and terrorize their communities, then we could start to turn this country around. It might take another generation, if we're honest about it, but it could really happen. Instead, they demand that people ignore statistics and facts and thousands of years of natural selection. You can make all the demands you want, but many women are always going to cross the street when a black man is coming, and taxi drivers are always going to hesitate to pick up a black man, until the facts change. I'm not risking my life so that the black people who aren't criminals can feel better, although I really do feel badly for them because I know that many of them are judged for things that they didn't personally do. It would be much better if I didn't need to make that decision, but the decision is easy. And please, nobody claim that crime statistics are higher because police target them. Black people would be the first to acknowledge that there's a much greater chance of things being stolen or someone being mugged in certain areas, and it has nothing to do with the police. If anything, I think honest black people would acknowledge the fact that a ton of crime goes unreported in those areas, so the real statistics are probably far worse than the official records indicate. |
You obviously don't understand the law. Laws are written that allow officers to justifiably kill people for no other reason than the officer was scared. Officers have wide latitude for using deadly force and it is applied unfairly. That's why people are protesting! |
All the times I’ve gotten pulled over, except for once, I get let go with a warning. |
Thank you for sharing your perspective here. It should be possible to have an intelligent dialogue without being immediately labelled Uncle Tom/racist etc. I recommend Glenn Loury for an interesting take on this current climate: https://www.city-journal.org/racism-is-an-empty-thesis |
Where did you get that from? Yes, cops are given quite a bit of latitude. But that is because you can't wait for someone to point a gun at you. You would know that if you knew anything about firearms, tactics, and use of force. There are legitimate issues facing law enforcement like unions protecting crappy officers (tons of complaints, credibility issues, etc.) but the people protesting don't have a clue about any of these issues. |
I knew it was an unpopular opinion among whites, but had no idea blacks are equally opposed to it (duh!) I am afraid things won’t change much in the next 100 years or so |
Please do say it. I think the movement going on at the moment is counterproductive, but I would absolutely get behind yours. I'd be happy with more tax money spent on cleaning up black communities, motivational programs for the youth, trade school training/job programs, etc. You're right that there are bad decisions being made every day, and that they really are decisions. If enough people like you stand up against what you know is bad behavior, people will stop seeing black people as a collective and stop grouping the good in with the bad. That would be a very good thing for your cause. The "I ain't no snitch" and "I don't want to be an Uncle Tom" attitudes are ultimately hurting black people, not helping them. - conservative white woman |
Offtopic but: is it still part of the classic education to read Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Like, can I ask for the book in the library?
It was very popular in my country when I was a child and was used to illustrate the evils of slavery and racism, but who knows, as an immigrant I need to be careful with political correctness. |
I would be shocked if it wasn’t at the library. And you don’t have to ask for anything at the library. You just go get it and check it out. No interaction necessary. |
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