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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a black person willing to condemn their actions. But I also question as to why ALL black people are routinely held to the standards demonstrated by our worse behaved members and the same is not applied to other races. Is every white man a pedophile? Is every socially awkward white teenager a potential school shooter? Most of the those types of crimes that make the news are overwhelmingly committed by white men, but no one goes around saying "My God those white men are savages".

My issue as a law abiding black person is that no matter what I do, or I teach my son to do, he's going to be held to standards established by the worse behaved members of our race by many. If you don't see a problem with that, you are a problem. Every individual should be judged on their own actions but many refuse to do that. That's what is causing the outrage that many are expressing.

There have been many peaceful protests with no results and no changes. What will it take to get anything changed? How long as a race are we supposed to peacefully wait for justice? As a non-black person none of you can understand the abject terror we live in when it comes to our males. You all can say over and over all you want that "You just have to comply" but it's not true. I could write a novel here on members of my family who have been mistreated by police and/or government officials for no reason other than the color of their skin. It would not even matter to many of you. You'll just pass it off as more unwarranted outrage. You'll stick your head back in the sand and tell yourself that everything that happens to us is justified by x,y,z.

Ultimately, you'll never have to walk in our shoes, so you'll never know. People like many of you will continue to say that black people should fix themselves, stop sitting around, stop blaming etc. etc. Well many of us have done that, and it still doesn't matter. My son, who is being raised in an upper middle class household with values, morals and high expectations, will be in as much danger as a black man from the worse ghetto; because to many of you and the police, the only thing that you see is his black skin. [/quote]

Well said and I am totally with you and agree with what you said. But most likely many will ignore your post because you raise uncomfortable questions that needs introspection from non-blacks, especially whites. Yes there is double standard in the way every action is perceived. If a white person jumps the traffic signal, its a stupid white person BUT If a black person jumps then it is "these black people". If there is drug problem in white community then they are sick and need treatment but if black community has the same problem, they should be sent to jail so they are straightened out. If a minority does minimal work they are lazy, if a white guy does minimal work then it is work-life balance. I can keep going...

But PP, the white people are totally aware of all of this BUT they will not acknowledge any of this because it is easier to deny and continue with their privileged life. Also there is a perverse interest at play here, they are fearful of losing their privilege if they even acknowledge it. Also the other side of the coin is that for some of the financially under privileged white folks the privilege that comes as being white is the only privilege they have and they don't want to lose even that. [/quote]

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