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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's divisive is the fact that whites are viewed by and large as individuals and given the benefit of the doubt so that their successes or failures in life are indicative of their individual decisions whereas people of color are not viewed as individuals they are viewed first and foremost based on the narrative of their collective and are subsequently denied individuality.  That is a privilege they have to earn by exceeding expectations and overcoming generalizations their very humanity is not automatically granted.[/quote]

Speak for yourself, I guess. I view everyone as equal. [/quote]

That's great but I'm not talking about you, in particular nor am I speaking for myself.
I, like you, tend to try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt and I , like you, try to view everyone as individuals.  
But I'm not speaking about myself or anyone else for that matter when I say that whites are viewed by and large as individuals while people of color are viewed as part of their collective...I'm speaking about society as a whole and more specifically I'm speaking about the systemic views of our society in the sense that while a cop or a lawyer or a judge may regard a person of color as an individual but law enforcement agencies and the judicial system by and large doesn't.
I'm speaking about the systemic views of our society in the sense that while a banker or a mortgage lender may regard a person of color as an individual but financial institutions by and large don't.
I'm speaking about the systemic views of our society in the sense that while a reporter or a journalist may regard a person of color as an individual but the media by and large doesn't.
It is the skewed societal and systemic views that are primarily responsible for stereotyping and criminalizing and dehumanizing people of color more so than everyday people like you and I - we're primarily just spectators taking in all the programming and propaganda and ultimately we decide for ourselves whether to buy into it or not but the reality is its being widely circulated and most spectators simply believe what they see and accept what they're told. [/quote]

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