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Originally Posted by shintao
Grim gave us these two statements - I believe - from pastor Wright. The question is, are the statements fact, or Racist, or can they be both??
“In the 21st century, white America got a wake-up call after 9/11/01. White America and the western world came to realize that people of color had not gone away, faded into the woodwork or just ‘disappeared’ as the Great White West kept on its merry way of ignoring black concerns.”
I don't see this statement as racist because I think the statement is true. But is it also racist?
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What I want to know is how the notion of "people of color had not gone away..." equates with "ignoring black concerns." Are there not other people of color besides the blacks?
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“Racism is how this country was founded and how this country is still run!…We [in the U.S.] believe in white supremacy and black inferiority and believe it more than we believe in God.”
They apparently believe that racism does exist today. Does that make the statement racist?
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How does he figure that "racism is how this country was founded"? Is the statement itself racist? No. Does it show an underlying attitude of animosity toward whites? Yes. Does that make Wright a racist? No, because racism has to do with not merely having animosity toward a particular racial group but also having a sense that your own racial group is inherently superior.
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"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
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