🌎 Discussion: Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Critical Race Theory, Systemic Inequality, and Racism - Part 4

[blueharvest]

We Are Not ‘DEI Hires’: Why Conservative Media’s Obsession With Minimizing Kamala Harris and POC’s Accomplishments Will Ultimately Fail

Kamala Harris and POC being called "DEI hires" is an old racist trope that must be stopped.

variety.com

 

[blueharvest]

Kamala Harris compared to 'monkey with grenade' by Russian media

"In [Harris], you have the devil in his purest form," said Oleg Matveychev, a member of Russia's parliament, the State Duma.

www.newsweek.com

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Kamala Harris compared to 'monkey with grenade' by Russian media

"In [Harris], you have the devil in his purest form," said Oleg Matveychev, a member of Russia's parliament, the State Duma.

www.newsweek.com

Oh I remember the ugly side of the Obama years.

 

[Lily Adler]

Kamala Harris compared to 'monkey with grenade' by Russian media

"In [Harris], you have the devil in his purest form," said Oleg Matveychev, a member of Russia's parliament, the State Duma.

www.newsweek.com

Oh I remember the ugly side of the Obama years.

Still remember them going after Michelle.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Sithborg]

I feel that clip is getting a lot of use recently.

 

[blueharvest]

51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says

At least one school district, Tolar ISD in North Texas, told the ACLU it would update its policies to comply with the CROWN Act.

www.texastribune.org

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination

Black and other minority farmers are set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid in response to decades of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

abcnews.go.com

 

[Lily Adler]

MrBeast Admits to Using ‘Inappropriate Language While Trying to Be Funny’ as a Teen After Clips Surface With Racist, Homophobic Comments

Top YouTube creator MrBeast acknowledged using "inappropriate language" in the past "while trying to be funny," per a statement from his rep.

variety.com

No clue who he is, but I know his videos get pushed on me.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Georgia superintendent says Black studies course breaks law against divisive racial teachings

Georgia’s state superintendent of schools says he believes a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies violates the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts.

apnews.com

 

[Ironfan72]

We clearly have not improved one bit with how we treat each other, I felt when President Obama was elected that maybe as a country we had progressed in how we act and treat each other, but Trump came along and started the whole birther crap and after Obama was elected a second time, i just had this bad feeling we as a country would elect an old white racist man, and sure enough we did and he was far worse than i could have imagined, he enboldened white supremists and hate groups, they found a foot hold in government and society, like we hadnt seen since the 60s, now, seems every where any kind of education geared towards black or other minorities are being targeted and eliminated at an alarming pace, we seem to be in a time were whites want to forget how horrible they were and are, history isnt just the good things, we need to study and remember the terrible things, its how we grow, idk, I hope Kamala Harris is elected president, her being president could help turn the tide of hate and misunderstanding we are seeing, but its hard to change human nature, one can only hope we do the right thing here and move in a better direction for our children and our nations future, maybe i am being to simplistic or naive , idk, i hate were are nation is right now and had hoped we would not see this, we need to do better

 

[Lily Adler]

The Right Wants You to Forget Where DEI Really Started. You Shouldn’t.

“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” DEI, is not a slur or offensive term.

slate.com

 

[squeekness]

We clearly have not improved one bit with how we treat each other, I felt when President Obama was elected that maybe as a country we had progressed in how we act and treat each other, but Trump came along and started the whole birther crap and after Obama was elected a second time, i just had this bad feeling we as a country would elect an old white racist man, and sure enough we did and he was far worse than i could have imagined, he enboldened white supremists and hate groups, they found a foot hold in government and society, like we hadnt seen since the 60s, now, seems every where any kind of education geared towards black or other minorities are being targeted and eliminated at an alarming pace, we seem to be in a time were whites want to forget how horrible they were and are, history isnt just the good things, we need to study and remember the terrible things, its how we grow, idk, I hope Kamala Harris is elected president, her being president could help turn the tide of hate and misunderstanding we are seeing, but its hard to change human nature, one can only hope we do the right thing here and move in a better direction for our children and our nations future, maybe i am being to simplistic or naive , idk, i hate were are nation is right now and had hoped we would not see this, we need to do better

Yes we do. I don't want to cringe or be embarrassed any more.

 

[blueharvest]

Kansas man sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue

The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas will spend about 15 years in prison, although most of that sentence is related to a burglary that h...

abcnews.go.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Do you guys agree with the theory of class reduction-ism where racism is simply a symptom of poor economic times in trying to find the answer of why one is not doing well financially?

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Do you guys agree with the theory of class reduction-ism where racism is simply a symptom of poor economic times in trying to find the answer of why one is not doing well financially?

I think racism is a constant because such divisions allow the wealthy to maintain support from the white working class.

That's been the strategy since slavery and has since become deeply embedded every generation on the personal level.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Do you guys agree with the theory of class reduction-ism where racism is simply a symptom of poor economic times in trying to find the answer of why one is not doing well financially?

Nope.

 

[:eek:]

Video shows woman pepper spraying NYC Uber driver in unprovoked attack

An Uber driver was pepper sprayed by a passenger in an unprovoked attack in Manhattan, and it was all caught on video. The victim told CBS News New York he believes it was because of the color of his skin.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Some are calling these far-right riots an outpouring of legitimate anger. They are not | Joe Mulhall

There is a deep well of poison behind this racist violence. Those fuelling and perpetrating it must be held to account, writes anti-fascist researcher Joe Mulhall

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Texas: judge rules against Black high school teen in hair discrimination case

Darryl George, 18, filed civil rights lawsuit after Barbers Hill school system punished him for refusing to alter hairstyle

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

I don't get what is so threatening about someone's hair.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I

I don't get what is so threatening about someone's hair.

Cons are obsessed with conformity. And racism flows from that insecurity.

 

[Teelie]

I don't get what is so threatening about someone's hair.

It's a symbol of disrespect in their eyes. How dare someone have a hair style they can't have or approve of.