The messaging of DEI, CRT, woke, etc. from the left has been all wrong. It comes across as black and white, no pun intended, when it's not so clear. Most people are not overtly racist. That said, we all have hidden prejudices and biases. Everyone, including other races towards white people. So, if everything is racist, then how do you ca…
The messaging of DEI, CRT, woke, etc. from the left has been all wrong. It comes across as black and white, no pun intended, when it's not so clear. Most people are not overtly racist. That said, we all have hidden prejudices and biases. Everyone, including other races towards white people. So, if everything is racist, then how do you call out the the overt racism?
Policing is a good example. Most cops are not racist. They are simply responding to reports of criminal activity. There is more crime in poorer neighborhoods. Those neighborhoods tend to be black neighborhoods due to Red Lining in the 1950s and 60s. Yet, when progressives focus on the cops using excessive force, the general public sees us defending a drug addiction with a history of criminal offenses. "Defund the police" was so damaging because it made progressives appears out of touch. Even people of color living in poor neighborhoods were shaking their heads at this liberal academic nonsense.
The reality is different. Republicans have done more to cut community resources. If we spoke about building community and empowering young people through housing, education, public health, etc., we would have a better response. Notice that none if these things contradict DEI, CRT, etc. Yet, the messaging addresses systems that everyone can agree on.
People are tired of the token gestures. In 2020, in the wake of the BLM protests and Covid shutdowns, many of the athletes demonstrated anti-racist messages in the quarantine tournaments. Where were they playing? Mostly in Florida, which had one of the worst records for Covid. So,the message was black deaths are bad, but the thousands of Covid deaths are OK.
All of these anti-woke topics are disingenuous issues being manipulated by conservatives. Yet, we fall into their trap time and rime again.
I'm not interested in a discussion about the general sentiments of people regarding ethnicity. That's not what this essay was about. If I didn't make that clear, that's my fault. This was, very specifically, about the Black experience in America as it is reflected upon by white people, and the 400 years of oppression that was introduced by slavery, which had one purpose: Capture Africans, bring them to America, and build an empire off their backs.
Republicans want to wash out that history. They want to say things like, "Some slavemasters were kind to their slaves," or even that slavery was somehow good.
This kind of nonsense needs to be countered.
As to the idea that, to be more specific than you, Asians in Asian countries are prejudiced against, for example, white folks, that's also not relevant to my essay. The U.S. is designed to be friendly to all people, regardless of ethnicity. When we act in an unwelcoming way to POC, then we are neutering the whole point of this country's existence.
If I fall into the Republican "trap," so be it. Their intolerance isn't something I'm willing to tolerate.
The messaging of DEI, CRT, woke, etc. from the left has been all wrong. It comes across as black and white, no pun intended, when it's not so clear. Most people are not overtly racist. That said, we all have hidden prejudices and biases. Everyone, including other races towards white people. So, if everything is racist, then how do you call out the the overt racism?
Policing is a good example. Most cops are not racist. They are simply responding to reports of criminal activity. There is more crime in poorer neighborhoods. Those neighborhoods tend to be black neighborhoods due to Red Lining in the 1950s and 60s. Yet, when progressives focus on the cops using excessive force, the general public sees us defending a drug addiction with a history of criminal offenses. "Defund the police" was so damaging because it made progressives appears out of touch. Even people of color living in poor neighborhoods were shaking their heads at this liberal academic nonsense.
The reality is different. Republicans have done more to cut community resources. If we spoke about building community and empowering young people through housing, education, public health, etc., we would have a better response. Notice that none if these things contradict DEI, CRT, etc. Yet, the messaging addresses systems that everyone can agree on.
People are tired of the token gestures. In 2020, in the wake of the BLM protests and Covid shutdowns, many of the athletes demonstrated anti-racist messages in the quarantine tournaments. Where were they playing? Mostly in Florida, which had one of the worst records for Covid. So,the message was black deaths are bad, but the thousands of Covid deaths are OK.
All of these anti-woke topics are disingenuous issues being manipulated by conservatives. Yet, we fall into their trap time and rime again.
Despite my counter argument, I still liked your comment, so thanks.
I'm not interested in a discussion about the general sentiments of people regarding ethnicity. That's not what this essay was about. If I didn't make that clear, that's my fault. This was, very specifically, about the Black experience in America as it is reflected upon by white people, and the 400 years of oppression that was introduced by slavery, which had one purpose: Capture Africans, bring them to America, and build an empire off their backs.
Republicans want to wash out that history. They want to say things like, "Some slavemasters were kind to their slaves," or even that slavery was somehow good.
This kind of nonsense needs to be countered.
As to the idea that, to be more specific than you, Asians in Asian countries are prejudiced against, for example, white folks, that's also not relevant to my essay. The U.S. is designed to be friendly to all people, regardless of ethnicity. When we act in an unwelcoming way to POC, then we are neutering the whole point of this country's existence.
If I fall into the Republican "trap," so be it. Their intolerance isn't something I'm willing to tolerate.