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 …
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.
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.