Topic: "Throw Grandma Under The Bus"

mmarsh · March 28th, 2008

People who think that Black people making excuses are clearly not black themselves. Although some people might use slavery/race as an excuse, the fact of the matter is that black people, more than any other minority (with the possible exception of native Americans) have a particularly tough time in America. Some of us might not like Affirmative Action, (I view it a necessary evil) but the fact of the matter is if we didn't have it blacks would be out of the workforce (except for black owned businesses), out of the best schools, out of everything important in society. They would be totally disenfranchised in America from education to economics. Make no mistake, segregation isn't dead its just underground.

Its a nice dream to thing a person should be judged on merit and not on race, but we are nowhere near that yet. Just try as a black person to get a bank loan, or life insurance, or a white collar job or even walk down the street or drive an expensive car without a cop checking you out.

Sooner or later we are going to have to give blacks and Latinos a better chance in white dominated society, because in 20 years there will be more of them than there will be of us, and thats when things could get...ugly.

March 28th, 2008
mmarsh Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	People who think that Black people making excuses are clearly not black themselves. Although some people might use slavery/race as an excuse, the fact of the matter is that black people, more than any other minority (with the possible exception of native Americans) have a particularly tough time in America. Some of us might not like Affirmative Action, (I view it a necessary evil) but the fact of the matter is if we didn't have it blacks would be out of the workforce (except for black owned businesses), out of the best schools, out of everything important in society. They would be totally disenfranchised in America from education to economics. Make no mistake, segregation isn't dead its just underground. Its a nice dream to thing a person should be judged on merit and not on race, but we are nowhere near that yet. Just try as a black person to get a bank loan, or life insurance, or a white collar job or even walk down the street or drive an expensive car without a cop checking you out. Sooner or later we are going to have to give blacks and Latinos a better chance in white dominated society, because in 20 years there will be more of them than there will be of us, and thats when things could get...ugly. __________________ "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack." -Foch I get this question a lot. I am from NYC. I fly a French flag because I work for the Paris Office of a International company. Last edited by mmarsh; March 28th, 2008 at 04:13.