Thoughts on Today's Political Landscape

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Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

I'm more concerned when they give the job to an underqualified black person in order to fill a quota.

I have no problem with quotas so long as they are something we agree to socially, as a nation. And if the discussion of affirmative action was an honest one, rather than charged with the falsehoods that its opponents use to paint it a certain way, I have every confidence that Americans would support a more robust, rigorous affirmative action.

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

That's another thing... you or anyone else could say this and generally no one would think twice about it. Now think of what the response would be if I said:
New Orleans is TOO white for my taste. It's bad that you can go entire days (or weeks even) without encountering a non-black individual.

Oh, now THAT is racist.

Of course, when you take GRH's comment out of the context of an honest, respectful discussion about affirmative action, you can make her sound like a racist. And that's precisely my point above.

Well played.

[GRH]

Tracy...You do realize that I am white? So it's not like I'm black and saying that I don't like all the whites in my state. I'm simply comparing the demographics of my current location to the demographics of other places that I've lived. I fail to see how stating that I wish my current state had more diversity makes me racist...

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by GRH

Tracy...You do realize that I am white? So it's not like I'm black and saying that I don't like all the whites in my state. I'm simply comparing the demographics of my current location to the demographics of other places that I've lived. I fail to see how stating that I wish my current state had more diversity makes me racist...

"Reverse racism"? Self hating "reverse racist"? The world will never know...

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

"Reverse racism"? Self hating "reverse racist"? The world will never know...

That's sarcasm folks.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by GRH

Tracy...You do realize that I am white? So it's not like I'm black and saying that I don't like all the whites in my state. I'm simply comparing the demographics of my current location to the demographics of other places that I've lived. I fail to see how stating that I wish my current state had more diversity makes me racist...

I never thought, or said you are black. I'm only talking about the comment itself. If it's said about whites, it's fine. If not, it's perceived to be racist. I'm not saying it is a racist statement. But if it was said about blacks instead of whites (even without racial intentions), whoever said it would be accused of being racist.