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Okay, what does crime statistics have to do with the fact that MCGLO's should have the right to exist or not? Nothing. It's just some BS that Shinerbock threw out there to justify his/her attitudes toward lower class minorities and poor folks. The reality is that most MCGLO's or BGLO's or AGLO's, etc are composed of members who are educated (or in the process of becoming educated) and professional. Folks who are either striving to be or have achieved some degree of upward mobility.
The fact of the matter is that in the U.S. race is a volatile issue (as demonstrated by this thread) and that minorities and mixed-raced or multiculturally minded people have to deal with close-minded idiots who want to argue about crime statistics rather than deal with the fact that their organizations often do not promote dialogue, cohension or interaction with people of color, etc. Whether it is an official policy or a form of dejure segregation, BGLO's, MCGLOs and other non-historically white GLO's came into existence b/c of an unwillingness for folks to deal with their racial prejudice and a sense of entitlement where any minority person that does join their organization is expected to assimilate such that they downplay their racial/cultural heritage in order to make other folks feel comfortable. I have plenty of friends and students of mine who are black and joined these groups and when confronted with some serious racial discrimination from members of their organization, they were told to just let it go. Now, I'm not saying that all historically white organizations allow for blatant discrimination to occur within their groups but let's be real - we have a long way to go in the area of race relations in this country to think that all people of color are going to be readily embraced by historically white GLOs. Discussions about race often make white folks uncomfortable b/c they have to face the reality (often unwillingly) of their unearned skin privilege. So, I sincerely doubt every historically white GLO has members who are mature enough and willing to find out why people of color are not willing to join their organizations.
Save the crime statistics drivel for a more appropriate topic. MCGLO's exist because America has a long way to go in the race relations department.
PhDiva
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