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"Apparently, Alias, we're going to have to just agree to disagree on this issue. I think that I made my points quite succinctly, and I did answer your questions to the best of my ability." -- dzrose93
You haven't answered anything. I've asked you one specific question twice and you refuse to answer it, probably because you don't know how to respond. Whites and minorities will never improve relations if White folks choose to dance around the issue or drop the subject every time discussions get difficult. I'll pose the same question again: Short of evidence that someone directly said they weren't letting her in because she was Black (which rarely happens in cases of discrimination), what SPECIFICALLY would it take to prove to you that she was turned away because of her race? Keep in mind what I said earlier about cases of discrimination and how they are judged.
There are several statements that I have made and issues that I have addressed that you have not commented on, probably because you don't know how to deal with them, but if you could just answer that one question I would really appreciate it. I would love to hear your response.
"I'm sorry if you feel that I am "out of touch." As a person who has lived in the South nearly all of her life, I am quite familar with cases of racism. Some are totally valid and some aren't." --dzrose
Living in the South doesn't make you an authority on what is and isn't racism. You come off as someone who has trouble understanding what it is. I am sure you are familiar with SOME forms of racism, but you seem to be unfamiliar with institutional racism or any racism that's not blatantly obvious. If you answer my previous question I will have a better understanding of what you feel makes a case of alleged racism valid or invalid.
"However, quite frankly, I feel that some people are entirely too eager to cry "discrimination" when they don't get their way about something." -- dzrose
We can't ignore potential cases of racism because some people cry wolf. They have to at least be looked into and then they can be judged. Some women cry rape when they know it didn't happen, but that doesn't mean we can assume other cases are untrue. We have to investigate and then reach our conclusions.
"You'll also find that some minority girls, aside from Twilley, were not offered bids during Rush. Should they be crying racism also?"
Maybe so. Sometimes other victims come forward after one person breaks the ice -- just like in cases of rape.
"It appears that we have differing opinions, Alias. But I would appreciate it if you would not assume that I am "out of touch" just because my viewpoint is different. I assure you that I am an intelligent woman who has a very firm grasp on the real world." -- dzrose
You may very well be intelligent and understand the real world -- YOUR real world. I'm not criticizing your overall intelligence, just your understanding of discrimination. I didn't assume you were out of touch because your opinion was different, but because you have been unable to back it up and have dodged the questions I have asked you. I am only trying to understand your point of view, but it seems you are scared to address the difficult points because all you do is repeat the same things over and over again. Please help me understand your way of thinking by answering my question, then maybe both of us can learn and make progress.
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