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Originally posted by sugar and spice
And I think this plays into the idea of white skin privilege. A lot of people operate under the idea that all minorities in the US face the same discrimination regardless of race, which is clearly not true. I think it's pretty clear that the average white American is going to be more intimidated by a black male than an Asian male, and the degree of their fear/intimidation is going to affect how they treat this person.
As we've discussed in other threads, the American historical context of racism versus specific groups is so different (African-American slavery, Native American reservations, Asian-Americans and WW2, etc.) that of course not all groups are going to be affected the same way.
If "throwing money at the schools" isn't the answer, what is? For the record, there have been some very successful efforts in which the "culture" which supposedly doesn't stress education or "success" enough has been overridden by creative and intuitive teachers (the example that comes to mind is a school where a huge number of lower-class Hispanic immigrants learned calculus and did well on the AP calc tests). I don't think that's an issue of money, though, just of method. But money is an easier solution than going out and finding more incredibly dedicated, incredibly talented teachers -- and money can certainly help with finding those people. But that's got more to do with education than it does with the topic at hand.
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You watch too many movies...it keeps you from understanding statistics.
How about black immigrants vs american blacks? Who does better there?
And your statement about being afraid of black males: 1) I'd be more afraid of anyone young because I don't see an older person attacking me, 2) I'd be more afraid of a man because not too many females really intimidate me, and 3) what is this based on?? Do you actually have facts about this or do you just want to scream about inequality? At the end of the day, if I'm not in a nice little neighborhood and a young male walks near me I will take a bit more caution.
Here's another one for you: The only credible crime study ever links crimes to community involvement. When a neighbor calls another neighbor to tell her that her kids are hanging out on street corners, when a neighbor picks up garbage off the sidewalk just because she enjoys the community, etc. Why is it that certain communities have neighbors who care?? Is it because of white skin privilege or a deep rooted culture??
This whole thread is actually stupid. You want the damn answer to your original question enlightenment? The answer is yes, there is racism and blacks are at a disadvantage a lot. The answer comes from studies where men apply for jobs with different names or go in for interviews and the white guys gets hired even if he's not as qualified. So it's there. Why do you ask when you know the damn answer?
I don't know how to stop it but you have to separate that racism from something else that is keeping a whole class of people back. That is a whole other issue and most of you can't seem to understand that. The other problem does not get solved by throwing money at it. It doesn't get solved by having after-school programs (actually more like football camps because I never even see afterschool programs anymore). Nothing gets solved like that. NYC schools are attempting to get parents more involved by having a paid parent to call other parents and get them involved.
-Rudey