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[UncleBuck]

What acheivement gap? I wasn't aware I was better off than my peers because I am white. To say blacks are less capable of achievements without special consideration is racist.

there is an achievement gap, just google it. it is not a melanin based thing, it is a centuries worth of persecution thing.

I know why people have oppressed and segregated ethnic groups in the past but why should we continue to stereotype and treat people as different today?

it's not a stereotype, the centuries of persecution actually happened and the effect still remains with us.

So you say two wrongs make a right? I say the past cannot be fixed but the present can.

how is it wrong to try to fix the achievement gap?

we can not change the past, but we can and owe it to ourselves to acknowledge it and what effects it has had. and yes, we can mitigate and ameliorate the effects of the past.

 

[ginwilly]

dude, read back.

not sure why you think this is melanin related, this is all history related. history just happened to treat one race a little better than the other.

Key word here is history. The only people who want to treat a certain segment of our society differently based on skin color today is you and people like you.

Throughout history nearly every race has been on both sides of the slavery coin but you seem to think one race was more affected by it than other making them not as well equipped to "make it" as their oppressors are 150 years later.

 

[UncleBuck]

You have not come right and said that blacks are inferior but if you sure have danced around it. In any typical middle class neighborhood the kids will have relatively equal opportunities that will have nothing to do with color. Blacks are not affected one bit by slavery over 150 years ago. We are a couple generations removed from an amazing civil rights movement that we look back on now knowing how different things are today because of it.

Our society has gone through it's share of growing pains. We reach different stages of enlightenment and move forward. Until you guys stop making excuses and blaming race we are being held back from the next stage. If you can't admit the policies and leadership of those highly populated black areas that are ravaged poverty are the problem and not the color of people's skin we are going to keep repeating the cycle.

I know you are not a hateful bigot and are not wanting to do this out of spite, but it's the same results if you were. I don't think you guys realize how bigoted your stance is.

again, why do you accuse me of thinking blacks are inferior? i am saying that centuries of persecution have positioned them differently. and there is no disputing that.

and as far as you saying the affects of slavery and beyond are no longer with us? LOL!

 

[UncleBuck]

Key word here is history. The only people who want to treat a certain segment of our society differently based on skin color today is you and people like you.

based on skin color? no.

based on centuries of persecution? yes.

how many times do i have to repeat this to you, mr. reagan?

Throughout history nearly every race has been on both sides of the slavery coin but you seem to think one race was more affected by it than other making them not as well equipped to "make it" as their oppressors are 150 years later.

in the history of this nation, it has been very one-sided.

and you seem to be forgetting what happened for a century after slavery ended. institutionalized racism, segregation, disenfranchisement, discrimination, and more lingered, and in certain pockets of the nation still does.

 

[ginwilly]

again, why do you accuse me of thinking blacks are inferior? i am saying that centuries of persecution have positioned them differently. and there is no disputing that.

and as far as you saying the affects of slavery and beyond are no longer with us? LOL!

It's obvious to everyone but you that you are saying blacks are not as capable. You give reasons for it even. Centuries of persecution.

Until we treat everyone the same we will continue down the same path. Those cities are poor because of shitty leadership. You can't admit this because that leadership thinks like you do. To admit it would be taking responsibility. Not a quality leadership in those cities have.

The affects of slavery will continue to linger on thanks to people who think we need to "fix" a racist past with policies based on race.

We are going in circles and boring the forum by now so I'll give up on you for now. Bigotry is ignorance, it can be educated so I still have hope for you. Most racists don't realize they are racists but change when they do.

 

[UncleBuck]

It's obvious to everyone but you that you are saying blacks are not as capable. You give reasons for it even. Centuries of persecution.

if the roles were reversed, i would be all for fixing the setbacks that whites had faced.*

but i do not think that melanin makes anyone inferior, that seems to be a label you are trying to foist on me.






*goddamn asterisks

 

[ginwilly]

You foisted on yourself. Sorry man. Blacks not from the poverty stricken areas are not affected by the "lingering effects of slavery". This would lead a non-racist person to realize it's not the "lingering effects of slavery" that is keeping people from breaking the cycle, it's the leadership and policies put in place by that leadership. We could address what those cities are doing wrong or we can say it's whitey's fault and pile on.


Edit: I still scroll down for the footnote. Damn You!

 

[UncleBuck]

You foisted on yourself. Sorry man. Blacks not from the poverty stricken areas are not affected by the "lingering effects of slavery". This would lead a non-racist person to realize it's not the "lingering effects of slavery" that is keeping people from breaking the cycle, it's the leadership and policies put in place by that leadership. We could address what those cities are doing wrong or we can say it's whitey's fault and pile on.


Edit: I still scroll down for the footnote. Damn You!

are you on repeat now? yes, if we ignore the most affected areas, it seems that we are less affected. i get it.

 

[ginwilly]

Why are blacks not in those areas not affected by slavery but blacks in those areas are? Color has nothing to do with it Buck. Whites in those poorly run cities have just as bleak a future. We can't change this as long as you blame slavery instead of 50 years of wrong policies and corruption.

 

[UncleBuck]

Why are blacks not in those areas not affected by slavery but blacks in those areas are? Color has nothing to do with it Buck. Whites in those poorly run cities have just as bleak a future. We can't change this as long as you blame slavery instead of 50 years of wrong policies and corruption.

LOfuckingL.

yep, post civil rights policies is what the problem is, not the centuries of persecution endured before that.

you really are showing off your dumb now.

the cycle of poverty is hard to break. just because some have does not mean all can, or that it is just as easy for one person as it is for the next.

i have refrained from name calling so far, but you really are a fucking moron.

 

[nontheist]

there is an achievement gap, just google it. it is not a melanin based thing, it is a centuries worth of persecution thing.


[/B]it's not a stereotype, the centuries of persecution actually happened and the effect still remains with us.




how is it wrong to try to fix the achievement gap?

we can not change the past, but we can and owe it to ourselves to acknowledge it and what effects it has had. and yes, we can mitigate and ameliorate the effects of the past.

Do you listen to half the shit you say or fade in and out? I think the Jewish would disagree with your statement but hey they only a have a millennia or so of persecution and basic numbers to refute the bullshit you sling. It seems 1000's of years of persecution increases intellect by turbo charging Darwinism. So do you have any scientific data that proves such a bold statement?

 

[ginwilly]

For people on the fence or without a dog in this fight, I hope they've read UB's posts itt. In order to defend the liberal policies that have exacerbated the problems he would rather hold onto racist viewpoints that blacks in his neighborhood are at a disadvantage to the white kids in the same neighborhood. His sides answer is to do more of the same that has perpetuated the problems. Hell, Detroit even had to enact a "You can't re-elect Kwame" law because his side would still vote for him out of their stubborn refusal to admit they are wrong. There is a common theme to the poverty stricken cities. Leadership. Buck will have you believe it's color, yet he can't explain how blacks NOT from these cities do just as well as other ethnic groups. It's an anomaly to him. These people have somehow succeeded in spite of their color and as exceptions to the rule should be ignored. And if you disagree with his racist policies he'll call you the racist or a moron.

I implore people to notice the pattern from his ilk so we can fight it and actually work on the problems instead of throwing money at it. To prove a point...

Buck, can you come up with solutions for your perceived "achievement gap" that doesn't involve taking from people other than yourself?

 

[Beefbisquit]

I refuse to submit to the over-sensitivity of some ethnic groups.

The fact is people would flip their shit if there was a 'whites only' *INSERT ANYTHING HERE*, why is the double standard not only allowed, but encouraged?

You want equality? It doesn't just mean making more money, it means giving up the 'high horse' position that some people in minorities take. Social mobility isn't just for whites anymore.

I'm not a white devil, I've never owned slaves, I do not tolerate slavery, and I don't feel bad for what people in the 19th century that I probably have no relation to in any way, did to other people. I'm aware of it, but I don't feel bad for it in a 'first-person' kind of way.

We need to eliminate double standards just as much as we need to eliminate racism. Having multiple standards only helps foster more problems between races. It's basically saying "you're not like these people, so you're treated differently".

 

[UncleBuck]

I refuse to submit to the over-sensitivity of some ethnic groups.

The fact is people would flip their shit if there was a 'whites only' *INSERT ANYTHING HERE*, why is the double standard not only allowed, but encouraged?

totally correct. the people who were enslaved, harassed, disenfranchised, and treated as inferior should be held to the same standard now as those who enslaved, harassed, disenfranchised, and treated them as inferior for centuries.

makes sense.

You want equality? It doesn't just mean making more money, it means giving up the 'high horse' position that some people in minorities take. Social mobility isn't just for whites anymore.

over sentivity? high horse?

you sure you didn't mean uppity?

I'm not a white devil, I've never owned slaves, I do not tolerate slavery, and I don't feel bad for what people in the 19th century that I probably have no relation to in any way, did to other people. I'm aware of it, but I don't feel bad for it in a 'first-person' kind of way.

We need to eliminate double standards just as much as we need to eliminate racism. Having multiple standards only helps foster more problems between races. It's basically saying "you're not like these people, so you're treated differently".

they were treated differently though. really differently, and for a long time.

 

[UncleBuck]

For people on the fence or without a dog in this fight, I hope they've read UB's posts itt. In order to defend the liberal policies that have exacerbated the problems he would rather hold onto racist viewpoints that blacks in his neighborhood are at a disadvantage to the white kids in the same neighborhood. His sides answer is to do more of the same that has perpetuated the problems. Hell, Detroit even had to enact a "You can't re-elect Kwame" law because his side would still vote for him out of their stubborn refusal to admit they are wrong. There is a common theme to the poverty stricken cities. Leadership. Buck will have you believe it's color, yet he can't explain how blacks NOT from these cities do just as well as other ethnic groups. It's an anomaly to him. These people have somehow succeeded in spite of their color and as exceptions to the rule should be ignored. And if you disagree with his racist policies he'll call you the racist or a moron.

I implore people to notice the pattern from his ilk so we can fight it and actually work on the problems instead of throwing money at it. To prove a point...

Buck, can you come up with solutions for your perceived "achievement gap" that doesn't involve taking from people other than yourself?

what perpetuated the problems was not trying to elevate one race out of its position of inferiority, what perpetuated the problem was actually treating one race as inferior.

what part of that don't you get, moron?

you go on believing that the problem is 50 years of stupid mayors, dipshit. i'll go on believing that it was centuries of treating another race as inferior that caused the problems we see today, such as the achievement gap.

 

[ginwilly]

what perpetuated the problems was not trying to elevate one race out of its position of inferiority, what perpetuated the problem was actually treating one race as inferior.

what perpetuates the problem is actually treating one race as inferior

 

[Beefbisquit]

totally correct. the people who were enslaved, harassed, disenfranchised, and treated as inferior should be held to the same standard now as those who enslaved, harassed, disenfranchised, and treated them as inferior for centuries.

makes sense.



over sentivity? high horse?

you sure you didn't mean uppity?




they were treated differently though. really differently, and for a long time.

Treating minorities like they're better than us is equally bad. It's a knee-jerk white person reaction.

We're all humans, we should all have equal chance at opportunity and social mobility. No group of people should be held in detriment or be put on a pedestal it only propagates the idea that some humans should be treated differently.

It's hyper sensitivity. Oh, and I'm not saying I don't understand WHY there's hyper sensitivity; I'm just pointing out that it's not helpful in any way.

 

[UncleBuck]

what perpetuates the problem is actually treating one race as inferior

how is working to close the achievement gap treating a race as inferior?

that is simply acknowledging that over the course of centuries, we put them at a disadvantage by enslaving them and treating them as subhuman.

you don't get simple concepts, i know. you are dumb dumb.

 

[UncleBuck]

Treating minorities like they're better than us is equally as bad. It's a knee-jerk white person reaction.

how is trying to close the achievement gap akin to treating minorities like they are better than us? that makes no sense.

We're all humans, we should all have equal chance at opportunity and social mobility. No group of people should be held in detriment or be put on a pedestal it only propagates the idea that some humans should be treated differently.

closing the achievement gap is the first step towards giving us all an equal chance at opportunity and social mobility. as it stands right now, centuries of persecution have set back one group to where they don't exactly have an equal chance at opportunity and social mobility.

 

[nontheist]

how is trying to close the achievement gap akin to treating minorities like they are better than us? that makes no sense.



closing the achievement gap is the first step towards giving us all an equal chance at opportunity and social mobility. as it stands right now, centuries of persecution have set back one group to where they don't exactly have an equal chance at opportunity and social mobility.

Again bullshit without proof your conjecture raises more questions than answers.