…And Some People Say We Aren’t A Racist Society
Posted by Michelle Moquin on May 20th, 2010
‘We aren’t a racist society.” I’m always shocked when I hear that statement, and I think, “Where are you living?” How can you not say that racism doesn’t exist when it is all around us – everywhere.
Research and discussions with parents of the children who participated in this study, indicate that white parents as a whole do not talk to their kids about race as much as black parents.
A 2007 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family found that 75 percent of white families with kindergartners never, or almost never, talk about race. For black parents the number is reversed with 75 percent addressing race with their children.
Not surprising is it? Why would whites talk about race to their kids when they don’t need to worry about racism? Yeah, I’d say that little girl has a healthy ego -it’s all about me…But really, it’s all about me being white. Anybody that looks like me, must be smart and good, and anybody darker than me is mean and ugly. Basically, ‘white’ is ‘clean and good’, and ‘black’ is ‘dirty and bad’. The child is strictly judging based on skin color. It is sad and scary. Where did this come from?
How about turning ‘dirty’ into ‘diversity’ and talking to your kids and explaining to them that diversity is a beautiful thing, and the color of one’s skin doesn’t matter…it is the inside that matters. I don’t know how in these days with so much racism all around us, parents who truly care about their children growing up to be accepting and decent human beings, aren’t meeting with their children and discussing different races, cultures, and the beauty of the diversity of the people who inhabit our planet, etc.
In my opinion it is simply irresponsible parenting, and leads to raising children thinking they are better simply because of the color of their skin. It is disgusting. Those kind of thoughts at a young age need to be stopped or all we’re doing is raising children to believe something that is not true, and promoting racism as acceptable behavior and thinking as adults.
Then I saw this article:
The Secret Service investigated an Alabama high school teacher for using the example of shooting President Obama while teaching a geometry lesson.
The Secret Service spoke with the man, a teacher at Corner High School in Jefferson County, but decided not to arrest him.
“We did not find a credible threat,” Roy Sex ton, of Birmingham’s Secret Service office, told the Birmingham News. “As far as the Secret Service is concerned, we looked into it, we talked to the gentleman and we have closed our investigation.”
The teacher was apparently teaching his geometry students about parallel lines and angles, officials said. He used the example of where to stand and aim if shooting Obama.??
A student in the class described the lesson: “He was talking about angles and said, ‘If you’re in this building, you would need to take this angle to shoot the president.’”?
The district superintendent told the News that the unnamed teacher will not be disciplined.
“We are going to have a long conversation with him about what’s appropriate,” he said. “It was extremely poor judgment on his part, and a poor choice of words.”
The superintendent, Phil Hammonds, did not immediately return a request for comment.
Late update: The teacher has been placed on paid leave and may be fired.
And this was a comment from one of the parents:
Caroline Polk, the parent of a ninth-grader at the school, said she doesn’t believe the teacher ought to be fired.?? ”We all make mistakes, and we should be able to learn from our mistakes,” she said.
There it is again…whites giving themselves deference when we know that if this same incident happened to a white president, this would not only be all over every news station, but all of the parents would be screaming for the teacher to be fired and arrested. And he most certainly would be. But no, this happens to Obama and the result is, ‘no arrest and the investigation is closed.’
And moving on….
March with King, vote with Goldwater: Rand Paul, the newly elected Republican nominee for Senate in Kentucky, is talking out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to his position and comments about the Civil Rights Act.
Paul says that he is against legalized or institutional racism. In fact Paul says,
“I don’t believe in any racism…I don’t think we should have any form of institutional racism.” But when pressed on whether he supported some aspects of the law — which banned discrimination in the workplace and public places, such as schools and voting booths — Paul answered with comments about how the government shouldn’t get involved in private business.
How can someone say that they are so against racism and in any form and then in the same conversation, not to mention the same sentence, not support government getting involved in private business, (in regards to Civil Rights) when we know discrimination will take place if the government doesn’t get involved in private business (in regards to Civil Rights)?
Paul can’t. – For instance, at the end of the interview with Rachel Maddow, Paul can’t seem to give a straight answer. In Rachel’s frustration she asks a simple yes or no question as to whether the Walworth’s lunch counters should’ve been desegregated or not. The video says it all. If you can’t watch the entire segment, I suggest you watch the video starting at 13:00-till the end, roughly 6 minutes.
Rand ends with saying, “Every fiber of my being doesn’t believe in discrimination…” Yeah, even though he wants to allow private businesses to discriminate along the basis of race because of property rights. As Rachel points out this is an extreme view, and will be the focus of his candidacy and talked about again and again. Rand paul seems to think this subject is ‘not an issue’. Well of course not Rand, you’re white. Segregation and any form of racism does not and will not ever affect you and your life.
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So….who are these people that say we aren’t a racist society?
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May 20th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
He is the quintessential politician. He skirts so delicately around the answer of a yes or no question. The funny thing is that within the whole context of his diatribe in numerous occasions, together, create his opinion. Although, he feels he skirted around and cannot be tagged for answering directly such a highly detrimental and debatable topic, he is mistaken. In our world of montage news, his clips of this and other interviews will become the palate that will paint his campaign coffin black. Excepting on FOX noise to which he will be edited to be a saint and freedom loving American. To which, in his mind, life and circle, he probably is, the question is whether he is trying to turn the Civil Rights Act around just as those who continue to attempt to overturn Roe V Wade. That is the danger. His freedom of speech allows him to say these things, but his political power, if elected, will then allow him top CHANGE these laws…
He may actually, in his own mind, fully believe and act as a non racial person in our society. I do not know him, and cannot attest otherwise to his character. However, he skates on very thin ice with his attempt to claim the right of free speech to those who wish to hate others. They can say whatever they wish, or print whatever they wish about others, although, to deny right of way or right of participation in our society is another story. This is not a speech issue then, but a cause of detrimental circumstances and right to act of one party over another. Not speech.
The right to bear arms, has nothing to do with the freedom or safety issues our society has taken on to keep guns in the home of the gun owner as it is the gun owners right to protect their family and property. Therefore, just as his argument holds no water for the right to bear arms vs the right to carry guns in public, so does his argument of freedom of speech vs the right to refuse service or membership of another based on race, sex or other…
I certainly can see his political following being in Kentucky, where the Clan and Confederate Flag continue to order and fly in many places with pride. That is a perfect example of the freedom of speech and the right to assembly.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:57 am
Doug your analysis was spot on.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:31 am
Lois you asked me why I wanted you to read this. You’re fat honey and you suffer from this. I just thought that you would want to know another reason why.
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Obesity boosts risk of figromyalgia
We all know how extra weight can lead to a world of disease. And now, a new study shows how it can put you in a world of pain, too.
The latest research finds that overweight and obese women have a much higher risk of the debilitating pain condition, fibromyalgia.
Those forced to cope with this awful syndrome, which tends to affect women, say it’s like the volume’s been turned up on their pain, everywhere. Believe me, this is something you want to avoid–and if dropping a few pounds can do the trick, do it.
In the new study, researchers found that overweight and obese women had a 60-70 percent increased risk of developing fibromyalgia. And women who exercised four or more times each week were 29 percent less likely to come down with the condition than sedentary women.
Overall, the researchers found that overweight and obese women who were either completely inactive or exercised for less than an hour a week had a two-fold increase in fibromyalgia risk, according to the study in Arthritis Care and Research.
The researchers behind this new study said exercise in normal-weight women didn’t seem to prevent fibromyalgia– but that doesn’t mean you should get cozy on the sofa, especially if you’re already suffering from this condition.
In fact, one recent study found that 30 minutes of light activity a day, even simple movements such as walking or gardening, can send the pain packing.
That’s a lot better than anything most doctors will give you. In fact, many of them wouldn’t even say the word “fibromyalgia” out loud until recently, and not just because it’s a lot of syllables.
Many mainstream doctors claimed it was all in their patients’ heads.
Now, most doctors are only too happy to hand you a fibromyalgia diagnosis–and not because they suddenly became better doctors. It’s because now, they have drugs they can give you.
Don’t be fooled.
In addition to side effects such as anxiety, depression, swelling, stomach problems and even more pain, these meds are barely effective. One review of the research found that, as a group, they’re only about 35 percent effective.
I think most people would call that “ineffective.”
The real answer–and the reason so many people have trouble finding it–is in the fact that fibromyalgia can be caused by any one of a number of conditions. In some cases, it may be caused by nutritional or hormonal deficiencies. Many women have had success with the hormone relaxin.
And still others have found common–but often undiagnosed –-food allergies are behind the pain.
Most ordinary doctors don’t have the time or skills to correctly diagnose and treat fibromyalgia. If you want to win the battle against pain, visit an experienced holistic doctor who can not only get to the cause of your condition, but find a safe way to treat it.
And in the meantime, consider reading The Fibromyalgia Relief Handbook. If you’re worn down by the day-to-day struggle with burning muscles, migraine headaches, and bone-deep exhaustion, this book could be your lifesaver. Click here to find out more.
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Sure I love you because I’m into fat babes, And we both know that you are fat. But that doesn’t mean I want you to suffer from fat related illnesses.
When I’m spreading those fat legs, I don’t want you in pain. So take heed, baby.
Don’t kill the messenger or deprive him of that fat loving.
Jackie
May 21st, 2010 at 8:39 am
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