If 95% of blacks have a certain perspective, perhaps you should seek the conversation with more and have them explain why they feel that way. You will probably still disagree, but if 95% of them have a consistent thought as you say, there is probably at least some degree of merit to it.
I've tried to have a conversation, usually they just call you an Uncle Tom/sell-out or a Coon. They don't even seek to have a conversation. Even on this forum, I tried speaking with Max Rex and Jaylon, all they did was call me an Uncle Tom Coon.
Coming down harder on black men vs. white men is a racial discrepancy, aka institutional racism. You just made my point.
You said that I misquoted your stance in the prior post, can you respond and elaborate on exactly WHAT do you define as institutionalized racism? My belief was that it was defined as people getting certain types of better treatment or worse treatment, based on skin color. So the lighter you are (white) the better treatment you get, the darker you are (black) the worse treatment you get. This definition would apply across the board, to the black criminal getting treated worse than the white criminal, to the black MBA getting hired less/paid less/promoted less than the white MBA.
If this is NOT your definition of institutionalized racism, please provide it so we are clear going forward.
On the subject of institutional racism, you are wrong. On the facts (drop out rates, etc.), you are correct.
Correlation =/= causation. The facts are correct. Your interpretation of them is not. You are looking through a lens of a meritocracy. America is far from it. People don't start on the same playing field.
Supply me your definition of institutionalized racism or let me know if my definition of it in your opinion is correct. Then I will formulate my next response/set of questions.
Black men are doing more of the crimes, but you never ask the question "why?"
Well, it has to come down to one of the following:
- Option A: The culture they are coming out of promotes this behavior as "sexy". Remember, black women from 16 - 30 generally promote thug behavior as exciting. The media glorifies thugs. Drug dealing is seen as fast money and a way to not work for the "white man".
- Option B: Or, it could be that they are facing some sort of poverty situation and can't get hired into positions to make decent money. So they turn to thugging, crime and drug dealing to pay the bills.
- Option C: Or, black people are just inherently a fvcked up race of people.
In my opinion, it's the Option A. It seems as though you are arguing that it's Option B, correct?
If Tenacity pulls his pants down his ass, he will get profiled more. Tenacity could be an A student or a billionaire. The point is, because Tenacity is black and has his pants down his ass, none of his "merits" matter. He's just another thug black man in the eyes of police.
Let me ask you a question. If I put on pink lipstick, a dress, a wig, some make-up, and some high heels, then walked around speaking in a high pitched voice.....would you NOT think I was gay? Would you not think I was a cross-dressing tranny?
Now, obviously I could NOT be gay, I could be as straight as any heterosexual man living, but does not my APPEARANCE non-verbally express who I am or who I could be?
I ask that to state the following, if the black males who commit a lot of crimes have a certain type of "wardrobe" that they wear, if I were to put that wardrobe and style of dress on, would I not APPEAR to be one of those black males that commit said crimes? To a police officer that's assigned to manage/reduce down these types of crime, if he sees me walking down the street with my "thug gear" on, how does he NOT profile me?
Dude if I got up on OKC in that type of gear, black women who are not looking to date THUGS wouldn't message me back. Matter of fact, a lot of those black women have messages on their profile saying if you are throwing up gang signs, have your pants hanging off your a.ss, etc., she's not interested.
Yes, that's profiling, but is it racist? I don't believe it is.