Deep Something I just read "3) Stop letting white people off the hook: When you start strong-armed critique of black people by basically saying that “this has nothing to do with what white people have done,” then you’ve pretty much murdered your argument before it even begins. Black people don’t shape the laws in this country. They didn’t create the 100-t0-1 crack-to-powder disparity, leading to an incarceration crisis of epic proportions. They didn’t decide that inner city schools won’t have enough money to buy books. They didn’t decide to implement the stop-and-frisk policies, leading to decade-long prison sentences for young black men who haven’t broken as many laws as I’ve seen broken by white kids at Syracuse University on Friday nights. Black men didn’t manufacture the guns that are being allowed to enter urban centers where kids are killing each other. They don’t own companies like Clear Channel, which earn billions by distorting hip-hop music into a message of ignorance and self-destruction. I find it odd that Don can readily attack those who are affected by these structural issues, but won’t address the structural issues themselves."
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:29:05 +0000
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