Poll: Does racism exist today?

[gtsukada]

i hate everbody equally

 

[aswedc]

Originally posted by: tgillitzr
Does racism exist today? Yeah, unfortunatly.

One of my friends, who I also work with, was on a site visit in Sneedville Tennessee. He is an educated black man. He could not find the site, so he stopped at a gas station/convience store. He went to the counter and asked for directions to the site. The lady at the counter, without hesitation says. "Yeah, sure. Go out here, take a left. You'll come to a stop light. Take a right there, you'll come to a "T". Take a left there, and you'll be on 31. Once your on that, just keep on going." 31 is the road he took into town....

I couldn't be believe it when he told me this story.

I couldn't help but notice how you said "educated black man". I can only speak for myself but I think you probably wouldn't have wrote "educated white man" or "educated asian man" there. Its as if the majority of black people aren't educated so you have to specify it. I think we all have subconcious assumptions and racism in us, its just a matter of how much you have...

 

[Amused]

There are two kinds of racism: Singling out a person because of their color, and NOT singling out a person because of their color.

You're damned if you do, damned if you don't.

We've lost sight of MLK's original dream and have filthied it up with knee-jerk reactionism and reverse racism.

 

[Lucky]

Its as if the majority of black people aren't educated so you have to specify it.

Interesting post which raises some questions. When people say "educated" it usually means they have a college degree. Is that something we can agree on? Usually it doesnt just mean high school.

If you look at the figures and compare, for example, whites to blacks who have a college degree (aged 25-29), whites have nearly 2x the percentage, 33% vs 18%. Granted, when viewed in that context, considering that the majority of even whites do not have a degree you would expect to hear the phrase "educated white man" as well. But I think considering the statistics alone the statement should not be considered outrageous.