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[kt_luvs_kitties]

I dont care what color Barack is, personally. I dont like him, period. I dont hide behind that fact....

Although, I dont think African Americans really need all that many more programs to make their lives better. Why not make programs for ALL colors, no matter what.

Programs for African Americans only, now THAT, is prejudice...

White people get accused constantly of being prejudice, but why dont we have programs for Caucasians? Scholarships? I could not get grants because of my color, but my good friend, did. And openly admitted it was her color only that got her in for free. That to me is also prejudice.

BET is prejudice, white people dont have WET(love that name, lol). BECAUSE if they did, well, again it, their would be riots in the streets..

That is just the way it is. I never look at someone for thier color. It is NOT Baracks color I dont like.

If Colin Powell was running, he would have my vote! *SHOCK*



Anyways, back to the original post, any updates?

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Programs for African Americans only, now THAT, is prejudice...

I sort of see where they came up with the idea for the Afican American only programs though; trying to make up for all the times they were excluded from every thing else. Wasn't all that long ago they couldn't even sit where they wanted on a bus or drink from drinking fountains that white people did.

If you don't like someone that is up to you. I do have a problem though when people don't like someone only because of their race. Makes absolutely no sense to me at all!!!

Just recently on the bus, I heard someone say they were afraid if an African American got in office THEY would take over the country. How dumb is that? As if African Americans could mess us up any more than we are already!

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I dont not like anyone for their race... IF someone says something to me about not liking a race, I just ignore them. They are ignorant. Ignorance is bliss

And I understand where you are coming from, BUT I owe NOONE ANYTHING> I did not own slaves, nor did I not let someone share anything with me. If people who look past that, forgive, and let it go, MAYBE THEN the world would stop being so hypocritical and prejudice...

Slavery was wrong, and I have apologized for these horrible issues. BUT I am tired of doing it, and the race card getting thrown up CONSTANTLY! I believe we are all equal, so lets be equal. Stop the African American banter. Stop the programs, make them open to ALL that need them. Color should not prevent ANYONE from going to college, OR being the next POTUS! That is just my take on it

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I am prejudice! I HATE close talkers AND cockroaches.

[RICHARD]

I am prejudice! I HATE close talkers AND cockroaches.

It all comes out in the wash!

And to make my comments crystal clear- There are plenty of other men that are far more qualified and suited to run for the office of the Presidency, of any color.

I find that it's very scary that the people who put up BO for the office could not find anyone more qualified - I'd even vote for Marion Berry before I voted Dem in this election.

The dawg got caught with hookers, cocaine and bribes, paid his time and he was elected AGAIN as mayor of Washington.

At least he wasn't shy about who he was with and how he spent his time.

And remember, BO is half white, so your racist accusations really don't hold water.

[Ginger's Mom]

I sort of see where they came up with the idea for the Afican American only programs though; trying to make up for all the times they were excluded from every thing else. Wasn't all that long ago they couldn't even sit where they wanted on a bus or drink from drinking fountains that white people did.

It's not just to make up for things of the past, it is because prejudice still exists. Bonny's statement and those who have agreed with her prove that. So given a choice people will hire, promote, accept into schools/households, people with whom they feel the most comfortable. Those that they can relate to the best. As long as a majority of the decisions are being made by white men, white men are most likely to have an advantage in obtaining their goals. In an effort to break that cycle so that more views may be expressed and explored these programs are necessary. It has doesn't have as much to do with what happened 100 years ago, but more to do with what continues to happen.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I understand where you are coming from, BUT I do think white people are being judged and have prejudice against them as well.

It will never end until all these "color specific programs" are dealt with. It is unfair and prejudice.

All colors need help, housing, and such. Why the need to put a race on it, is beyond me.

I do think that race is a HUGE issue in the world. I also think that the race card gets pulled out WAY TOO MUCH. I think that keeps prejudice alive. Take race specifications away, and the race issue will die out, IMO.

[RICHARD]

I do think that race is a HUGE issue in the world.

You live in the south and are not a fan of "racism"?

What do you do during the NASCAR Season?

[Catty1]

This seemed to me to fit one aspect of this whole thread...

From "The Boondocks" - these two characters, Tom and Sarah, are lawyers:

[Ginger's Mom]

I understand where you are coming from, BUT I do think white people are being judged and have prejudice against them as well.

White people may be prejudiced against, but they are not being judged by people who are preventing them from rising to the top based on nothing but the color of their skin. The people who are judging the white men are those that are angry because they have been prevented for centuries from achieving the same levels of success for no reason other than the color of their skin. And they are judging the white man's motives for promoting their own. How do you stop the people already invested in power from continuing to hand that power over only to those like them? They have shown through history that they are not going to allow people "different" from themselves to have any real power. How do you break that cycle? You can't just ignore it and hope it will go away.

[Giselle]

White people may be prejudiced against, but they are not being judged by people who are preventing them from rising to the top based on nothing but the color of their skin. The people who are judging the white men are those that are angry because they have been prevented for centuries from achieving the same levels of success for no reason other than the color of their skin. And they are judging the white man's motives for promoting their own. How do you stop the people already invested in power from continuing to hand that power over only to those like them? They have shown through history that they are not going to allow people "different" from themselves to have any real power. How do you break that cycle? You can't just ignore it and hope it will go away.

Ginger's Mom, you put it so eloquently

Race is a big issue. Unless you've felt racism yourself, I think it's very difficult to imagine the enormous impact it plays in your life. I live in a predominately white area. I went to predominately white schools. My interests and hobbies are dominated by an overwhelming white majority. And you can bet that I feel it. I feel it when I sign a letter with my last name. I feel it when I talk to folks on the phone and subsequently meet them in person. I see them, and then I see myself. I see the difference. They see the difference. I am all too aware of my race and my outward differences.

As much as we would like ignore our outward differences and insist that we live in an "equal" society, the fact is we DON'T. Minorities are overwhelmingly more predisposed to health problems, diseases, lack of higher education, increases in violence, etc. The problem is that racism is so deeply ingrained into our society that we can choose to ignore it. We can choose to ignore that all the lowest performing schools (in my particular area) are those with an Af-Am/Mex-Am majority. We can choose to ignore that a majority of gang violence victims are minorities. We can choose to ignore that crime-ridden inner cities in large metropolitan areas are overwhelmingly composed of minorities.

But I just can't ignore it. I am a part of it. There is criticism against race-specific scholarships and whatnot. But when you consider the societal barriers that exist for these disenfranchised groups, you really can't help but admit that it's the least we can do.

I will also admit that I'm from Oakland, CA, where the ethnic disparity is simultaneously brutally obvious and, yet, alluringly obscure.