reddan1981
Well-Known Member
Again, you have that "luxury". Those people being harassed, beaten, and even killed are many times my friends, my kids, my friends kids, etc. So yes, there is a certain collectivism to the way that I speak. Why do you think that black folk refer to each other as "brothas" & "sistas"? It's quite simple: because we had to. It made dealing with what we go through I little easier. A sense of "family".
Segmentation TheoryNo, actually it is a luxury. It's a white persons luxury. I am reminded on a daily basis exactly how not neutral we really are. The assassination of young African American people by the citizens of this nation for things like wearing hoodies or playing loud music. America's response? Maybe he shouldn't wear a hoodie. Really? And our biggest fear is of those who are supposed to be protecting us. White folks have the ability to ignore this and pretend that this isn't happening literally on a daily basis. "But or president is black" is what you'll hear repeatedly, while the police continue to beat and kill us with seemingly no consequences. But hey, it's good that you're "neutral". I don't expect you to understand this, but I needed to say it anyway.
In the 1980's, Michael Reich developed the Segmentation Theory or the Divide and Rule, which attempted to explain racism from an economic point of view. In this theory, Reich proposes that the ultimate goal in society is to maximize profits. As a result, the exploiters will attempt to use any means to: (1) suppress higher wages among the exploited class, (2) weaken the bargaining power of the working class, often by attempting to split it along racial lines, (3) promote prejudices, (4) segregate the black community, (5) ensure that the elite benefit from the creation of stereotypes and racial prejudices against the black community.