04-20-2018, 10:26 AM
I think by Starbucks reaction we know who is at fault. People still thinking this is hard to believe have just turned a blind eye to reality and race relations in America.
It's no different then the fear of Muslims. Which is more "acceptable" in this society, but entangles many innocent people practicing their religion who are stereotyped. called names, and openly attacked, and judged every day......We don't judge Christians (a Majority religion). The religion that stood by and supported/committed slavery and the holocaust of the Native Americans and African Slaves/Blacks up through the 1960's. Horrific acts of murder on large scales.
No different then people thinking any Mexican is illegal. Making hurtful comments to them. Which believe it or not, many people.
When an illegal immigrant kills someone it is a black eye on all illegal immigrants. Even kids (DACA).
Women are no different as a minority. If a women becomes President, and does a bad job, it will reflect on all women. It would be the last time a women was president in a long, long time. If Obama was REALLY a bad President and not a "bad president" for political reasons (if he was ghetto acting, under criminal investigation, cheating on wives with porn stars etc.), then it would have hurt the chances of another black president.
It's the plight of the minority. When a non minority commits mass murder (which 95% of mass murderers in America are White men) we don't blame the whole race. We don't talk about European bans. We don't look at groups of them suspiciously. Matter of fact we tend to make excuses for them. "Lone wolf", "Mentally disabled", "Troubled soul".
African Americans like these gentlemen get looked at suspiciously because of crimes committed or acts of other African Americans. It hurts the whole community. And that's why it's believable that this could all happen because they sat down for 2 minutes. It's not as outrageous as some may think. That scares people. Just as a more "acceptable" scenario would be if Muslim man with a backpack came in and sat down. It's still wrong and hurtful for the innocent, a weight that minorities have to carry on their shoulders. A weight (generalization) majority races don't have to worry about.
These are the unfortunate facts of the world we live in. Majorities don't get generalized like Minorities do. Lumped in categories and stereotyped. That's one of the reasons it is difficult for a majority to understand when these situations come up.
It's no different then the fear of Muslims. Which is more "acceptable" in this society, but entangles many innocent people practicing their religion who are stereotyped. called names, and openly attacked, and judged every day......We don't judge Christians (a Majority religion). The religion that stood by and supported/committed slavery and the holocaust of the Native Americans and African Slaves/Blacks up through the 1960's. Horrific acts of murder on large scales.
No different then people thinking any Mexican is illegal. Making hurtful comments to them. Which believe it or not, many people.
When an illegal immigrant kills someone it is a black eye on all illegal immigrants. Even kids (DACA).
Women are no different as a minority. If a women becomes President, and does a bad job, it will reflect on all women. It would be the last time a women was president in a long, long time. If Obama was REALLY a bad President and not a "bad president" for political reasons (if he was ghetto acting, under criminal investigation, cheating on wives with porn stars etc.), then it would have hurt the chances of another black president.
It's the plight of the minority. When a non minority commits mass murder (which 95% of mass murderers in America are White men) we don't blame the whole race. We don't talk about European bans. We don't look at groups of them suspiciously. Matter of fact we tend to make excuses for them. "Lone wolf", "Mentally disabled", "Troubled soul".
African Americans like these gentlemen get looked at suspiciously because of crimes committed or acts of other African Americans. It hurts the whole community. And that's why it's believable that this could all happen because they sat down for 2 minutes. It's not as outrageous as some may think. That scares people. Just as a more "acceptable" scenario would be if Muslim man with a backpack came in and sat down. It's still wrong and hurtful for the innocent, a weight that minorities have to carry on their shoulders. A weight (generalization) majority races don't have to worry about.
These are the unfortunate facts of the world we live in. Majorities don't get generalized like Minorities do. Lumped in categories and stereotyped. That's one of the reasons it is difficult for a majority to understand when these situations come up.
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