06-27-2018, 03:29 PM
(06-27-2018, 03:20 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Appreciate this post, Matt. But, my take is that most "institutionalized racism" is really wealth disparity dressed up as racism. I acknowledge that historical racism has had a significant effect on said wealth disparity, but I do not believe there is such a thing as "institutionalized racism" except maybe in certain specific institutions (like the criminal justice system, for example).
When I graduated from college many of the wealthy elite power brokers in Knoxville belonged to an exclusive all white country club called Cherokee Hills. They would not even allow wealthy successful black people to join.
How do you explain this if racism is just "wealth disparity"?
Surely you would not try to argue that these people who refused to allow wealthy successful black people join their club would treat whites and blacks equally on the job, would you?
