Carlos speaks out about Racism and Bengals

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(08-26-2020, 01:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The exact same way that it helps with everything else.  The more people see that the majority oppose something the more it dies away.  Racisim and homophobia are rooted in ignorance.  So the answer is more education and public awareness 

Since I was a kid, any time there was anything even remotely racist, it was publicly and usually loudly condemned. For most of my life, racists had to hide their racism because it was not publicly acceptable (in most of America) to be racist.

(08-26-2020, 01:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Right now there are lots of kids being raised in racists households.  It is tough to get through to them.  But the more they see that people they respect like pro athletes and owners oppose racism the more they will question what they are being taught in homes.

I highly doubt a message from Mike Brown saying "racism is bad" is going to convince someone living in a household where the parents complain about "n-words" is going to have any kind of affect.

Seriously, though, this implies that pro athletes and owners are, by default, saying racism is okay unless they make a public statement against racism.

(08-26-2020, 01:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You have lived long enough to see the popular opinion change dramatically on issues of homosexuality and racism.  What do you believe is behind the change?  To me it really seems to all stem from more public awareness.

I don't really think it was so much public awareness but public acceptance. And, yes, you probably can't have the acceptance without the awareness, but public awareness doesn't really change anything. 

(08-26-2020, 01:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: How will ignoring the problem fix anything?  

I never said ignoring it will fix anything. However, Mike Brown has already released a statement and made a monetary donation to help fix the problem. You can't say he's ignoring the problem. Well, I mean, I guess you can, but that doesn't mean you're right. 

You want to fix the problem? Let's address specific issues together. Let's continue to make it unacceptable to be racist in public. Let's reward inclusivity. Let's work TOGETHER not tell a whole group of individuals that their opinions don't count or shouldn't be heard or they're the problem or they don't understand the problem etc. etc. etc.