ohio jones wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 12:32 am
I wouldn't expect anyone here to be well versed in such places.
But you never know with t1, she can be full of surprises. Nonetheless it did sound rather condescending.
i’m not exactly sure which comment you’re referring to here, but, thinking of the general question, i agree with Jeremy:
.. But it's not because of legal segregation that (prohibited) whites and black from congregating togther. ..
Legal separation, and forced integration are different from free choice. The U.S. eliminated legal separation and enforces integration (which made little difference in my life, my world was cross-cultural before 1964) .. to my knowledge, all the laws revolve around enforcement of POC to be included/represented everywhere, AND social+cultural pressures that support this. Not so in reverse.
i don’t believe the oversight was intentional. i believe it was an authentic oversight.
in many ways, various forms, there are places where (white) folks are not wanted, including places that are not safe.
and,
even in safe places, they can be targeted for random attacks, like, being shot while waiting at a bus stop, drive-by shootings, and the “knockout game.” skin color. it’s common to refer to “the black community,” it would be scandalous to talk about “the white community.” more+more, any reference to “white” is directly tied to evil. it’s coming out of the White House. (by one of the whitest, and more questionable, men God ever created.)
human laws are ALWAYS imperfect. one law begets ten more. law schools and the Bar Association love it.
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Having said that.
i grew up on the doorstep of a large state university. my parents were suspicious of higher ed, having 4 daughters, they did not want us to be “led down the garden path” by some college guy with ill intentions, ALSO, there was a nearby military base - even more verboten! (it was closed in the early 1990’s, remnants remain.)
We were not to go near or have anything to do with the military base.
However, there were fringe businesses that served the enlisted. Not many. But distinct. Tattoo parlors, bars, strip clubs.
These were not temptations for me. No one i knew even talked about them.
FRINGE.
a lot happens on the fringes. it’s wrong to amplify fringes as-if they are greater than they are. they become useless distractions.
they are used for divisive politics, which, as intended, makes everything worse.
Presently, worse than ALL these fringe realities put together, are the problems of FATHERLESSNESS and black on black crime+violence. Thankfully, there are many good men who recognize these problems and are personally invested in turning things around. A monumental undertaking. Much of the damage due to well-meaning bad political policies. It’s really hard to undo bad law.
Talk about David+Goliath problems!
Prayers for the brave ones devoting their lives to God’s work.