joshuabgood wrote:"White men denying the existence of systemic racism, that is the essence of white entitlement. We do not need their permission or their sign off on what we know to be true and what we have lived. That is whitemansplaning. How can you solve this problem? The systemic racism that is killing people of color if you won't even admit there's a problem? First step is admitting there's a problem. America knows which way the wind is blowing."
That is a quote from an actual black man, Don Lemon.
Do you for one minute think that Don Lemon is less entitled than 98 percent of people in North America? Seriously folks think about it. Just think for one minute with an open mind about this. That is CNNsplaining at it's worst.
I would be interested in what your definition of systemic is. If it means that certain people within an organisation think and act a regular or predictable way in certain situations than I would agree that systemic racism still exist in far too many organizations. If you mean that all people within certain organizations react in a certain way to certain situations when it comes to racial matters I reject it as least as it relates to any of our public institutions.
If you mean that public institutions still have policies written on their books that discriminate against blacks I need to see the proof of that. It should not be hard to find. Find me just one policy that is in effect in any major police department that is in writing that does not attempt to treat people of colour fairly. Just one. If they are there I will be the first to speak out against them. I would even accept an unwritten rule if it can be proven that it is the regular unapologetic practise of everyone on the force.
This really should be a very easy assignment if it is even close to as prevalent as some say it is.
Again just to be clear. No one is denying that there are abuses. I believe we just saw a very obvious abuse in MN. Even though we do not yet have proof that the man's skin colour was the deciding factor in the abuse. But I believe some officers are abusive period and some do pick on people of colour. I just do not buy that it fits under systemic just because a privileged person like Lemon says it does.
Universal condition.
