Jed 7,716 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 minute ago, SISTERV said: Hmmmm....then why does it seem none of these people want to get an education? Shouldn't these people be in class? And isn't it kind of coddling them to allow them to go to a school paid for by the state to basically sit and scream. I mean...I personally have seen POC who think when a white person says something to them that they don't agree with, they make it about race. Like.....maybe that white person genuinely just thinks you're stupid, regardless of your skin pigment. And if what you say is true, why do I know so many black and hispanic people who don't subscribe to that logic and tend to be more successful then a majority of their peers? color blindness acts like there's something wrong with color so you don't wanna see it. How many times have you been told in your life "i dont see you as white?" pretending we don't have differences is ignorant, just like saying you dont see a person as gay you jut see them. Because guess what, I am gay and that has had a significant impact on my life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SISTERV 3,887 Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, Jed said: at the end of the day she's talking about her college and can't possibly equate that with all colleges. So if i have a problem with anything, it's the title that's all A- It has become a trend nationwide at colleges from Oregon to Minnesota to Ohio to Michigan to Maryland. B- The way I titled it could be referred to as singular or plural, depending on how you read it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,502 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 It's without a doubt an out of control situation Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 once again the actions of the black people at one school are now being used to say "college has become racist" as if the black people at every other school are doing the same thing. same people that say "not all white people are____" are doing the exact same thing when they force the same narrative on all black people, how do you not see that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 minute ago, SISTERV said: A- It has become a trend nationwide at colleges from Oregon to Minnesota to Ohio to Michigan to Maryland. B- The way I titled it could be referred to as singular or plural, depending on how you read it. "my college has become racist" vs. "college has become racist" read differently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ryusei said: It's without a doubt an out of control situation you know how gay men were considered pedophiles for the longest time? imagine the worst gay people being used as a case for all gay people... that is why color blindness and using a minority to exemplify a whole is very problematic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio 23,538 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 "Not aloud to speak because i'm white" - well, usually we can't speak about things we can't ever experience and white people can't experience racism. "Alternative viewpoint" - she's probably one of those who thinks racism is a thing of the past and that black people just like to whine. "People are becoming violent" - she probably voiced those opinions and probably said problematic things and offended a lot of people on those meetings and they got upset and started to act violent towards her. Now, violence is never the right way of handling these things and she's right to look for protection from the school in that situation. But she can't make this about race. She's clearly saying that black people make everything about race and here she is making everything about race lol. People are not acting up against her because she's white. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 https://blavity.com/racism-within-elite-universities-a-cornell-student-called-me-the-n-word-and-nothing-has-been-done weird it's almost like these are case by case basis stories or something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzily 14,574 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I hope my campus isn't a mess this coming semester. Inside my head I have the best time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
misunderstood 8,736 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 So happy the white students are speaking up. Racism doesn't only apply to minorities. Let 'em know!! "I'd rather be poor and happy, than rich and alone" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,502 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 32 minutes ago, Jed said: you know how gay men were considered pedophiles for the longest time? imagine the worst gay people being used as a case for all gay people... that is why color blindness and using a minority to exemplify a whole is very problematic I'm not taking these people as an example of how all black people are nor am i saying colorblindness is a solution I'm not saying that everything in the world is right and that this isnt an issue. I feel like words are being put into my mouth... What Im saying is is this situation is out of control and if they keep trying to solve it this way not much good is gonna come from it. That girl that spoke out about what is happening to her in this college is not responsible for what is wrong in their eyes. It's the people with power. Discriminating against all white people there is just as much of a wrong generalization as what you told me. Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,973 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Bio said: "Not aloud to speak because i'm white" - well, usually we can't speak about things we can't ever experience and white people can't experience racism. You can be racist towards white people and you can speak about things that never happened to you... When you say 'all white people are white supremacist', you're being racist... When you say 'white people shouldn't be allowed to speak' you're being racist... Saying that you can never express an opinion or state a fact about an event that you never took part in is especially ridiculous... The vast majority of black people nowadays have never experienced slavery - does that mean they can never talk about it? When you talk about how horrible holocaust was, unless you're a survivor, you're not speaking from experience - does that mean you should not be allowed to express that opinion? If you're a neurologist and you're researching clinical depression but you have never experienced it, does that mean you can never speak of your perception of it? I could go on and on with similar examples... It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SISTERV 3,887 Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, CautiousLurker said: You can be racist towards white people and you can speak about things that never happened to you... When you say 'all white people are white supremacist', you're being racist... When you say 'white people shouldn't be allowed to speak' you're being racist... Saying that you can never express an opinion or state a fact about an event that you never took part in is especially ridiculous... The vast majority of black people nowadays have never experienced slavery - does that mean they can never talk about it? When you talk about how horrible holocaust was, unless you're a survivor, you're not speaking from experience - does that mean you should not be allowed to express that opinion? If you're a neurologist and you're researching clinical depression but you have never experienced it, does that mean you can never speak of your perception of it? I could go on and on with similar examples... ****ING SLAY THEM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,973 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Can I also note that the whole 'Day of Absence' thing sounds equally as ridiculous as the revision they've made... Isn't the whole point to have equal footing among all students and give everyone a fair shot at education? So why encourage a group of people to skip a day worth of classes? There's a dozen of better things they could have done to promote inclusion and sensibility and whatnot... It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProdigyARTPOP 3,910 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I feel like bringing awareness to racism and bigotry in our everyday society is good, but there's also people who think that it's okay to say that all white people are racist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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