(07-07-2019 02:35 PM)L Verge Wrote: (07-07-2019 06:15 AM)LincolnMan Wrote: (07-06-2019 09:54 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote: (07-06-2019 06:28 AM)LincolnMan Wrote: (07-06-2019 04:57 AM)DanielC Wrote: Back to the original post. It’s a sad day when Colin Kaepernick determines what is offensive.
Yes it is. I just read that the band Confederate Railroad has been cancelled for a performance somewhere because of their band name.
I also predict that President Grant will find disfavor because he owned a slave (William Jones).
Many black fathers (if not all black fathers) have had "the talk" with their sons (and I am not talking about "the birds and the bees"). And, I remember years ago reading that even black members of the U. S. Congress (while members of Congress) have been pulled over for "driving while black" and the utmost respect and deference that young black men must show to the police officers, for their own good.
Is this statement true or not? And, is this still a problem? I believe that Colin Kaepernick has determined that this police practice is offensive.
Most of my patients are African-Americans. I can tell you that they believe it is true.
Bill - I am quite sure that your patients do feel that way, just as many citizens of other races suspect police bigotry. But are their beliefs based on personal experience or on what they learn from various types of media or neighborhood gossip? I am not trying to pretend that there is no wrong doing on the part of some police; I just question if it is as wide-spread as what folks are led to believe.
Also, how do they feel about black-on-black crime and gangs in a variety of races?
Laurie: as far as their beliefs about it- I would say both—but I don’t know which has had greater influence. As far as black on black crimes and the gangs—that is never mentioned. And as a Caucasian - I would not be offering it up in discussion—not my role in the setting I’m in.
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