I totally agree. I got into a discussion at a party in Delaware one time and this guy said, "Black people have to get over slavery. Things have been fair for a long time now." I think it was the first time my jaw actually hung open, I was so shocked. I told him, "The Civil Rights Act was in 1964!" and he said, "Yeah!" Like that was such a long time ago.
I don't have any patience for it either. People are stilled judged by the color of their skin, there have been plenty of examples of that. Things aren't even or fair, and if there are policies that can help to correct some of those wrongs I think they are essential.
I grew up in Riverside, but wasn't in Riverside when that shooting happened. I remember the controversy though and that nothing happened to the officers. (If it's the same one I'm thinking of (Tyesha Miller?)
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Date: 2008-10-06 09:42 pm (UTC)I don't have any patience for it either. People are stilled judged by the color of their skin, there have been plenty of examples of that. Things aren't even or fair, and if there are policies that can help to correct some of those wrongs I think they are essential.
I grew up in Riverside, but wasn't in Riverside when that shooting happened. I remember the controversy though and that nothing happened to the officers. (If it's the same one I'm thinking of (Tyesha Miller?)
Great post.