This post reminded me of a quick story: I used to work in a lighting store and I worked with an older gentleman, Earl (60-65 ish). One day right at closing time, a black dude pulled up. As he was walking in, the old guy wrote something down. After the guy bought whatever he came for, I asked old Earl what he wrote down. He said that he wrote down the plate number of the car "just in case" the guy was going to rob the place. WTF??? These are the people that need to "die off" (for lack of a better term, I guess). I was so pissed off, and he could not for the life of him understand my point. Different times, I guess......
Ray At 03:51 PM 1/25/2005, you wrote: > > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > affirmative action in and of itself is based on racism. it's > > racist to accept somebody based on race/religion/etc. by the > > sheer virtue of giving somebody a position because of > > affirmative action, you're denying somebody else the position > > based on their race/religion/etc. > >That would be true were the playing field level. While it took me awhile to >buy into AA, I do support it. Everyday I see people in society continue to >treat people of color and minorities "differently". The small gestures, the >comments, the stares.. It all adds up. Take the quote Gel posted... Just >because you preach equality does not mean equality exists. The playing field >is not level nor will it be until the older generation dies off... You know, >the generation who stares at the biracial highschool couple?.. The parents >who drive their kids to school because the bus driver is black? That is the >list that goes on and on. How does a minority get a fair shot when the field >itself is not fair. AA does nothing more than level off a field controlled >by the arrogant white man, myself included. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144351 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
