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- From: dowdy@tochtli.biochem.nwu.edu (Dowdy Jackson)
- Subject: Re: Maginal whites complain about Affirmative Action
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 23:07:22 GMT
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- In article <C1BKqu.GIE@ais.org> tim@ais.org (Tim Tyler) writes:
- >>>
- >>Well Tim... When was the last time you walked in a AfAm area of town ?
- >>Gone to a AfAm university ? Shopped in an area that was mostly AfAm or
- >>even worked at a job where you were the only "white" person present ?
- >>
- >
- > I don't see how this is relevent, but the neighborhood I live in is
- >probably about 70% black. I say "probably," because the issue has never
- >really mattered to me, until *you* made the dumb implication that I live in
- >a 'white' area of town.
- >
- Where do you live ? Well the issue might not matter to you but it sure
- matters to a whole lot of white people. Maybe you are one of the
- exception. The statement I made above is relevant because the type of
- interaction depends on where the interaction takes place. To interact
- with someone on a job is alot different than interacting with that
- person at home.
- Many whites talk about how they don't mind AfAms in "their" areas but
- won't venture into a AfAm area. If color doesn't matter then whites
- should feel comfortable no matter where they are ..... Right ??
-
- > As for your other questions, again, I pay attention to things other than
- >color, although since blacks make up about 13% of the total population, I
- >wouldn't expect to see anything more than 10 - 20% of schools, businesses,
- >etc. as being 'black.' I make decisions & choices based on things other
- >than race. It is evident to me that race is very important to you, & it
- >also seems that you expect that one particular race should have a much
- >larger impact than what could reasonably be expected, based upon the overall
- >racial makeup of the U.S.
-
- Explain this please ??
-
- >
- > My recommendation to you --for whatever it is worth-- is that you place
- >less importance on color, & more on the quality of individuals. I think a
- >great American once had words to that effect.
- >
- This would be nice but no matter what you do it usually comes back to
- color, gender or some other factor that makes us different that many people
- use in trying to claim superiority over another.
- Personally, I don't care what the color of the person is nor do I care
- about the gender of a person but if someone wants to make it an issue I
- am not going to back down from my views.
-
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