I posed the question yesterday, can an individual who has never experienced racism or discrimination identify or understand what the victims of both must endure.
Discrimination and racism are so sneaky these days, sometimes neither the victim nor the doer has any inclination of wrongdoing. Both are prevalent in today’s society, but time and complacency have lulled many of us into thinking that neither may exist.
I would like to inform those who now relish in the Obama era, those who believe we have conquered the racism and bigotry of yesteryear and those who believe that color no longer matters: wake up.
Hatred has evolved, discrimination has become subtle, compact and elusive, time has bred a new slave master equipped with new weapons to demean and oppress the new age slaves. This new generation of slaves is no longer connected by race, but is now linked by economics and class, a true Marxian society.
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist," said Al Pacino in the Devil's Advocate.
Because of this illusion I think it is very possible for people to grow up and live life never knowing the bitter taste of racism because the new recipe is no longer as blatantly offensive as it once was.
Then again, I have lived my entire life as black male being followed in stores and serving as a constant reminder to good people to lock their doors, clutch their purses, double check their car alarms, to avoid those different than you and most importantly I provide a face for crime and all things wrong within a city.
But what about those who have never experienced what I have, can they see discrimination as I see it.
Discrimination and racism are so sneaky these days, sometimes neither the victim nor the doer has any inclination of wrongdoing. Both are prevalent in today’s society, but time and complacency have lulled many of us into thinking that neither may exist.
I would like to inform those who now relish in the Obama era, those who believe we have conquered the racism and bigotry of yesteryear and those who believe that color no longer matters: wake up.
Hatred has evolved, discrimination has become subtle, compact and elusive, time has bred a new slave master equipped with new weapons to demean and oppress the new age slaves. This new generation of slaves is no longer connected by race, but is now linked by economics and class, a true Marxian society.
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist," said Al Pacino in the Devil's Advocate.
Because of this illusion I think it is very possible for people to grow up and live life never knowing the bitter taste of racism because the new recipe is no longer as blatantly offensive as it once was.
Then again, I have lived my entire life as black male being followed in stores and serving as a constant reminder to good people to lock their doors, clutch their purses, double check their car alarms, to avoid those different than you and most importantly I provide a face for crime and all things wrong within a city.
But what about those who have never experienced what I have, can they see discrimination as I see it.
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