Letters to the Editor
LeCastor
Published Letters: 1916 Editor's Choice: 86
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Anti-white vs. anti-black racism
[Read the article: Teammates: Allen used "N-word" in college]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]RE: The Negative Impact of anti-white racism is tiny compared to anti-black racism.
Easy for you to say! This old canard - that black racism is somehow less impactful because blacks are basically powerless in our society is not only patronizing and racist, it's also untrue: on the macro (i.e, academic level) it's true - blacks don't have the money or the power - never mind that most white folks don't either. But on the personal level - you know, the one where it counts, black racism can be very hurful, expesnsive and destructive - anyone who lives in a big city can tell you all about it. Le Castor, all your posts are on the level of the text book geek who never has actually stepped into the real world - try it, the ground might feel good beneath your feet.
-- man
1. I live in Manhattan. So i can tell you all about it. And what i see all the time is that all the crappy jobs are generally held by hispanic or black women (and less often men), and all the good jobs are held by white men (less often women). Yes, there are exceptions. But how many times have i arrived at a law firm, and all the janitors, security guards, food service personnel and receptionists are black or hispanic, and all the attorneys and even paralegals are white? This is what i see ALL THE TIME, in firm and firm and after corporation. It's already outrageous. Sometimes i think if i were black, i would be so angry about this that i would be a militant or something.
2. "on the personal level - you know, the one where it counts" -- really, is that the one that counts? Because to me, insults on a personal level may be hurtful to feelings, but not being promoted because of your race (or gender or religion) is hurtful in so many ways, not just personal, but financial, and career-wise. And unfortunately, most black people are not in positions to promote anyone. Most people who are in positions to promote people are white, and male. Like I said, most black people don't control anything that most white people would want, so anti-white racism is almost irrelevant, whereas most of the things people want (all people, black white asian, men women etc.) in America are controlled by white people, especially white men, so racism is very important in that context.
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anit-white racism vs. anti-black racism
[Read the article: Teammates: Allen used "N-word" in college]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]re: Anti-white vs. anti-black racism
Hey le castor - you chose to go into the most elitist of jobs - corporate law, so i'd day that the air you breathe has little to do with the rest of the world, much less America!
So my observations on the very blatant racial divisions are invalid? You think i don't see what I see? Or you think it's irrelevant that the divide is so stark? I've worked in many corporations before i went to law school, and the divide is very much the same. I've worked abroad -- it's the same. I worked in academia -- it's the same. So what if it's corporate law or academia? I go to grocery stores, i live in this city, i see who has what jobs, who buys and who makes the coffee at starbucks.
In My field, corporate PR, I see plenty of women in charge - though not too many black folk.
So you agree with me? Or not? I'm still waiting for any argument about how anti-white racism is just as bad as anti-black racism. You're just trying to show your "street cred" and trying to put me down on assumptions based on my chosen occupation.
And we both know that Asians make more money - on average, then white people - and we also know that there are far more poor white folk in this country than black black
I'm not sure about your point about Asians, but by % of population, not just sheer numbers, black people are more likely to be poor than white people.
that you live in Manhattan and walk with the most powerful people in the world blinders you to the truth
So because i work in corporate law means i can't possibly be aware of what is going on in the world, or to perceive the world around me? Perceive that the crosstown bus leaving my neighborhood on weekdays going towards the subway is full of white people in suits, and the crosstown bus going into my neighborhood is full of black and hispanic women, nannies goign to take care of the children of the white people? You think i can't possibly notice that unless i live in harlem? Please!
I also live in the city - though uptown with people of color - you ever been uptown?
Of course.
Ever live in a poor neighborhood?
Yup. i spent 3 years in a ghetto.
Have any black friends?
Yup.
Ever been in jail?
No.
So, you live in morningside heights somewhere, because the rent is too expensive on the upper west side? Congrats.
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Women should serve just like men.
[Read the article: Women warriors]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Robert Franklin,
I couldn't agree more.