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White people deciding what they feel Black people need. Black people don't need Juneteenth holidays. They need respect from the nation's institutions and they
by vfclists 5y ago
White people deciding what they feel Black people need.
Black people don't need Juneteenth holidays.
They need respect from the nation's institutions and they need to present and articulate their case for reparations in an emphatic and uncompromising manner.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoDo you speak for all black people?
- vfclists 5y agoHave I claimed that I speak for all Black people?
- spywaregorilla 5y agoI mean, you seem to have confidently written "Black people don't need Juneteenth holidays" which I'm sure many Black individuals would disagree with. This is made more ironic when in the line above you criticize white people for dictating what Black people need.
- vfclists 5y agoThe emphasis here is on need, not that's a nice gesture
- awb 5y agoThe point is that starting a discussion with “black people ______” and “white people _____” sounds like you’re speaking about all (or even most) black / white people. If you say “As a black person, I feel uncomfortable with a majority white Senate granting a holiday when I don’t feel respected by government institutions or feel like the need for reparations is being respected” it gives space for people who disagree with you to still hear your opinions.
- vfclists 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27578984 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27578984
- ralusek 5y agoRespect from nation's institutions? Do you mean the equality under the law already shared by all citizens?
- awb 5y agoWriting the law and enforcing the law equally are two different things.