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>Why not? While Asian immigrants certainly face discrimination they have also certainly experienced much less than black Americans have over the last 300 years.
by macspoofing 4y ago
>Why not? While Asian immigrants certainly face discrimination they have also certainly experienced much less than black Americans have over the last 300 years.
Well .. you have to be careful when talking about groups, because at the individual level it's not clear that this is true. In fact, it isn't true.
For example, Ilhan Omar, a Congresswoman from Minnesota, is a black American. Her ancestors didn't suffer American discrimination. She was born in Somalia to a well-connected, upper-class Somali family. Her personal experience still had trials and tribulations that was unique to her, but it was different than the experience of other black Americans.
Couldn't we give a 'hand-up' to the people that need it by focusing on class, instead of race?
- colinmhayes 4y agoI think this is a reasonable argument, but I also see the other side. Having a racial underclass is bad for society. It leads to children of the race subconsciously believing they aren’t capable of achieving their full potential. Empowering black people is a worthy goal in my opinion, even if they’re rich, because the optics can make a big difference in the lives of children who know believe in themself.
- d_tr 4y agoWhat about empowering all kids that for any reason subconsciously believe they aren’t capable of achieving their full potential instead of focusing on race? As an added bonus, the black kid will then not feel like it needs some kind of special care as opposed to its white mates, because it won't be reminded all the time that it needs special care just because it's a black kid.