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Are you certain that Black or insert minority males are not economically disenfranchised to a greater or lesser degree? I'm not touching the sexual part with a

Are you certain that Black or insert minority males are not economically disenfranchised to a greater or lesser degree? I'm not touching the sexual part with a 10 foot pole cause it bears no relevance in my opinion either. But I do think that many young men are economically disenfranchised in The States. Edit: In my comment any mention of 'men' should read "and women". I don't mean just males which is another reason I don't think it is important to address the sexual disenfranchisement part.

yummyfajitas 13y ago
I'm pretty sure that black males are less economically disenfranchised today than in the past, in spite of increases in inequality. For example, we no longer have Jim Crow laws attempting to correct the excesses of capitalism (greedy employers hiring blacks instead of whites). A quick google search suggests black men are less sexually disenfranchized than non-blacks. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/07/20/sex-statistics-who-does-it-the-most.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/07/20/sex-statist... http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19374216/#.Uv0a2HX_SFk http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19374216/#.Uv0a2HX_SFk
- ItendToDisagree 13y ago
  But are they still economically disenfranchised? The degree doesn't really matter much in terms of what the parent is saying to my thinking. It also isn't necessarily true that the change in the level of disenfranchisement is due to growth, or change in anything having to do with the economy, so much as due to changes brought on by the civil rights movements. Things can change on a societal level without being impacted by or impacting directly things at an economic level. The social instability mentioned in the parent is still going on even with these advances. Just saying 'its better than it was' doesn't make it not a thing.

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Are you certain that Black or insert minority males are not economically disenfranchised to a greater or lesser degree? I'm not touching the sexual part with a

by ItendToDisagree 13y ago

yummyfajitas 13y ago
I'm pretty sure that black males are less economically disenfranchised today than in the past, in spite of increases in inequality. For example, we no longer have Jim Crow laws attempting to correct the excesses of capitalism (greedy employers hiring blacks instead of whites). A quick google search suggests black men are less sexually disenfranchized than non-blacks. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/07/20/sex-statistics-who-does-it-the-most.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/07/20/sex-statist... http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19374216/#.Uv0a2HX_SFk http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19374216/#.Uv0a2HX_SFk
- ItendToDisagree 13y ago
  But are they still economically disenfranchised? The degree doesn't really matter much in terms of what the parent is saying to my thinking. It also isn't necessarily true that the change in the level of disenfranchisement is due to growth, or change in anything having to do with the economy, so much as due to changes brought on by the civil rights movements. Things can change on a societal level without being impacted by or impacting directly things at an economic level. The social instability mentioned in the parent is still going on even with these advances. Just saying 'its better than it was' doesn't make it not a thing.