This may well be the best commentary on issues of race I've ever read. It's simple, clear, eloquent an honest. I grew up in a suburb of Boston in the 1970s-80s, my family was Jewish although not particularly religious. As Sita has described in her upbringing, while there were occasional expressions of anti-Semitism and bigotry, for the m…
This may well be the best commentary on issues of race I've ever read. It's simple, clear, eloquent an honest. I grew up in a suburb of Boston in the 1970s-80s, my family was Jewish although not particularly religious. As Sita has described in her upbringing, while there were occasional expressions of anti-Semitism and bigotry, for the most part, I was treated as an American, like everyone else. My parents taught us to follow the words of MLK, treat people people as individuals, judge them not by race, skin color, how much money they had, or other external things, but rather by the kind of human being they were and how they treated others - 'the content of their character'. I am saddened and frankly puzzled and confused that this no longer seems to be a universal goal and that some people on the political left regard this approach in a negative light. I recognize full well there remain real issues with Racism and inequality, and that Black people in particular still in many areas get the short end of the stick. By no means do I think America is a perfect society in any respect, but I don't see how basic American values have become "White" values. Is aspiring to a good education a 'White' thing, really!? (respectfully) wearing traditional clothing or eating traditional food from another culture is 'cultural appropriation'? So nobody except Jewish people should eat Bagels, and nobody except Italian people should eat Pizza!? Please spare me the P.C bullshit, let's go back to a goal of creating a society where all people are respected, valued, and treated equally.
This may well be the best commentary on issues of race I've ever read. It's simple, clear, eloquent an honest. I grew up in a suburb of Boston in the 1970s-80s, my family was Jewish although not particularly religious. As Sita has described in her upbringing, while there were occasional expressions of anti-Semitism and bigotry, for the most part, I was treated as an American, like everyone else. My parents taught us to follow the words of MLK, treat people people as individuals, judge them not by race, skin color, how much money they had, or other external things, but rather by the kind of human being they were and how they treated others - 'the content of their character'. I am saddened and frankly puzzled and confused that this no longer seems to be a universal goal and that some people on the political left regard this approach in a negative light. I recognize full well there remain real issues with Racism and inequality, and that Black people in particular still in many areas get the short end of the stick. By no means do I think America is a perfect society in any respect, but I don't see how basic American values have become "White" values. Is aspiring to a good education a 'White' thing, really!? (respectfully) wearing traditional clothing or eating traditional food from another culture is 'cultural appropriation'? So nobody except Jewish people should eat Bagels, and nobody except Italian people should eat Pizza!? Please spare me the P.C bullshit, let's go back to a goal of creating a society where all people are respected, valued, and treated equally.