If the race debate gets old, it'll be because we're not debating it correctly. It's already been proving that there is no science that suggests there is a difference between whites and blacks. What we need to be debating is culture. And not just between different races - but within races and within religions and within genders and within faiths, etc.
A frat brother of mine not too long ago kinda bragged that potential employers can't tell he's black from his resume. I thought that was wack as many companies are looking for people of color. It would suck to see you get passed over because they think you're white, because you chose to hide your blackness.
I always view my demographics as an asset. If someone else/something else doesn't like them, then we're just not a good fit for each other. And that's okay with me.
Fredric
· 2 years ago
very well put. i guess i'm caught up in the mathematics of it all and sometimes forget the 'culture discussion'.
i guess what makes it difficult for me, is that culture, for the most part, is self-defined. it's like hip-hop. people define what hip-hop is, not the other way around. but i feel that the negativity mostly stems from the stereotype of what a culture is mainly because of the person's skin color.
i would like to see the debate about race 'get old' because the variety of all culture and accepting different cultures is the issue, not what we look like.
Shemeka
· 2 years ago
I view my being a young black woman as an asset. However, I did not always feel this way. I once thought if I did not have the name Shemeka that maybe...just maybe I would get more call backs. Then, I realized if I was not accepted as a young black woman named Shemeka.....then I was not really 'accepted' at all.
Fredric
· 2 years ago
excellent point. no one wins when we all look, think, and act alike especially if we are all named 'karen'.
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A frat brother of mine not too long ago kinda bragged that potential employers can't tell he's black from his resume. I thought that was wack as many companies are looking for people of color. It would suck to see you get passed over because they think you're white, because you chose to hide your blackness.
I always view my demographics as an asset. If someone else/something else doesn't like them, then we're just not a good fit for each other. And that's okay with me.
i guess what makes it difficult for me, is that culture, for the most part, is self-defined. it's like hip-hop. people define what hip-hop is, not the other way around. but i feel that the negativity mostly stems from the stereotype of what a culture is mainly because of the person's skin color.
i would like to see the debate about race 'get old' because the variety of all culture and accepting different cultures is the issue, not what we look like.
excellent point. no one wins when we all look, think, and act alike especially if we are all named 'karen'.