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  1. ECA

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    And nowhere in the links did she state "white racism".
     
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    What's wrong with that? If memory serves, only 13% of Americans are black. If you want proportionality, 87% of all TV stars should be white... time for some black actors to paint their faces white! :rolleyes:
     
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    Then you would be be disappointed to know that before BET network started changing things in the late1980's, that
    only about 5% were black actors and almost none of those had staring roles?

    So I get that TODAY there might not be the need to have a black channel - but that's only because that black channel
    helped give the training and exposure that black actors needed to get better - and more roles in general. Do you agree?
     
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    I do agree in general. Biases are not removable, but we do need to be aware of them and of how they lead to what's being called "systemic racism."

    I like to think of myself as a centrist in the sense that I usually disagree with both political sides; however, many here would call me a liberal. When we're talking about systemic racism, I see it from both sides in different ways. Many on the Left have idealistic ideas that, while noble, are condescending towards Blacks. We really really really need to have discussions with Blacks and listen to what they consider racist in us individually. We need to do that without getting all defensive and shutting them up so we don't have to confront our societal and personal biases.

    Let's not accuse the other side of being racist, biased, or prejudiced because it's not one sided among us. Let's see it in 'Us' and understand how it affects 'Them'.
     
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    There is no Jewish TV. There is no Russian TV.

    Online there is Jewish TV -- I listen to Rabbinic lectures almost every day. They remind me that I am wrong to waste time on Social Media. But addiction is addiction.

    There is Russian version of Gangsta Rap -- it is called Shanson. I like it very much.
     
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    A Russian song about Law Enforcement:



    Musor has two meanings:

    1) garbage
    2) Law Enforcement officer
     
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    One point -- Jews are technically Caucasian, but not "White" in the sense of Modern American Discourse.

    Jews have suffered more then anyone from White Nationalism. Germany in WWII. Pogroms in Ukraine. Inquisition.
     
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    Putting the words "us individually" side-by-side is incongruent, IMO. Individuals fall along some line with end points at "very racist" to "not racist at all", and an infinite grey area in between. Personally, I fall close to the end zone of "not racist at all" and do not see white and black as 'Us" versus 'Them'.

    The current accusations by the Far Left of "systemic racism" is exaggerated and divisive because it does not allow any room for the vast swath of grey area which does exist. They are trying to explain away an issue as being entirely due to "systemic racism" and the insistence that "It is the only explanation," is hindering actually figuring out and solving existing inequities.

    Since the 60's, 80% of the black population have been able to individually grab the reins of American opportunity and independence and are not living in poverty today. Nationally, we have about 12% of people in poverty. Whites and Hispanics are about average and Asians are below 12% poverty. So we have in the black culture almost double the poverty rate, and it benefits everyone to figure out why one minority group is having more difficulty and more struggles to succeed than the others. Systemic racism may be part of the issue, but sociologists and many other academic thinkers do not think that is the only, or even the main, issue.
     
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    I've seen a few people in various threads state how conservatives are color blind when it comes to race. This thread clearly shows that...:roll:
    It's utter nonsense for anyone from EITHER side to make such sweeping generalizations. BOTH sides have plenty of racists to go around.
     
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    I got rid of my TV when the last kid moved out. That was 8 years ago and I couldn’t be happier. It was raw sewage piped right into my living room.
    Doesn’t appear much has changed.
     
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    It's all about making money. BET filled a void in TV programming or viewing. If someone thought a White network would make money, it would be on the air.
     
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    Yes, as individual humans, people are more or less racist independent of party. When "clumping" people into groups by political party, not by race, it is the Democrats who group people together by race, not Republicans or Libertarians.
     
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    Except for conservatives in this thread who are grouping people together by race.
     
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    So 80% of TV stars are white, yet 72% of the population is white. Hmmm.. seems pretty equal.

    In liberal lala land, a black population of 13% should be represented at 50% in all facets of our society in the name of equality?
     
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    You can dismiss the opposite side arguments of your liberal fantasy land all you want, but that doesn't change the validity of the argument.

    The REASON why the OP needs to point out the hypocrisy and illogical position of the liberal left is because they are constantly whining about non-sense. When people say, in response to crying, the opposite side for you to respond with "he just crying" is ridiculous.

    Liberals HATE when their ideological values are shown for being illogical. Like BLM is valid, except they ignore black on black crime. If you bring that up its just white guilt. BS. Its stupid. And it needs to be pointed out.
     
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    There’s nothing wrong with a black channel, nothing at all. There are Arab channels, Jewish channels, Asian channels and they all create cultural exposure. Not much to disagree with here.
     
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    When you are accustomed to privilege equality feels like oppression.
     
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    We need an all Lichtenstein network.
     
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    Deep! :couple_inlove:
     
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    They are. In FBI statistics.Im just saying.
     

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