Nwk_NJ t1_j7mz216 wrote
Reply to comment by Jimmy_kong253 in Students tell of Black-brown tensions at Newark school ahead of town hall meeting by madsheb
They had the black students union at my community College. I'm straight up white...I was invited to many of their events and loved it...nothing wrong w having black organizations. They have been some of the most welcoming and good-will facilitating groups I've been around...I'm sure it's the same for Latino groups and others. Kids will also be kids and find beef over whatever they can. For every crew beefing over race though, I'm sure there are diverse crews beefing over something else. This societyl is race OBSESSED on every level and from every political angle though, so I'm not sure why anyone is surprised that kids are resorting to this type of nonsense. Of course, due to our societal obsession, this type of story is highlighted though too..
Jimmy_kong253 t1_j7mzmjy wrote
Well the obsession with race is driven by media and politicians which are both owned by the multi industry corporations. Gotta distract the poor and middle class well the rich rob us blind
RainCloudz973 t1_j7ymlno wrote
The convo you’re having here is very off to me. You’re not making a sharp class analysis if you’re denying how race and capitalism are intertwined. For some reason you seem to think pinning this “race obsession” on media brainwashing is a legitimate critique instead of a poor excuse to deny the reality of racial tension in America. But whether you acknowledge it or not, the fact of anti-Blackness and other racisms remain, as they are predicated by an ongoing history that pours into our (Black people, in this case) daily lives. This whole “Black Student Union causes more divide” thing is crap. What causes divide is the lived experience of anti-Blackness in modern society, and we Black people are obviously more than right for using solidarity as a way to preserve ourselves during it. If you want to deny us or any deeply marginalized group this right, then you are quite literally part of the problem, and history has proven that time after time.
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