Interesting essay that bears thinking about. While out and about today I was wondering if the army might not have had a lot to do with undoing stereoptypes. If you have a very competent black staff sargeant it's tough to keep believing that blacks are inferior no matter what daddy taught you...
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:56:45 -0500, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dana, > > I do think racism and discrimination is real. > I do not think that all discrimination, however, is based on race. > I do not think that Affirmative Action should be dismantled, yet. > I do not think that Affirmative Action is actually fixing anything. It is a > stop-gap. It is more like a tourniquet. Useful but dangerous if used too long. > > The very facts that Gel cites (as soon as AA is removed in CA, things fall > apart) proves that we aren't dealing with the underlying problems. > > Like you, though, I am much more informed today than I was yesterday. And > Monday will be a whole nother level, I think. > > Here is an article I enjoyed reading: > http://www.brookings.org/dybdocroot/gs/Projects/Race/AFAM_Pred_chapters.htm > > Its not all rosy and light. But it is better than it ever has been. > > > Jerry Johnson > Web Developer > Dolan Media Company > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145321 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
