12-02-2013, 01:59 PM
Oneself:
"Facts are" that crime & poverty are linked. Inextricably, race gets tied to this due to the dynamic of power & privilege. People of color = not generally born into innate privilege like most Caucasian Americans = lower economic status = higher crime rates. We are still living in a caste system, essentially. I'm sorry, but this is a big, big trigger for me: I work with a large Hispanic population in the public schools, and I am sick and tired of seeing people make sweeping generalizations. I am tired of seeing the dynamic of people being treated differently, albeit in subtle ways, from day 1 based on their socioeconomic status and their color.
To me, it is mentally lazy to link race and crime as you did in a cavalier manner. Simple statements like that perpetuate stereotypes. I think it is important to be careful with words. You can't take them back.
But getting involved in internet bickering and finger-pointing is self-righteous and not living aloha. So I'm sorry for lashing out but again, I also feel it's my duty to speak up, however obnoxious it may appear.
"Facts are" that crime & poverty are linked. Inextricably, race gets tied to this due to the dynamic of power & privilege. People of color = not generally born into innate privilege like most Caucasian Americans = lower economic status = higher crime rates. We are still living in a caste system, essentially. I'm sorry, but this is a big, big trigger for me: I work with a large Hispanic population in the public schools, and I am sick and tired of seeing people make sweeping generalizations. I am tired of seeing the dynamic of people being treated differently, albeit in subtle ways, from day 1 based on their socioeconomic status and their color.
To me, it is mentally lazy to link race and crime as you did in a cavalier manner. Simple statements like that perpetuate stereotypes. I think it is important to be careful with words. You can't take them back.
But getting involved in internet bickering and finger-pointing is self-righteous and not living aloha. So I'm sorry for lashing out but again, I also feel it's my duty to speak up, however obnoxious it may appear.