'White People'

http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/07/yes-white-people-it-is-about-you.html

 

I read it…what did I miss, if anything, because I'm not sure i understand exactly what it tries to convey?

 

He was fixing my broken link. See post #39

 

C'mon, Turtle, I meant I read the article…and I'm not sure what the significance is, if any at all.

 

The article starts from the assumption he is right while ignoring Vargas' own history of racism.

It is amusing that most 'hispanic' people were considered white prior to the government creating a segment to Balkanize them.

 

White is Black, Black is White.
No one knows who is right.

 

Then we got that new ethnic group, "white Hispanic"...

 

…and the even more current 'White Blacks' (based on 'identify with' criterion)...

 

I think you mean "black whites", cuz we tahrd of Whitey always coming first.

 

Burnt Cracka's will rule the world.

 

Wow. Tell that to anyone brown in the US in the 1950's and 60's and see what the reaction is.

 

It's a good thing that they have people like you to speak up for them because, in my experience, they are too busy going to work, buying homes and businesses, and raising their families to spend a lot of time whining about how unfair life is. I have sold multiple homes to first generation Latino immigrants who somehow manage to get ahead in the world without white privilege. For whatever reason, they will only buy in overwhelmingly white neighbourhoods. Apparently they feel safe and welcome there.

 

This month I am identifying as Maori.

 

We can 'identify' for only one month at a time?

 

It seems to me that the article simply continues to push forward the idea that whitey is the source of all racial issues. No one else is willing to accept their part in the problem.

 

Is anyone certain about exactly what the problem is?

 

I just figured maybe I'd try a few things and see what works for me.
This is all so new, there really aren't any rules yet.

 

Rule #1: no names.

 

I will be the first to agree there was prejudice and it was worse in some areas than others. However the government institutionalized it and now it will be harder to erase.

Though it does not change the facts of my original post.

 

I thought that term only applies when they kill black people