Sunday, October 23, 2011

Talking Points #6

Quotes from the Tim Wise interview.

"We're nowhere near a post-racial America." (Tim Wise)
As he discussed in his interview, even though we've passed the civil rights amendments, outlawed segregation with the Brown v. Board of Education case, and even have an African-American president, the United States is far from being a fully accepting nation. We can't even move past calling African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans "minorities". This is just my personal opinion here, but why do we feel the need to belittle other races by calling them minorities?

"Even in the midst of horrible oppression, individuals of color can accomplish great things." (Tim Wise)
I really love this quote. Tim Wise was talking about how any everyday, bright person can accomplish so much, even in the face of darkness. Take Nelson Mandela, for example. His efforts in South Africa helped to abolish apartheid.

"People don't always say what they really believe." (Tim Wise)
This is sadly true. We are all afraid to give our true opinion, and that doesn't help at all. The interviewer was talking about how in recent polls people seem to be more accepting of others from a different race, and Tim Wise raised this very true point.

Yes segregation has been abolished, yes America is making progress, but it's still not enough. We may not realize it, but there is still certain aspects of segregation in today's society. As I said earlier, we segregate the other races by calling them "minorities".
While I enjoyed the interview, I must say that I winced at the pun Tim Wise used for his book. Clever, but there are just some play on words that shouldn't be used.

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