SEEDUB's Blog

Jim Crow laws were wiped off the books, but hiring practices didn’t change in reality, until years later. Affirmative action promoted access to education, employment, and housing to ALL minority’s . You guy’s act as if after 1967 there was a rush to hire black people in the job market. Back then most white women, still weren‘t getting paid the same amount of money as their male counter part’s. Even though in 1940 the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that men and women that are doing the same work should get equal pay. How soon we forget. Jim Crow “laws” were outlawed, but in some places the mentality was/is still practiced.

Ok; For the sake of argument, the Jim Crow laws were abandoned in the 60's. That would make today's average African-American that was ABLE to be prosperous in the 35-45 year old range. What is the excuse for the years AFTER these laws and even longer after their "effects"? Today's world offers equal opportunity for all races, especially African-Americans. Good examples are the Mayors of many urban cities like Kilpatrick, the entertainment field like Oprah Winfrey-Denzel Washington, the prominent owners of business like BET, and the list can go on virtually forever. These examples are living proof that if one wants to succeed in today's society they can. Only when it is made into a racial argument or even suggested that African-Americans today suffer more than others is totally unfair and unfounded. Then again, African-Americans are not the only race that suffers from unemployment, financial hardships, and even discrimination. The Affirmative Action laws made it even easier for people of color or any minority to be in front of the line, evn if others were more qualified. Jim Crow law idealisms exist only in those that choose to fight the system rather than work with it like everyone else does.

I'm not saying you are entirely wrong, but to assume that ALL whites are against anything that is African-American is simply ridiculous. Whenever there is an argument or discussion on races, the white is usually singled out as the leading cause as a whole-When I write my views, I don't condemn the whole African-American race nor do I condemn the Caucasian one-I merely point out that there are thoase on both sides that use race before judging one on the basis of their character & morals. However, African-Americans have groups like NAACP and the ACLU along with Jesse Jackson & Al Sharpton that promote racist idealisms and one-sided views. These groups & people are significant reasons why racism is alive & well in America. Instead of solving the problem, they become a part of it by looking at color first. If my opinion of those particular issues are so wrong, then why don't the Caucasian race have anyone that can vouch for them when discriminated against in urban areas or when attacked either verbally or physically? Because it is a one-sided argument and that is what keeps it going in today's society. It is seen in the media, in the paers, and in the country; One race can say whatever they want about the white race but the minute any white person speaks out against blacks, it is questioned & targeted a racial act. I don't call that fair and I will address the issues of racism when Caucasians as a whole are blamed for someone's else's social issues, including the Hispanics, African-Americans, whoever. We're not all bad.

Dr Martin Luther King, would have something to say about the "content of one's character" if he were alive today. He would most likely be outraged by the content of character displayed today. Jim Crow laws were unfortunate for the blacks and its sad but the content of character today is what is causing the bad image.

SEEDUB... I agree with you when you say that Jim Crow laws were bad and I realize that it may have delayed the accumulation of wealth for some (obviously not all), but why won't you admit that what is popular with young black kids today(and not only kids) is doing what Jim Crow laws did 50 yrs ago. It's holding the black people back! If you see yourself as at a disadvantage then why make it worse with rebellious and offensive behavior?
I often wonder where the peaceful muslims are while all of this terror is going on. It's comparable to what is happening in the black community. The actions of a few are trashing the reputations of the rest. Where is the outrage? Bill Cosby spoke up and you know what happened to him. It's just too bad!!!

Let me change that last line to "just as many of the suburban...."; My error.

M Man
That's the same dumb chit that is spewed by most bigots. Hispanics can't be racist? ha ha ha.

Most of the blacks the younger ones cry out well we were slaves!

What black young people do YOU know that’s always saying that.

I guess with your mentality, after all of the holocaust survivors die, we can erase the event from the history books right?

Why don't the Caucasian race have anyone that can vouch for them when discriminated against in urban areas or when attacked either verbally or physically?

You got to be chiting me!! This is what I'm talking about. You know that's not true, in a majority of cases. All throughout Americas history white Citizens could always go to the local, or state police and file reports if they were discriminated against, or attacked, either verbally, or physically. Especially if it was done by a black minority, even today. This wasn’t always true for black people. If you were a white male down south in the 60‘s, you could literally get away with murder.

You guys always like to rant and rave about how your not racist but every other, sentence you type is about why do blacks do this, why do blacks do that. You always paint the black race with such a broad brush.

“Unless we cleanse our hearts of hate - racial and religious - This war will only be half won. We still have to stand guard against those in our midst who have been nurtured on the myths of the superior and inferior races, and who practice discrimination against fellow Americans because of the color of their skin.”

Quote by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy speech after Japan surrendered, to end WWII Sept. 2, 1945

I agree with some of the stuff you post, but I can't see why you bring up the past? There's White hate groups and Black hate groups and both are wrong. If you mention hate groups you need to say both sides, and there shouldn't be SIDES.

Still waiting for the post that I called Obama a Muslim. You know I never posted that, I know what religion he is, and I don't care to be honest. I just don't like the other facts I posted before.

I stick to my guns on what I post. I don't agree with affirmative action. If that burns your azz, so be it. It's 2008, and everyone has a fair shot now. You mentioned '67, OK, that was 41 years ago.

they take to educate the world so THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.so why do you not try to educate the world with out demanding that the world is given to you on a silver platter? NO you would just like to have EVEYTHING handed to you you do not want to work for what you get and neither do half of your race.I know quite a few that work so hard I think they just do not want to be grouped together with the ones who think everything is owed to them young and old a like.I keep on telling them not to worry because they will not be put in that group that they have put themselfs above the narrowminded people out there.one little boy that I work with and yes little boy he's yonger then my son he's in his 20's want to date this one girl and I keep on trying to get her to go out with him she keeps say that he is just one very special friend I tell her that the best kind to date a special friend,must be friend frist then everything else will follow.