Quote:We see color.  That's reality.  But we shouldn't judge by color.  I think once these events stop being milestones then we will eventually get closer to the point of seeing people as people even if we also see color.  That in itself will take time.  We will get there.  Not entirely, but to the point where race is no longer an issue and where we will look back as a people and think how ignorant our ancestors were.  

 

This ^ 

 

We are on the same page.

 

Quote:IMO the second time is not a milestone. Sure, it is great to have a second guy do it, but that will not diminish what Doug Williams did. Nobody talks about the second black MLB player or Olympian. It is never mentioned because the most important thing is there was a first black man to do it. Does anybody even know who followed Jackie Robinson and Jesse Owens? What about the second black guy to do anything in life with white people? None of them are in history books. So you can't convince me it matters that Russell Wilson is the second black quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

 

Whether someone knows who followed Jackie Robinson or Jesse Owens or not, the people who followed thereafter is a part of setting history as well.

 

That is exactly what is taking place with Russell Wilson.

 

After Tom Fears made history being the first Latino head coach in the NFL, many people doubted they would see another Latino coach again soon, then came Flores, and Rivera.

 

Guess what? they are a part of building history as well.

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