(12-18-2020, 04:07 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote:

(12-17-2020, 06:33 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: Apparently the lesson of that quote is lost and not taught in today's government schools.  It is more apparent on the left side of the political spectrum, not just the "far left".  It really has little to do with race (in some cases) and everything to do with "identity politics".

A very good example of this is when Joe Biden announced that his VP selection would be a woman.  Here is his direct quote.



So is that "racist"?  Not really by definition, but he immediately disqualified possible candidates that might have been better suited for the job based on gender.  However, he doubled down on that claim by saying it would be a "woman of color".  Of course it was egged on by the left leaning press.

Is there "racism" on the right?  Certainly.  But it's not as open and "accepted" as it is on the left.  The PC left crowd are the ones that put people into "groups" or "categories" and somehow make it "acceptable".  Where did labels such as "african-american" instead of "black" come from when describing a black person.  What about "hispanic-american" or "aisian-american" or any of the other hyphened categories that we have now?

I have more to say about this, but duty calls...

Whenever I hear a phase like 'the first woman' or 'the first person of color' or 'first native american' etc etc to do something or to hold some sort of position, I immediately think both, "this is an inspiring moment for people of similar gender or race", and also, "this is racist because we are emphasizing race/gender over/or along side of the accomplishment". I agree with an earlier poster, that I wouldn't want that sort of thing posted next to my accomplishment at all, I would I want my position or achievement to be because of my qualifications, not because I was born a particular sex or color. God bless Charley Pride, he had it right. He was just himself, and people loved him because of how he sounded and the quality of his work, not because of his skin color.  Unfortunately, we are a long way from the character of that man as a society.

I very much agree.  There is a segment of society that doesn't see color or race (or gender for that matter), yet there is another segment that feels the need to point it out.

Interesting that you mentioned Charlie Pride.  I met him when I was VERY young.  I worked part-time at a country radio station when I was in high school.  I was walking into the station one day and here he comes walking out.  Now keep in mind, this is in Albuquerque, NM, not exactly a huge venue for a country star.  He walked right up to me, held out his hand and introduced himself as if I was someone "important".  We chatted for a brief moment then he left.  I don't know if many people realize just how large of a man that he was (probably well over 6').  He had the same smile and warm personality that you saw on television at the time.

The point of that story is one, that was the first time that I had met any "star" of any kind.  Two, it never occurred to me that he was black (keep in mind, black folks weren't very common around Albuquerque at that time).  I simply saw a person that day who I admired his music and was happy to meet him.  The only notable characteristic that I noticed was how tall he was (rare at the time in the SW).

The left sees people differently.  They have to put everyone into a "category".

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