The Current State of Vodka (or if you prefer all vodka comes from three distilleries)

Clearly, racism still exists in developed nations. What does it constitute? Jokes on the internet? Burning crosses in a lawn? Eyeing down a suspicious person in a store? What is racism to you?

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ZyyzYzzy_sl said:

Since the Justice for Zimmerman thread was just a thread about racism after a certain point, how about a thread with discussion about the current state of racism in America? I believe that racism still exists mainly due to socioeconomic factors that are highly systemic and self replicating brought along by blacks to themselves. African Americans perpetually keep themselves within the lowest socioeconomic class as evident by the huge discrepancy of net worth of households because if they didn't they would be shunned in their own community, and called uppity negros, or uncle toms. The median net worth of a black households is roughly 3/5th that of white households(citation for your absurd claim). This relatively small gap of 40% in wealth does not allow for an average black household to provide the same opportunities for their children as a white household, neither does the fact that most black households are single-parent(Citation). However, Hispanics have it slightly better, as their household income is 10% higher than blacks.. This lack of opportunity in turn leaves blacks looking up to "role models" in the african american culture that glorify criminal careers, further fueling negative stereotypes by causing the statistics to actually show those stereotypes as fact.

Now these factors have nothing to due with an African American's race, as "race" as most people think of it does not truly exist (genetically). Instead these factors are caused over and over again by systemic programs as well as the desire of their own community to keep themselves at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. This is evident by the hastier mobility of almost every other ethnicity that has immigrated to America, be it Asian, Italian, Irish. etc. But again, race has nothing to do with it. The fact that Asians, Italians, Irish, etc work hard to integrate into the American way of life, speak the language, and work hard go a long way toward their hasty mobility. Let's also note that Blacks are among the only race that is chronically single parent where as Whites, and Asians are the carnal opposite(Citation).

While it is clear that systemic policies to this date are still repressing African American communities in certain parts of the country a considerably larger portion of the responsibility to fix such inequalities does lie upon the African American community itself, which they continue to claim is absolutely zero part of their problem, with the exception of a few true black leaders, like Bill Cosby. Their current cultures that romanticize violence, criminal careers, the drug trade and other detrimental practices to society is not helping their situation. Part of the change must come from within their own community or the individual people thinking for themselves instead of having to have some "leader" guide them. Black people are really no different than white, hispanic, or anyone else. They are completely able to lead themselves as individuals.

Clearly, bigotry still exists in developed nations. What does it constitute? Jokes on the internet? Burning crosses in a lawn? Eyeing down a suspicious person in a store? What is bigotry to you?

This seems like a fine place where all of us "internet jocks" can congregate and rip on Tanoomba essentially. LOL, let me get some bigotry out right quick. Kangs gonna Kang. lol.

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