Women; Blacks; Natives; Immigrants; "Other" ??
Take your "Pick"! No matter how, or, whom, you view a "Minority"; tragedy lies in the fact that the list continues to grow; in 2016.
It is also a tragedy that Rachel Robinson, at the age of 93, reportedly asked Ken Burns to tell the story of Jackie Robinson, once again, to a young generation that does not know him. Ken told Charlie Rose about it last night. Why not somebody, anybody; who is NOT White, for Heaven's Sake! Do Blacks still believe that a White Person is the only legitimate source from which to learn of their Experiences in this Country?? Could it be, that Blacks with the mind-set of Ned McCaslin in The Reivers, by Faulkner (1962); might, still feel that they are "more Kin" than regular White Trash; and, thereby, achieve "validation" by having their experiences related by someone who is White? Our White MEDIA clearly prefers to speak only with other Whites about people of "Color". Non-whites in Media in the USA are used predominantly as "Tools", or "Background", in 2016. Heaven forbid!; some Non-White discussing their plight on T.V. with only fellow group members!!
I reflect back on those days back in the late 1940s when Jackie Robinson's name was on the lips of all Black Children. Whether or not; we liked Baseball (I loved to play the game; but, didn't care for '"The Game"); Jackie; Roy Campanella, Satchel Paige, were names we all knew, along with Joe Louis, and Jesse Owens. We all KNEW our athletes were often better than White Ones! Even Hitler admitted that!! It is hard to believe; that World was "cashed-in" for the results we now have with "Integration". Whites do NOT view Jackie Robinson; either in those days, or, NOW; in the same way he has been viewed by Blacks! Ken Burns and Charlie spoke of him, last night as some kind of "trophy" that credits White "management" of Racism in this Country. That view of Blacks, circa 2016, by Whites is certainly confirmed by popular treatment of President Obama, Trayvon Martin, or, by the followers of TRUMP and CRUZ. The recognition of fellow human beings is absent in white dialog.
Women; Immigrants; (from Mexico, and Muslim Nations), and other "marginalized groups" are finding their futures further in doubt; as expressed by Republican Candidates, Judges on our Supreme Court, and, by the Republican Members of Congress.
Stay Vigilant! Minorities have to recognize their failure to face squarely current White attitudes, and failures resulting from their stubborn belief that they can "win-over" the kind of White who would choose TRUMP or CRUZ. They have to take charge of their image, and their narrative! Continuing to allow dominant Whites to treat these anyway they choose, only prolongs their difficulties and deepens their pain.
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