Michigan school board member claims 'Whiteness is evil

SmarterthanYou said:
wouldn't that apply to groups of every color??????
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No. The fact is we ripped people out of their homelands and subjected them to terrible slavery with includes essentially torture. Then we fought to keep them from getting any rights or being treated with respect. Lots of people on this board feel that way now. Bigotry runs deep and persists. It is sad we did not grow out of it. But a black woman who can see what whites and the powerful have been doing to blacks since slavery, has a right to feel wounded.
 
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Nordberg said:
No. The fact is we ripped people out of their homelands and subjected them to terrible slavery with includes essentially torture. Then we fought to keep them from getting any rights or being treated with respect. Lots of people on this board feel that way now. Bigotry runs deep and persists. It is sad we did not grow out of it. But a black woman who can see what whites and the powerful have been doing to blacks since slavery, has a right to feel wounded.
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You act like the United States of America invented slavery and brutality of man against man.

What is your solution to all of these wrongs from two centuries ago? Should the US invade any country that still has slavery?

https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/modern-slavery/
What is modern slavery?
You might think that slavery is a thing of the past. But right now, almost 50 million people are trapped in slavery worldwide.

It’s a problem that affects every country on earth – including yours.

In many ways, slavery may look different from the slavery of the Transatlantic slave trade, but modern slavery – as a term – encompasses many forms of slavery, including human trafficking and people being born into slavery.

There are hundreds of definitions of modern slavery. All of these include aspects of control, involuntary actions and exploitation.

At Anti-Slavery International, we define modern slavery as when an individual is exploited by others, for personal or commercial gain. Whether tricked, coerced, or forced, they lose their freedom. This includes but is not limited to human trafficking, forced labour and debt bondage.

Our mission is to stop slavery – to secure freedom for everyone, everywhere, always.

Modern slavery is all around us, often hidden in plain sight. People can become enslaved making our clothes, serving our food, picking our crops, working in factories, or working in houses as cooks, cleaners or nannies. Victims of modern slavery might face violence or threats, be forced into inescapable debt, or have their passport taken away and face being threatened with deportation.

Many people have fallen into this trap because they were trying to escape poverty or insecurity, improve their lives and support their families. Now, they can’t leave.

According to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery (2022) from Walk Free, the International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration:

  • 49.6 million people live in modern slavery – in forced labour and forced marriage
  • Roughly a quarter of all victims of modern slavery are children
  • 22 million people are in forced marriages. Two out of five of these people were children
  • Of the 27.6 million people trapped in forced labour, 17.3 million are in forced labour exploitation in the private economy, 6.3 million are in commercial sexual exploitation, and nearly 4 million are in forced labour imposed by state authorities
  • The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the conditions that lead to modern slavery
  • Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to forced labour.

 
Nordberg said:
No. The fact is we ripped people out of their homelands and subjected them to terrible slavery with includes essentially torture. Then we fought to keep them from getting any rights or being treated with respect. Lots of people on this board feel that way now. Bigotry runs deep and persists. It is sad we did not grow out of it. But a black woman who can see what whites and the powerful have been doing to blacks since slavery, has a right to feel wounded.
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Wrong. Other Africans did. Two tribes fought, then the winning tribe brought them back to their territory and made slaves of them. Then they sold off their fellow black Africans to Euro's in America and Arabs. Have you never read any history?
 
Nordberg said:
No. The fact is we ripped people out of their homelands and subjected them to terrible slavery with includes essentially torture. Then we fought to keep them from getting any rights or being treated with respect. Lots of people on this board feel that way now. Bigotry runs deep and persists. It is sad we did not grow out of it. But a black woman who can see what whites and the powerful have been doing to blacks since slavery, has a right to feel wounded.
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Educate yourself......

 
AProudLefty said:
Something like this:

Whiteness and white racialized identity refer to the way that white people, their customs, culture, and beliefs operate as the standard by which all other groups of are compared. Whiteness is also at the core of understanding race in America. Whiteness and the normalization of white racial identity throughout America's history have created a culture where nonwhite persons are seen as inferior or abnormal.

This white-dominant culture also operates as a social mechanism that grants advantages to white people, since they can navigate society both by feeling normal and being viewed as normal. Persons who identify as white rarely have to think about their racial identity because they live within a culture where whiteness has been normalized.

Thinking about race is very different for nonwhite persons living in America. People of color must always consider their racial identity, whatever the situation, due to the systemic and interpersonal racism that still exists.

Whiteness (and its accepted normality) also exist as everyday microaggressions toward people of color. Acts of microaggressions include verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs or insults toward nonwhites. Whether intentional or not, these attitudes communicate hostile, derogatory, or harmful messages.

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/whiteness

There is a long history of racism in America and the stench still doesn't go away.
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Sequel to Roots: "Loots"

Racism is part of the Survival Instinct. America had a long history of surviving, but we've lost our way.
 
Nordberg said:
No. The fact is we ripped people out of their homelands and subjected them to terrible slavery with includes essentially torture. Then we fought to keep them from getting any rights or being treated with respect. Lots of people on this board feel that way now. Bigotry runs deep and persists. It is sad we did not grow out of it. But a black woman who can see what whites and the powerful have been doing to blacks since slavery, has a right to feel wounded.
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Slavery Was Punishment. A Jungle Race That Acted Like Wild Animals Needed to Be Tamed
 
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