If he is guilty, can you imagine the jury's reaction to the GMA interview when it is shown in court?Won’t fly with a jury and will only make him look very stupid. But wait... maybe not a bad idea if he wants to go with an insanity defense. Paranoid schizophrenia maybe?
I could not agree more, that's exactly the lesson that should be learned from all of this.
ITA. Dwelling on history has made things worse and that has been the intent.
Start off by getting rid of identity politics.
What is "institutionalized racism"? I'm not familiar with the term. Thanks.
Whether JS is guilty or not, the fact is, he was preaching hate.
We should not dwell on the past, rather we should learn from the past and make sure history does not repeat itself.
Sorry, grew up in the northeast and the history is rich.. Irish Americans, Italian americans (1911 Dillingham report), and for heterosexuals you can say mormons for their polygamist ways or heterosexuals losing their jobs because they are not a protected class and discriminated on their views..
Put possible criminals/liars like Mr. Smollett in jail for their hateful crimes ???
Institutional racism was defined by Sir William Macpherson in the 1999 Lawrence report (UK) as: "The collective failure of an organization to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture, or ethnic origin. It can be seen or detected in processes, attitudes and behaviour which amount to discrimination through unwitting prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness and racist stereotyping which disadvantage minority ethnic people.
So very true.
So well said, however it doesn't stop there.. the innuendos of blacks or a minority group being the bogey man in the 80's is now replaced by straight white males. The times I have to "deprogram" my child much like my mom had to do for us in our minority household is astounding. The foster kids I mentor and their foster siblings thoughts on "whites" is absurd. So many teaching moments I have about judging people for their actions and not their skin color among other life lessons is really what I try to hit home. There is profit for division, on both sides, but stepping out of the victim role and into a victor role is where I try to reside.. unity and tolerance not identity pecking order and acceptance of everything under the sun.
Yes, and see any yahoo comments on Smollett's and other hoaxes, and you see just as much racism. I despise all racism, I'm weird that way.
Try telling that to those who are focused on the darkest part of history and refuse to acknowledge the brightest parts of history where laws were changed so that we as a nation can move forward.
