This bears reading. It's interesting in that it cuts against the stereotype of the black conservative as shill who will say anything to get over. I don't know if the world is more open to comments like these, or what. But as I've said before I think a viable cadre of black conservatives is a good thing. Black folks shouldn't have to reject Republicans because of the whiff of latent racism. They should be free to reject them because they are wrong--at least in the opinion of this flamin' lefty.
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While I have great respect and regard for Sec. Rice, I was dissapointed with her statement regarding the nation's birth defect. To quote a post at http://racism-america.blogspot.com/ with the title "Blacks Hold Grudge Against Whites":
Sec. of State Condolezza Rice alluded to a resentful attitude held by many people in America who identify themselves as Black toward a group of people they consider White. This resentment also extends to the United States of America according to Rice.
Miss Rice told editors and reporters at The Washington Times that the United States still has trouble dealing with race because of a national "birth defect" that denied blacks the same opportunities as whites when the country was founded.
To quote Miss Rice: "Descendants of slaves did not get much of a head start, and I think you continue to see some of the effects of that. That particular birth defect makes it hard for us to confront it, hard for us to talk about it, and hard for us to realize that it has continuing relevance for who we are today."
Unfortunately, Sec. Rice has not transcended race even with the achievement of her high station as an American Citizen in the United States Government. Perhaps even more unfortunate, by her statement, it appears Miss Rice agrees with the rational and resentment articulated in the statement.
Miss Rice’s statement meets some of the essential components to support racism: Simplification, Generalization, and Stereotype.
Miss Rice must know that there were both Black [dark skin people mostly from Africa] and White [light skin people from other parts of the world] who arrived in America as slaves. She must also know that not all Black [dark skin] people who came in the founding period of America were slaves. It is my understanding that the first slave owner at Jamestown [founding America] was Black. Miss Rice must also know that there were Black and White slave owners, and that most of the mainstream people in the founding years of America did not own slaves.
So now all Black people hold resentment and a grudge for something that was done by a minority of diverse people [including Blacks] doing something wrong long ago against what might have been their ancestor [if they were Black slaves, not White slaves]. This is how the simplification, generalization, and stereotype of the Black racist mind can rationalize a guilt on all the light skinned people in America today.
I noticed that Sec. Rice expressed no concern for the unfortunate native Americans that had it all back then and have so little today.
In the Black racist mind, all light skin people today are guilty. The descendents of the poor Irish immigrants who came with no fault or advantage, the Jews escaping the ravages of Nazism, or any number of light skinned people arriving on the shores of America, poor and without any relatives that might should be held responsible for slavery in America's founding years; all are responsible and should be held guilty.
Through Black racist eyes all light skined people are White and all are guilty. Every single White person was given advantages by the Government that were not available to any single Black person.
What Sec. Rice should point to is to individual Freedom. Much so called White blood has been spilled to make Freedom available to all people, light and dark skinned. The Enlightenment movement that began in France, sparking the French Revolution, and influencing our light skinned founding fathers, was and is a predominately White [light skinned people with European decent] movement.
Black racist express no appreciation for the Freedom that mainstream America insisted they have. When the dark skinned man and woman were down with no freedom, it was light skinned people who fought and died for the freedom that the Black racist enjoys today.
Rather than thanks, mainstream America receives only resentment and a grudge from the Black racist. The Black racist sees no progress made by themselves above the average African today.
As a person with native American heritage, to be called by a color is offensive – as offensive as the “N” word is to some. I am not Red. Ignorant Black racists often refer to me as White and expect me to accept their resentful attitude and grudge. And I am not Brown or Yellow. I am a full Blooded American Citizen [period].
After all that our forbearers have been through individually and together in the persuit of individual Liberty, can we not all simply consider ourselves individual American citizens? Can we now transcend the racism of Black,White, or any skin color?
Is it acceptable for me to consider Miss Rice as simply an American that is born pure from the melting pot?
As a young child I came to my father in distress at being called a half breed by someone at school. My dad pointed out to me that my beloved dog, Skipper, was a sonner. I asked him what a sooner was. He said that Skipper was a mixed breed dog, and that most often mixed breed dogs where smarter and healthier than pure bred dogs.
He then told me that I was a sooner like Skipper and that America was a country of sooners. He told me that most people in America were of mixed breed. He said there were no pure breds in America.
Isn’t it time we all admit that we are not pure bred Whites, or pure bred Blacks, or pure bred Browns, or pure bred Yellows. As my dad would put it: can we not admit that we are all American sonners*.
*a dog that would just as soon be this as that
View Washington Times article at: http://www.npr.org/blogs/news/2008/03/sec_of_state_rice_us_has_birth_1.html