Black Americans: Most Religious Ethnic Group

But that is what racists ALWAYS assume..

You do not know me, my history, or my experiences. Yet you assume that I, being White, have some sort of cultural normativeness - some shared culture.

That assumes culture is based on the color of one's skin, and that one culture is the national norm whether or not it is experienced at an individual level.

If I assumed all Black people had a singular shared culture then you would be right to conclude that I am a racist. The concept of racial group identity is itself racism.

I have Black friends from various cultures. I have White friends from various cultures. The first step in racism is to project this cultural identity on people. Germany did it with the Jews. Centuries ago White Americans did this to the savage (Black or Indian), and more recently Black and White people have done this to the Hispanic population.

Racists always know a few "exceotions" to the "norm". But they always insist on a culture based not on true cultural differences but on skin color.

By your reasoning any racial makeup is by definition a privilege to the majority. Blacks have Black privilege in Augusta and nationally over other minorities (Hisoanics will have Hisoanic privilege over Black's shortly).

Of my friends who are Black pastors, only one pastors a mixed congregation. The others pastor Black churches (here there are cultural influences, but I seriously doubt racism, privilege, or that these Black pastors are racists).

But the truth is no such group identity exist.

My point is that there are legitimate problems related to race we need to discuss, but real progress cannot be gained through group identity (racism).

I do not care about making people feel comfortable because of their race. We have to move from the abstract to actual problems in our world.

Name one aspect of "White privilege" that I have (that minority groups do not have) and we can discuss that.

 

There is always a chance we talk past one another.

I empathize with peoples fear (whether founded or unfounded).

Many times assumptions are made that spread this fear.

A group of officers (mostly Black) kneled on the neck of a White man who had, ironically, called the police for help. The man suffocated in the mud. This was police brutality, but was it racism against White people?

Years later a similar thing happened to Mr. George Floyd. Again, thus was police brutality, but was it racism?

Yet Mr. Floyd's murder was put forward as racism (ignoring the problem). Now, how do you think this affects the upcoming generation of young Black men?

Then we have racial issues such as the disproportionate number of violent crimes being committed by a minority population. A police officer is more likely to be killed by a Black man than by any other race of men. How does this color the officer's reaction based on race?

There are real problems, but until we move from accusations of racism or privilege we will never make any gains.

Black parents tell their children that if pulled over keep their hands in view, be polite, do not move unless directed, do not reach for the console or they may be shot. White parents tell their kids the same thing.

More White children with toy guns have been killed by the police than Black children.

What we have to consider as we empathize with the fear some have if the police is whyvthey have this fear. There are legitimate issues. But as a nation we seem to focus on the illegitimate narrative.

 

I do not know (just looking at the laws) that they are not fair to minorities.

Can you name a law that unjustly targets a race?

The problem could be in inforcement, or perhaps with the individuals committing crimes, or even racist people in power. But I do not see an unjust law (except perhaps systemic racism against White people, but there is a reason the SCOTUS allows discrimination against White people).