02-21-2010, 10:08 PM
We need to make a distinction between institutionalized education that you get from schools, and values education. It's true that poverty and a difficult life can breed racism (its an 'us against them' type of resentment, rational or not) but racism can be found in all corners of society. Some rich people can be extremely prejudiced, even with their supposedly superior education. They just master the art of political correctness, to hide it better.
Yeah it's kind of hard to talk about race, but it'd be naive to think it's a non-issue already. For instance, I think blacks in America still face some kind of racial-type glass ceiling: how many blacks can be seen in 'Madison Avenue' type jobs (Advertising, Stock trading) compared to whites? The crucial thing is to not be incendiary about it. The point of discussing raise is not to go around pointing fingers and spouting blame, but to try and confront it so we can tear down all the misconceptions and barriers once and for all.
Yeah it's kind of hard to talk about race, but it'd be naive to think it's a non-issue already. For instance, I think blacks in America still face some kind of racial-type glass ceiling: how many blacks can be seen in 'Madison Avenue' type jobs (Advertising, Stock trading) compared to whites? The crucial thing is to not be incendiary about it. The point of discussing raise is not to go around pointing fingers and spouting blame, but to try and confront it so we can tear down all the misconceptions and barriers once and for all.
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?