I wish I could psychoanalyze over a tcp/ip stack....... anyway..... The "advantages" a white guy has have more to do with being able to conduct one's self professionally, knowing how to assert yourself without appearing to be some ghetto punkass hoodlum, business etiquette, knowing what it means to be a man (especially how to be a man in relation to women and other men)....., largely consisting of skills I learned from my father. My wife taught for a good while in an inner city school, and the lack of knowledge these kids had of things you and I would consider simple activities of daily living were abysmal. They had no idea how to write a check, much less balance a checkbook. They had no idea how to confront without a melee occurring. They had no idea how to conduct themselves on an interview (or how to GET a job interview!). That is what I mean by "disadvantaged."
There is simply no way any amount of government programs, preferential hiring, or affirmative action can make up for this. I don't feel "guilty" when I say this, as I believe that at the core, this is a wonderful, free country that allows people who are motivated and driven to achieve far beyond any "restrictions" their race, iq, cultural background, or religion may hand them. Then again, I believe it is silly to claim that those restrictions do not exist. I just think they can be transcended, and that black folks who ARE trying hard appreciate it when you notice.
"The "advantages" a white guy has have more to do with being able to conduct one's self professionally, knowing how to assert yourself without appearing to be some ghetto punkass hoodlum, business etiquette, knowing what it means to be a man (especially how to be a man in relation to women and other men)....., largely consisting of skills I learned from my father."
I know the point your trying to make, but it doesnt fly - blacks are not being held accountable for their actions - instead the frivolous use of the term "white advantage" is used as a crutch for their lack of self control and responsibility. I believe the use of the term only incites more unfounded white guilt and racial hate.
I truly believe that what is needed here is tough love - no more crutches for a population that refuses to help themselves. We have allowed our emotion and not our common sense guide us on trying to improve race relations and the dems have taken advantage of that - trying to create racial hate and tension. At least Bill Cosby is trying to start black Americans into accepting responsibility for their behavior and condition. Not one other race in America is entitled to or expects such handouts. We must expect and encourage black Americans to succeed on merit and be vigilant in our respect of the law that no one shall be discriminated against or preferred above another. That will only happen if we fight against the libs and RINOs in their predetermining that blacks are "disadvantage" based on their skin color.
One more point - who is responsible for you and who do you blame when you fail? What about the kids your wife taught?