Which is precisely why those of us who know better MUST challenge those whose current perceptions are largely shaped by viewing the present thru the prism of past racial injustices. Such thinking may hold some validity in nations where law and societal organization is largely determined by ethnic alligences. But in a nation with a putative commitment to the rule of law and a racially neutral constitution, it is destructive and Balkanizing to allow any such thought to gain currency here without vigorous challenge. The racial navel gazing, racial identity posturing, and puffed up grievance mongering should be rejected for the PC irrelevance that it is.
For the record I am a black man who is constantly engaged in often vicious debate with my fellow blacks over issues like this. Many of those outside the black community have no idea as to how crippling and distortive such dearly held commitments to past racial injustice are to the outlook of many American blacks.
Great post, all of these things seem like they're designed to build a "black America" seperate from the traditions of the U.S.
No matter how far we've progressed, there's always the BUT as if to discount how great it is to live in the U.S.
This discounting and non-embracement of this great country is totally counter-productive, and don't think that when people doing business and hiring see the name LaQuisha and Tupac, etc. worry that Uh-Oh, I am going to have to deal with someone with a huge chip on their shoulder who complains about everything and that every thing that is not perfect to them is decried as racist and will file a lawsuit or demand sensitiviy training at the drop of a hat.
I can tell you that I have dealt with many blacks like this and no matter what you do for them they will find something to go berserk about. I think a large part of this is the cultural brainwashing that goes on in the black community.
At some point you have to realize that a lot of people just SUCK! I'm white as the driven snow and people have tried to take advantage of me and screw me in every way possible, that's life. Too many black people think this treatment is because they're black, it's 99% of the time not, some people just SUCK.