race issues are terribly unfun... debating them, living them, seeing them played out in my everyday life- it just deters one from wanting to live in such a massive and vapid society.
fact: most white americans are "worth more" than colored people. speaking on a country wide statistic study, it is determined that whites are worth about 8 times more than negroes. all of this was determined on people's net worth. net worth is gathered by illminating all of a person's debt and liabilities and only viewing what they own.
seeing to how (most commonly) the most expensive thing a person owns, is their home. a house's worth is based on location and the condition of the house.
shortly after WW2, housing was made incredibly affordable for the returning soldiers. most of them used their GI bills to buy houses for their families. after the approximate 1,000,000 blacks returned and tried to do the same, they were turned down by realtors based on the idea that once an area becomes multi-ethnic, its surrounding area (as well as the property itself) loses a substantial portion of its value.
real estate companies scared the white communities out of their homes once a black family moved into the neighborhood by saying things like "they're coming!". whites who understood the country's economy or just hated blacks sold their houses and moved out. the real estate companies would then sell the houses to other colored people at an inflated price. neighborhoods such as these were considered "high risk" or "hazardous".
this led to the areas becoming segregated and easier to put values on. all that happened from then, helped pave the way to what goes on today with housing and other related things. although it is not commonly talked about, it is very much INDEED a big problem in our country. it's surprising and offensive that none of this has been taken care by now... especially in these proclaimed times of "color blind".
as a philippino/african american, i can say that i don't care if they see my color or not because that is not the issue. it's the way that we are treated because of what people see, THAT'S the problem. i don't think that ignoring race is a good idea. it implies that it's something that is to be hidden or ashamed of. i'm proud of what i am and it is my purogative (spelling?) to be treated as any other american... even if it means treating everyone like a rarity, a drone, or even like a battery, i don't care. just so long as EVERYONE GETS THE SAME TREATMENT, i'll be fine.
(ps: i know the country is here to serve me! fuck, the universe is mine!)
*wipes sweat off brow*
fact: most white americans are "worth more" than colored people. speaking on a country wide statistic study, it is determined that whites are worth about 8 times more than negroes. all of this was determined on people's net worth. net worth is gathered by illminating all of a person's debt and liabilities and only viewing what they own.
seeing to how (most commonly) the most expensive thing a person owns, is their home. a house's worth is based on location and the condition of the house.
shortly after WW2, housing was made incredibly affordable for the returning soldiers. most of them used their GI bills to buy houses for their families. after the approximate 1,000,000 blacks returned and tried to do the same, they were turned down by realtors based on the idea that once an area becomes multi-ethnic, its surrounding area (as well as the property itself) loses a substantial portion of its value.
real estate companies scared the white communities out of their homes once a black family moved into the neighborhood by saying things like "they're coming!". whites who understood the country's economy or just hated blacks sold their houses and moved out. the real estate companies would then sell the houses to other colored people at an inflated price. neighborhoods such as these were considered "high risk" or "hazardous".
this led to the areas becoming segregated and easier to put values on. all that happened from then, helped pave the way to what goes on today with housing and other related things. although it is not commonly talked about, it is very much INDEED a big problem in our country. it's surprising and offensive that none of this has been taken care by now... especially in these proclaimed times of "color blind".
as a philippino/african american, i can say that i don't care if they see my color or not because that is not the issue. it's the way that we are treated because of what people see, THAT'S the problem. i don't think that ignoring race is a good idea. it implies that it's something that is to be hidden or ashamed of. i'm proud of what i am and it is my purogative (spelling?) to be treated as any other american... even if it means treating everyone like a rarity, a drone, or even like a battery, i don't care. just so long as EVERYONE GETS THE SAME TREATMENT, i'll be fine.
(ps: i know the country is here to serve me! fuck, the universe is mine!)
*wipes sweat off brow*
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