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Cultural of Poverty
The culture of poverty is an argument that poor people adopt certain lifestyle practices that differ from the middle class to survive in their difficult economic circumstances. Meanwhile, the ‘underclass’ theory states that the poor are not only different from mainstream society because they are disadvantaged economically, but also because they are increasingly deviant and potentially dangerous. These theories together create a correlation between poverty and crime. The ‘underclass’ theory is the idea that lifestyle practices adopted by the poor are usually deviant and criminal to survive their difficult economic circumstances. Some scholars believe that deindustrialization, globalization, discrimination, and gentrification can help society, however, these principles have caused the marginalization of minorities.
Slavery Created Profits
Oppressors and their descendants may never feel the need to provide reparations. An assumption can be made that the resistance would be violent if current laws were the same as they were during slavery. Slavery was acknowledged, in 2008 by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Bill Clinton, in 1997 (Slavery Acknowledgement). The hard work of slaves built America and allowed it to thrive. Profits were valued over human life. As John Wilkes said in the Coates article, “This country was formed for the white, not for the black man” although it was built by the black man simply means nothing. There should be an emphasis placed on implementing laws, civil liberties, and academic literature that can dismantle the pseudoscientific eugenics of beliefs that have continued to keep America behind. Retrospectively, Patricia Hill Collins’s article “Another Kind of Public Education” discusses how African Americans and other minorities are defined as America’s problem, not its promise. In comparison to “The Central Frames of Color-Blind Racism,” Collins focuses on “I Don’t See Race” that colorblindness leads to diffusion in society’s main ideas. Whereas “The Central Frames of Color-Blind Racism,” the article discusses how Jim Crow racial structure was replaced with new racism by ‘blaming the victim”. Blaming the victims argues that minorities’ standing is a product of their lack of effort, loose family organization, and inappropriate values “The Central Frames of Color-Blind Racism,“. To understand this concept an analysis of understanding the perception of the oppressor’s perspective need to be reviewed, What are some reasons people would blame the victim? Failing to acknowledge disenfranchised groups of marginalized individuals has led to white privilege being maintained in society. Individuals should focus on dismantling the entire pseudoscientific eugenics theory of beliefs in certain ideologies that have continued to uphold “white” privilege in society.
Human Behavior
Racial prejudice, discrimination, and racism are interrelated and linked together. Racial prejudice is an attitude and opinion about how we feel towards another race. Here are some negative statements said by people with racial prejudices:
Ø “Only poor people need God”
Ø “I have a black friend I cannot be racist”
o Having a black friend does not exempt a person from being racist. The majority of all whites have or know someone that is racist in their list of family members, friends, associates, or colleagues and do not intervene when they see it occurring. Close circles of friends, family, and co-workers are the only ones that influence them to change. Having at least one black friend to attempt to validate their innocence of being a racist individual, is utterly meaningless.
o Intervention narratives should be discussed more than oppression narratives.
Ø “I don’t see color”
o It is impossible to not see color. Race is diverse and innately similar, however, to say that they do not see color is a way to ignore and bandage racism as if it does not exist. Do not enable racism, discrimination, and prejudice to continue to thrive by having color blindness People come in many different beautiful shades – Acknowledge it and embrace it
Ø “All lives matter not just black lives”
o No one stated that “all lives” did not matter. For this reason, saying that all lives matter is a way to take the emphasis off the fact that ‘blacks’ are always being oppressed by racism, discrimination, and prejudice Saying ‘All Lives Matter” is a deterrent to once again not acknowledging the racial prejudice, discrimination, and racism that blacks are experiencing.
Current Assumptions of Race
The history of racism has been horrific. The goal is not to use “racism” as a default in response to all the disparities in America. America’s race riots have been quite sinister, however, remembering the past allows for liberation from the past.
– 25 Race Riots were considered the “Red Summer” (meaning bloody)
– World War 1 due to African American Migration to the North from the Southerner States
– President Woodrow Wilson castigated the “white race” as “the aggressor”
1) Can all people acknowledge race without reproducing racism?
2) Who would be the main people involved when it comes to racism being reproduced after acknowledging race?
3) When should it be appropriate to acknowledge race?
4) Who should be allowed to acknowledge race?
5) Can people acknowledge race without being biased?
Preconceived notions of beliefs that are based on race will always lead to assumptions of another person’s race which could be in the form of the way a person pronounces words (accent) or uses language; the type of food they eat, or the way that they dress could create biases that reproduce racism. Being able to cultivate and accept others for their language, pronunciation (accent), choice of food, and dress code is the most appropriate. For example, President Obama was ridiculed for wearing a tan suit by millions of people. Why does dress code matter? How does dress code relate to maintaining the “status quo“?
Instead of saying, “I’m going to the nail shop”, someone might say, “I am going to the Chinese shop to get my nails done”. Not all Asians are “Chinese” they could be “Vietnamese”, “Thai”, “Japanese”, “Korean”, or simply of another race of Asian descent. A “Mexican” would not want to be mistaken for a “Columbian” and vice versa or simply of another race of Latin descent. The same goes for a “Black American” who would not want to be mistaken for an “Ethiopian” and vice versa or simply of another race of African descent. Making a statement like that is failing to respect that person. Sometimes microaggressions cause people to unintentionally disrespect another race or ethnicity, in what ways do people disrespect microaggressions towards other races/ethnicities of others? What are some things that can be done to prevent microaggressions towards other races/ethnicities?
Positions of Power
There should be much focus on terminating “positions of power” of those that maintain hidden racism which is the ability to remain racist while maintaining any position of power in the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government, and within other organizations. Treating people as separate and unequal; racially segregated; through policy changes, influencing laws, academic institutions of some teachers, including systemic employment in power positions while people are unaware of them maintaining their racism (Deanna Watson, Ph.D. 2024). There is no exact definition for hidden racism besides the one I’ve collectively generated throughout my research and direct experience. However, incidents that have occurred in government that lack accountability should be addressed. When those people are terminated from their positions of power: equality, civil justice, and civil liberties will be restored.
‘Social Construct’ or a Way to “Divide”
Race is viewed by many as a ‘social construct’ because people are diverse, yet people are innately similar. In contrast, race is more than a social construct. The perception of an individual’s race is based on their skin color. My understanding is that in an educational setting race must be equally distributed. For instance, Brown v. Board of Education helped establish “separate but equal” for all students and allowed racial inequalities in schools to become subdued. Well, at least that is what mainstream media wanted people to believe. Residential segregation (racial de facto segregation) is very much alive, it is just hidden. Race in social service, in my opinion, can be biased because minorities are being reported based on the race they identify with when, in fact, they could be of another race. How can statistics be accurate when the US Census Bureau is undercounting the minority race (US Census Bureau Population Undercount for Minorities); (US Census Bureau Population Undercount for Minorities); and (NBC News)?
Slavery & Capital
Not all whites are racist, there are only “racist” people that exist in every race that is focused on maintaining inequality because it allows their appetite for greed and money to increase. Similarly, there are radicals in every race that focus on the tearing down of other people for their benefit. Slavery was a business for them and produced lots of profits. It is not about a person’s skin color, the issue is about increasing capital. Now racist people may also suffer from a mental health conditions. For example, if a student is behaving radically in a classroom they are evaluated by the school professionals, such as a school psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist. When those students are evaluated they may demonstrate some sort of mental health condition. Racist whites are linked to practicing radical prejudice, discrimination, and racism, and that type of behavior is exemplifying mental health conditions. There is no other logical correlation besides increasing capital and mental health conditions of those that maintain radical prejudice, discrimination, and racism. In the case of reparations, no one can miss “reparations” they never had. Most importantly, accountability needs to be implemented for those people that are in positions of power which includes a thorough analysis of their stances in support of certain policies that have created inequality and are enacted into law.
What laws have you noticed that make you feel separate and unequal?
How do you feel about the human behavior of others regarding race?
Here is a conversation I had today about REPARATIONS:#reparations #trauma
- I don’t have to be white to know how generational wealth has been maintained by whites #trustees #babies #whiteprivilege #intergenerationalwealth
- It doesn’t matter about a wealth gap actually, in fact, the issue is the intergenerational transmission of trauma, poverty and defeat that has been transferred down from slavery #traits #intergenerationaltrauma #intergenerational
- That’s the real issue… #inequality #inequalities #inequity
- A poverty mentality that have never went away due to the disease of discrimination and segregation….#povertyawarenessmonth ##mentality
- What are your thoughts on intergenerational transmission of trauma, poverty and defeat that has been transferred down from slavery being the problem? #answers
- In what ways will reaparation close that gap? #gaps #feudalism
San Francisco Plans to Give Reparations
The good thing is that San Francisco is taking the 1st steps to being accountable for America’s history of Slavery. Other cities may not be so willing to do so. However, their motive for not supporting reparations may be influenced for a number of reasons.
Let’s Take a look at the numbers for reparations:
50BN needed, their budget is 14BN
5M to each Black Individual
125M for 25 Black people
500M for 100 Black People
1BN for 200 Black People; 5BN for 1000 Black People
50BN for 10K Black People
Total Population is 815,201 (2021)
Black Population should calculate to 5.2% being 42,390 people San Francisco Population
How is it that only 10K is being covered?
What about the missing reparation figures for 32,390 people? How real are statistics?
When most states adopt a law other states follow suit.
Why then are there such a rise in Black people going against slavery reparations, could they be getting compensated for this dissent in slavery reparations?
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Deanna Watson, CEO of Sudden Changes Corporation
Ph.D. Community Psychology Program Graduate Class of 2024,
National Louis University: Chicago, IL
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