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Originally Posted by crand002
Some of you are very naive. You have no clue how much institutionalized racism there still is in this country. Just because there isn't slavery anymore does not mean there is not racism. One prime example, the school system. Before I get started an alarming majority of people of all races never move up on the socioeconomic scale. And because blacks are disproportionately in the bottom echelon of the scale they are handicapped more than anyone else.
Back to my example, the school system. Much of school funding comes from private donations, even in public schools. Therefore the location of schools plays a very important role in the type of education a child would get. Because blacks are disproportionately living in poor communities they are handicapped more than anyone else. Many black schools in the south are so poor that the students are not allowed to take home their books because the school would not be able to replace them if they were to be lost or damaged. How can you possibly expect a student from a school like this to compete with the grades and the national exam scores as those who live in a middle class community? You can't, yet they are held to the same standards. The cycle doesn't end.
Ask me about the judicial system.
FYI, I am white.
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You are mostly wrong and here is why;
1) affirmative action = institutionalized racism.
2) public schools are funded by taxpayer dollars
3) if whites earn more ,then they pay more for school taxes meaning there is a disproportionate contribution rate to public education by whites
4) many school districts have directives to close the achievement gaps. IOW spend more time,money and energy on blacks. Never mind it will not work,but that's a topic for another thread and is institutionalzed racism.
5) and most importantly
studies show that blacks that have the cognitive ability to succeed academically will succeed in spite of the quality of the school.