Do you think that racism is as great of a problem as it was in Dr.Martin Luther King's era? Why?
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Things have improved, but there are still issues. One major example of an issue is the fact that people still believe "race" exists. There is no such thing as human races or sub-species. The entire concept is a social construct, which means we made it up. Our genes are too alike for us to be seen as different human races. This small bit of misinformation that the vast number of people I speak to are still unaware of is a sure route to 'racism'. You see, if you accept that there is a genetic difference between people with white and black skin its not really 'racist' to say that one sub-species is superior or inferior to another. Lots of 'racists' are convinced that they are superior using phoney pseudo science and culturally bias tests. (Don't get me started on the American eugenics movement which inspired the Nazis.) The truth is we are all brothers (and sisters) in humanity. It's time to teach people this truth.
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It's not as great a problem as in MLK era BECAUSE of MLK. We no longer live by segregation, and most people are prepared to accept that skin colour is irrelevent. Of course, there are still some racists out there, but there are also alot of ignorant people, who do not realise that their comments are not necissarily pc. I think in a way though, everyone is so cautious of being racist, is has gone stupidly far the other way. What is the need to make every comment you make 'pc' if you accept that race makes no difference. I think the best example of this is the recent Jade on big brother incident, she asked (someone) jackson if his mum was white. Ok it was a stupid question, but if skin colour makes no difference, why is it any different from asking me if my mum has ginger hair? Race DOES make a difference, it's not one that makes any difference to the equality of the person (or shouldn't do) but its stupid to pretend that we are 'all the same' We are all different, and thats whats so great, i really think it's stupid skirting round the obvious, for the fear of being racist. We are NOT all the same, but we are ALL EQUAL.
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G'day Acorneydog, Thank you for your question. No, I don't. King led campaigns over the right to vote and the right to use the same facilities as white people. He faced enormous opposition when he and the other members of the civil rights movement. We now have a situation where black people can vote and enjoy the same rights as everybody else. While the US still has some problems, they are not nearly as great as they were in Kings Day. I have attached sources for your reference. Regards Wikipedia Martin Luther King http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King Stanford Martin Luther King papers http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/ The King Center http://www.thekingcenter.org/ Martin Luther King Online http://www.mlkonline.net/
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Racism is always a problem. People assume it's not as violent as it once was, but when you consider the horrible conditions of inner city schools, the welfare myths, the lies and myths that are taught as "facts" regarding American history, we clearly have a long way to go as far as TRUE equality is concerned.
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