RE: White Privlige and Ignoring the Problem
January 20, 2014 at 10:50 am
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2014 at 10:51 am by là bạn điên.)
(January 20, 2014 at 7:58 am)Ben Davis Wrote: Have to disagree with you there, institutionalised racism is alive & well, simply not enshrined in law any more. The facts back it up. If you're non-caucasian in the UK, when compared to caucasians, you're:
Quote:- less likely to achieve as many qualifications
Why do you blame racism for this? Some non caucasians do better (like Hindus) some do worse (muslims and Afro Carribeans) why would we beleive that racism rather than the cultures of those non caucasians are to blame?
Quote:- more likely to have lower exam scores
See above..they do the same exams as everyone else
Quote:- more likely to be bulliedwho by?
Quote:- more likely to be unemployed
If they refuse to work in school hardly unlikely
Quote:- more likely to earn less for the same job
Evidence for this. please and don;t link me to a campaign site that doesn;t actually provide evidence
Quote:- more likely to be refused a mortgage
If you earn less due to your not being qualified it is hardly surprising
Quote:- more likely to pay a higher interest rate for the same mortgage
as above
Quote:- less likely to have savings
Not my fault if they refuse to save
Quote:- more likely to have a lower interest rate on your savingsBanks give standard rates
Quote:- more likely to be stopped and searchedIf you commit more crime then you are more likley to be stopped and searched
Quote:- more likely to be arrestedIf you commit more crime you are more likley to be arrested
Quote:- more likely to be imprisoned for an offenceIt all depends how many times they reoffend.
Quote:- more likely to receive a harsher penalty for an offenseas before it depends if the re offend more often
Quote:- more likely to die in custodyIf you get arrested more then this naturally follows
Quote:- less likely to receive good medical advice
How so? They have the same doctors as everyone else.
Quote:- more likely to die in hospital
Rather than die at home? So what
Quote:- less likely to run for public office
That is their choice
Quote:- less likely to be successful when running for public officeIf you restrict yourself essentially to one political party then its hardly sur[prising
Quote:...the list goes on. The %'s are different for different ethnicities but the trends are clear as are the implications: there are institutional barriers to equality, not based on legal statutes.
Not clear at all. The Barriers are mainly of their own making
Quote:All discrimination is bad including positive discrimination however given the massive list of inequalities, I'm not too worried about that at the moment.
You should be- it causes massive resentment.Thankfully it is illegal in the UK to promote a less qualified non white person over a more qualified white person
Quote: I think that's something which will clear itself up as the trust is earned by those of us who try to tackle the institutional causes of discrimination. Besides, it helps me check my privilege.
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