Yea, I want my fellow Americans to improve themselves, all of them. I care about humanity, but I tend to care about my fellow Americans more and would really like to stop all this non-sense, including some much division when it comes to politics. I mean, it's one thing to disagree with someone over a political issue but do we need to have such a dislike for opposing views to the point of disliking people simply because they are of a particular party? Can't we just disagree and move on and let the political process decide what goes?
Politics and religion and I'll add money too, ne'er the three shall meet when it comes to friends or relatives, even strangers! We humans are a fickle lot, and there are really some genuine ones thrown in!
People would hate each other because one things that Romano's Macaroni Grill is better than The Olive Garden
I'm partial to Macaroni Grill myself! (and Burger King - love their iced coffee and grilled chicken salad!)
I'll watch a show called 'Black in America' when they follow it with a sequel called 'White in America.'
But fair is fair, and when they put on a special about how it feels to be blamed for all the world's ills and gagged in regards to the negative contributions other races have made towards human 'progress'...I'll happily tune in.
They've done quite a few on the achievements of "white America" all the time! Look at the Biography series or the history channel. Heck look at any programs and you will see the ability and the resourcefulness of "White America"!
When programs like "Black in America" comes on it is unfortunate that it does get ignored just because it is about black america. It is because there is such a disparity in the races why such a series does exist and it isn't just to "rub" anyone noses in it. I learned something, I got reminded about some things. It is what is not taught in the history books and it is a great reminder to everyone of what black in america is. It is especially important for the blacks in America to have seen this program themselves, more so than anyone else.
We're just forbidden to speak of one, (all blacks are now to be considered either saints or victims and often, both) but encouraged to talk the other to death (everything's the white man's fault.)
I don't think this is a fair statement. How is one forbidden to speak about it? What is not acceptable is the continued portrayal of hate and racial injustice. In all the years that slavery has ended it will never go away because one is reminded of it everyday. You just have to look on a form to complete and it is there. How can one forget about what and who they are when it is thrown at them every second of everyday? How will it be let go?
It is not a matter of hanging on to a history, it is whether one is allowed to embrace it (because while it can never be forgotten, it can be accepted for what it was) and move on, sadly it is not so.
when they put on a special about how it feels to be blamed for all the world's ills and gagged in regards to the negative contributions
You know my friend, this can be said the same of all blacks in this very statement. Is this not how most of America view most black Americans? Is it not the way some black Americans view themselves? This is where a program like "Black in America" comes in.
contributions other races have made towards human 'progress'
I do understand the weariness of most of White America towards what they feel is favoritism towards Blacks, althought, respectfully to you and all of my White friends (on and off line), this makes me chuckle and shake my head, and I do admit freely that there are some Black Americans (and other blacks) who are the most heinous bunch of you know what ever..(and I've met them in ALL races) The thing is there are lots of programs about other races all of the time and we all learn from it, at least we should.
I remember wanting to watch this when I saw the commercials about it. I see I missed the re-airing already. I do hope they show it again sometime.
I've learned that it is a continuing series that features different aspects of Black American's lives, past and present, their relationships with each other and other people. It is interesting because it does feature the stereotypical behaviours as well as you see the ones who are trying to make a difference and be that difference in their families. Definitely one for the history books!
