"... and the black man fights those prejudices with equal openness and fervor, using every constitutional device available to him.... The rest of the world in general and Britain in particular are prone to point an angrily critical finger at American intolerance, forgetting that in its short history as a nation it has granted to its Negro citizens more opportunities for advancement and betterment, per capita, than any other nation in the world with an indigent Negro population."
Wrote E.R. Braithwaite in 1959. The book was "To Sir, With Love." The author has died at the age of 104.
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Lulu running through my head.
I love the open, obvious, blatant prejudice that, when there it prejudice, it is by white men.
I remember an interview with Braithwait by his fellow Guyanan, Kojo Nmande. They discussed Braithwait's time in the RAF during the war. Braithwait described how you would see a compatriot at breakfast, hale & hearty, & then you'd go on a mission, & your comrade wasn't there for dinner. Or, anywhere, ever again. It was like he had just vanished.
Even after a period of sixty or so years, Braithwait couldn't bring back those memories without tears. It was quite moving to listen to.
You have misspelled his name.
Here's a link to the interview.
Sorry about the typo. Fixed.
Thistlethwaite is the only name that's cooler than Braithwaite.
Thistlewaite? Braithwaite?
Bumpershoot Camerasnap! I mean, Benedict Cumberbatch.
He must not have spent much time in the US but, as with most Brits, he considers himself an expert on American culture.
1) Life in infinitely better for the average Black person in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world. That's why so many of them are willing to risk their lives to come here.
2) The only person it is legally permissible, often ever mandated, to discriminate against today is a heterosexual White man.
"...when there it prejudice, it is by white men."
Of course it is. The minorities in America are powerless.
Say, is that a quote by the sitting POTUS?
The concept of white supremacy has drifted towards the field of prejudice. If there's one area of human endeavor that white peopple surpass all others it's in the area of discrimination and prejudice. Nobody else in the world even comes close.
Says William: Nobody else in the world even comes close.
So you must not be too familiar with the Nation of Islam and other black supremacist groups and their 'white devil' doctrines. Japanese people have been, at least in the past, very protective of their 'racial purity'.
Lost in the Fifties ...
If there's one area of human endeavor that white peopple surpass all others it's in the area of discrimination and prejudice. Nobody else in the world even comes close.
Demonstrably false. Do you actually know anything about other cultures?
"If there's one area of human endeavor that white peopple surpass all others it's in the area of discrimination and prejudice. Nobody else in the world even comes close.”
Gahrie:
"Demonstrably false. Do you actually know anything about other cultures?"
I’m just going to go out on a limb here and guess that you missed the sarc on this one, Gahrie.
Thank you, Bruce.....And also thank you Gahrie for the reassurance that my sarcasm isn't too heavy handed, I'm aiming for delicate, subtle irony that only sophisticated, worldly people like Bruce can truly appreciate.
I'm aiming for delicate, subtle irony that only sophisticated, worldly people like Bruce can truly appreciate.
Well, I guess I'm not sufficiently sophisticated or worldly to grasp your 'delicate, subtle irony', William ;-D. But I admit that I found the statement to be quite out of character and thought it could be meant sarcastically.
use /sarc please...I read Althouse early in the morning.......
....although I see I made that comment in the afternoon....my bad......
"....although I see I made that comment in the afternoon....my bad......"
You need the /irony tag for that one.
"....although I see I made that comment in the afternoon....my bad......"
You need the /irony tag for that one.
"I'm aiming for delicate, subtle irony that only sophisticated, worldly people like Bruce can truly appreciate."
Delicate and subtle doesn't work in comment sections, Bucko. Your aim is not true.
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