Who said anything about oppression?
I don't believe in multiculturalism. I believe that people seek to be among their own (there is tons of data to support this). I believe all groups deserve their own autonomy and to be free of oppression of another group. Instead of making everyone the same, I think we should embrace our differences and respect each other. As for biracials, they should be judged by merit like anyone else. Sorry I don't think they should be first in line for Black MINORITY roles, they should lobby for more biracial roles if it is an issue.
This is a pretty good post.
I think one of the stupidest things I hear these days are young parents saying they’re going to teach their kids “not to see color”, or that they themselves don’t see it. Especially young black parents. Are you serious? In this world we’re living in, you want to intentionally put your child at a disadvantage by telling them that foolishness?
Different races bring different cultures and ideas to the table which keeps things varied, progressive and interesting. Salsa, Anime, Hip Hop, Bollywood films, Italian food and everything in between come from different races of people and contribute to the overall beauty of the world. Seeing color isn’t the issue. We should see color in all of it’s gloriously diverse exuberance.
What we SHOULDN’T see is inequality through color. Many people do, and that is the problem. Separate but equal was horrible only because it never truly did what it said. It was more like “separate and unequal”. A TRUE separate but equal – which I’d like to think of more as DIFFERENT but equal – is where blacks, whites, Asians and everyone else are seen as different but EQUAL in their potential to be capable of greatness, intelligence, stability, love, and peace. That isn’t an ugly thing at all. It’s actual quite beautiful. Fairness, respect and love are the answers to the racial issues of the world – not homogeny. Miss me with the “color doesn’t mean anything” garbage.
Love your blackness, your whiteness, your orientalness, your latinoness, and make sure your children are brought up to do the same, but be SURE to show them not only the beauty of their own race, but of the races around them as well. If we do not love ourselves first, we will be incapable of loving other races. We'll simply be seeking them out to be validated(if our self hatred makes us believe their race makes them better than us) or to look down on them (if our self hatred encourages us to look down on people who are beneath us so we are "elevated")