03-09-2015, 01:05 PM
(03-09-2015, 12:52 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: That's the beauty of freedom of speech. You, Gunnar, don't believe the protests are required. Understood.Why stop there? There are many other types of discrimination out there, but nobody talks about those types because it's not one of societies little darlings. Recently, a retirement community in Florida was labeled racist because it was all retired Indian folks. It's human nature to want to coexist with your own kind. I think far too much attention goes into what fits into societies scope of discrimination. Women, men, black, white, gay... All disriminate to some degree.
But, the people who are directly impacted by (or feel strongly opposed to) that discrimination do.
You don't believe that separate protests will eliminate discrimination. I understand that. I doubt that most of the people who feel discriminated against believe that discrimination can be eliminated altogether by protests either. But, can discrimination's negative impacts be lessened with greater awareness (via protests and other means) and reforms where it's proven to systematically exist? Oh yeah. I've been watching it happen my whole life in terms of discrimination against women, blacks, gays, vets...