Do you believe that Black and White people are on equal footing economically?
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damselfly · 100+, F
I think there are a great many mega poor white people in 'Deliverance' parts of the USA, whose voices are never heard and who never are thought of when statistics are compiled. Nor is the depth of their poverty. Selecting cultures and minorities on a racial basis isn't really the best way to categorise in terms of poverty, since a black middle class exists, and when you get to the super rich it stops mattering what colour you are. But of course I see that the average Joe is at more of a disadvantage if he's black than if he's white.
Edit: but i'm in the uk
Edit: but i'm in the uk
bijouxbroussard · F
@damselfly In the U.S. it’s 9% of whites, 27% of blacks living in poverty. And as someone who [b]is[/b]; being black and “middle class” can translate into being randomly stopped by police on suspicion of having stolen your own car, or, as in my sister’s case, a neighbor’s concern that you’re breaking into your own home.
damselfly · 100+, F
@bijouxbroussard Sorry if it sounds like I'm trying to 'mansplain.' I know there's a racism problem in Britain, but the b/w relationship has a different history and isnt as extreme as it is the usa. Plus there are black people included in the aristocracy. Ours problem was exacerbated after ww2. Men called up for the war were promised we'd all be middle class afterwards, but the politicians reneged on it. So commonwealth people were drafted in to do working class jobs for low wages, and became unwitting, easily recognisable (being black) pawns in a class warfare game