RACISM AFFECTS AFRICAN AMERICANS' HEALTH

» SAVEDIXIE - FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO MEMBERSHIP TO THE UNITED DAUGH

FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO MEMBERSHIP TO THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY. I CAME ACROSS YOUR ARTICLE.

I AM THE GREAT-GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE CONFEDERATE OFFICE THAT DIED IN THE CIVIL WAR. I AM PROUD OF THIS FACT AND PLAN ON FLYING MY FLAG HIGH.

I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE SUCH A POWERFUL PEOPLE. WE HAVE NOT ONLY HELD YOU BACK BUT NOW WE CAUSE YOU TO HAVE BAD HEALTH.

FUNNY I THOUGHT THAT SOME MEDICAL PROBLEMS WERE VERY HIGH IN YOUR RACE. I KNOW THAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS VERY HIGH IN THE BLACK RACE. THIS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING BUT GENETICS.

NON-BLACKS ARE NOT HOLDING YOU BACK. YOU ARE HOLDING YOURSELVES BACK BY NOT GOING FORWARD AND ALWAYS FALLING BACK ON WHAT HAPPENED MANY MANY GENERATIONS AGO.

NON OF MY ANCESTORS BROUGHT ANYONE OVER FROM AFRICA. MY PEOPLE ARE FROM SCOTLAND. TELL ME WHAT THE SCOTS DID TO YOU. WE ARE ALL FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY IF YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT.

WAKE UP AND STOP HOLDING ON TO THE PAST. THE ONE THING THAT HOLDS YOU BACK IF THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT EVEN IDENTIFY WITH THE UNITED STATES. YOU CALL YOURSELVES AFRICAN AMERICANS. I DON'T CALL MYSELF SCOT-AMERICAN.

GET YOU HEAD OUT OF THE GROUND. YOU LEADERS ARE WHO IS REALLY HOLDING YOU BACK. THEY KEEP TELLING YOU HOW BAD YOU HAVE IT.

I WORK IN A PRISON AND HAVE TO WALK LIGHTLY. EVERY TIME I DON'T GIVE A BLACK INMATE SOMETHING THE FIRST THING THAT COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH IS "IF I WASN'T BLACK I COULD HAVE THAT". SORRY BUT RULES ARE RULES BUT THEY WANT THEM BROKEN BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK.

THAT'S ALL.

-- posted by SAVEDIXIE

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» e_crowe - Re: FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO MEMBERSHIP TO THE UNITED D

Black people aren't blaming you as a white person for the things that afflict their lives. There is a great deal of research out there that confirms what is said in this article, some of it is done by white researchers from fine institutions such as Harvard. Here I have provided an additional link for you in the hopes that you will take the time to read and reconsider your point of view. As a black person, I do not hate white people and I do not hold them responsible for that has happened in past generations. However, there is a residual effect that is left over from what has happened in previous centuries. Please take the time to read this article. I believe that it is very enlightening. I came across it while doing a paper on this exact topic. This article talks about the stress that is associated with coping with and dealing with racism, not blaming white people for their illness. The fact that people feel compelled to look into this issue suggests that it is something that could be considered.

http://grove.ufl.edu/~feagin/costs1.htm

-- posted by e_crowe

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