Does the majority of the black people really want Integration? Some Integration is unavoidable and is?

Question

necessary if we are to remain civil. Among my suspicions that perhaps they are wanting separation in social matters is the news that some predominate black schools are again teaching Ebonics.They say it is because it is a street code that most white law enforcement can not understand! I believe it is more to it than that,what say you?

Answer 1

"Does the majority of black people really want Integration?"- I think since the focus has long been off african american rights, nobody really thinks about it that much and so the majority doesn't "want" it. Most people, of any race, are too stupid to think about this kind of important stuff (and this is important). Of course there are a few civil people, like you and me, that understand that the world is not completely Integrated. Racism, social segregation, as it is called, injustice toward blacks, and the autosabotage within the black community (i.e. gang violence, offensive rap music etc.) all contribute to a wold in which blacks cannot identify with whites.



If schools start teaching ebonics then you are correct, they are seeking separation from... well something, and it is wrong of them to do so. I disagree with the guy below me. I think that infact the government has not done enough to stop social segregation, not in quotas but in the freedom of speech. Of course it is virtually impossible and nobody would really allow it, but the government should be able to, to a certain extent, control what comes out in the media. I guess I'm a bit of a radical.

Answer 2

I'm not too crazy about the fact that I live in a relatively high end building and the management is forced by the state to have a certain percentage of Section 8 tenants. Every instance of vandalism has been done by guess who? Mailboxes and the leasing office being broken into. Vehicles broken into. Stealing brass signs right off the walls. Rap blasting and smoking pot in the parking lot.(This was all on security cameras before anybody flips out!) I shouldn't have to pay almost $2,000.00 a month to live in a project.

Answer 3

Let's go back into history. Unless you understand the past, you'll never get the present.



Let's go back to the 40's, 50's and early '60's - especially down South. There were "Colored Only" and "White Only" water fountains and rest rooms. Blacks weren't allowed in certain hotels and/or nightclubs, weren't served at lunch counters, had to sit in the back of the bus. Many Black entertainers had to walk through the back of a nightclub. Black schools and schoolrooms were substandard to White ones. Blacks had to be escorted by the National Guard in order to attend schools, because they met resistance by that state's governor standing in the doorway. Blacks and Whites, were fire-hosed with the power so high it ripped their clothes off, and set upon by dogs, died fighting for the right to vote, shop, attend schools/colleges of their choice. If it weren't for them, many of us wouldn't have the jobs we have today.



Bottom Line: It's because as a people, we were sick and tired of being treated less than human, and denied our basic civil rights. Not to sound bitter - but put yourself in our shoes: would you like it if you were denied i.e., the right to vote/shop/live anywhere you please?



As for Ebonics - it shouldn't be taught. It will not help you in filling out a job and/or test application, converse during an interview or in basic conversation. Correct English wins out every time-and THAT'S what should be taught.

Answer 4

First of all, who says that teaching ebonics is "because it is a code that white law enforcement cannot understand"? I would like to know the source of that information. I cna guarantee you that is misinformation that came from a racist "news" outlet.



I thought we had the problems of integration worked out in the '70s. Man, am I disappointed to learn that it is still an issue to folks.

Answer 5

The Integration in the manner it was conceived was doomed from the start because it is not realistic. In one way of looking at it according to them is that we should all get lumped together and lose our cultural identity. That says to me that we need to make sure we have the proper quota of the Polish, German, Irish, Chinese,, and any other group that sought citizenship! As usual the government knows best and goes in and screws up everything beyond recognition.FUBAR!

Answer 6

I'm black and i like integration. I think that the color of your skin ( unlike your behavior) should not be an issue. i live a very good life because my family integrated long before it was " the thing to ddo"

Answer 7

yeah after slaving off for you white ppl why would they wanna sit next to a whip cracker? Beats me.