racial bias training

[heaven05]

I got a good laugh this morning, a derisive laugh mind you, but a laugh none the less.

I was at the Guardian site this morning and an article on the Starbucks incident was written on how just racial bias training is good as a quick fix, "window dressing" really. Yet employees already racist, bigoted and apt tp discriminate ARE NOT helped by these "one day off" sessions to show people how to be human to each other as employee-customer relations demand. It is more than likely going to make the racist person more so because their usually life long biases are challenged and they feel forced to change them.

I laughed because all that popped into this mind of mind was, AMERICANS need racial bias training for the next two or three generations. Yet it won't help because if a white child grow up listening to racist remarks and words, usually that child uses them also. Racism is systemic and families drives the racism. Education helps, yet highly intelligent individuals still are racist. I saw david duke as one prime example of how stupid a well educated white man could remain after 'proper academic education'.

for one day at all Starbucks. After my laughing was over, pretty quickly mind you, my 'real' kicked in, I know, AmeriKKKa will NEVER change. In fact, racism is given up by people AS A CHOICE. If they have a choice to tune in a limbaugh, trump, hannity, ingraham every day and they choose that option, which millions of ameriKKKans do, no amount of racial bias training will help, really.

Hell, these types had 8 years to watch our last POTUS, President Barack Hussein Obama. He was a quiet giant, to help those worried about the 'angry black man'. He was measured in his actions and responses on the world and domestic stages. He was/is a loving father and husband, unlike the depraved unhappy POS and his family at 1600 now. Most importantly to me he was competent, unlike this POSpotus we must endure now.

If those type people that keep racism going didn't change in the 8 years preceding this disastrous toxic individual that is leading millions of ameriKKKan racists down a very dangerous road, then they choose hate as their go to when viewing another nonwhite human being. I am 70 years old in the 'window' and I fear for this world. It is slowly being killed by the exponential effect of billions of humans consuming natural resources for life and in the case of a few others who affect billions, mere profit.

The pollyannas can continue to have hope that change will happen 'one day'. No it won't and I only fear for the children and the animals. Those are the only hope for this planet and too many are being slaughtered physically, destroyed emotionally and psychologically by the adults of this racist culture/society/world. When I pray they are the only ones getting my prayers. I am glad I am in 'the window'.

[sheshe2]

1. +1000

[rainin]

2. Racists won't change, but maybe the company can make it an uncomfortable

place for a racist to work. This gives non racists power and permission to openly push back against racists words and actions. This is positive leadership. Just as trump has empowered and emboldened the worst in our country, actions like this embolden goodness.

[GitRDun]

3. I have some hope.

Although I agree with most of what you've said, I do maintain a small bit of hope.

A demographic wave, like it or not, will sweep over this country over the next 30 years making white people a minority for the first time.

Many of the bigots maintain their views in large part out of fear for what will their world will look like once whites are no longer the majority population.

My hope is, that once that day comes, most will realize how stupid their fears were, and move on from their prejudices to something better... acceptance.

Just a hope...

[brer cat]

4. +1000

I am in the "window" with you, heaven, and I have similar fears for our country and our world. I love your phrasing of President Obama as a "quiet giant." Those who experienced his time in the WH yet can only spew forth their hatred for his skin color will never change their deplorable racist views, and will indeed teach their children the same. trump has given them permission to flaunt their ignorance, normalized their bigotry, convinced them of the "rightness" of their wrongheadedness.

Yet I do still have slivers of hope for the future. Anecdotal evidence is pretty meaningless, but I live in a very red area and I do see some backlash to the excesses of our racist moron in the WH. As for me and mine, I helped make the positive trend. Growing up in the Jim Crow south of the 1950s-60s, I was pretty much alone with my liberal views, and I knew no PoC except the folks who cleaned houses and yards. My daughter and two grands grew up with black friends and they are not afraid to stand up and shout when they encounter racist views. If each one makes three or more, we have the right trajectory going for us. Pollyannaish maybe, but I either cling to these slivers, or sink into the darkness.

[MrScorpio]

5. I figure that, in order to remove racism in this country, we need to destroy white supremacy

If anyone can figure how to do that, I'm willing to listen.