This weeks blog is something different. I decided to speak about racism. The reason for this is because of the tragedy that took place in Charleston not too long ago. A white male walked in to what was known as a black church and shot 9 people. Now although many of different excuses have been made for this man such as "he is mentally unstable", "it was an act of hate of religion and not race". It is clear that is bunch of bs.
I chose this video mainly because I thought Jon Stewart worded his thoughts extremely well. One thing that really moved me was when he said, "In South Carolina the roads that black people drive on are named for Confederate generals who fought to keep black people from being able to drive freely on that road. That's insanity. That's racial wall paper." I just don't understand, its 2015, and we're still not acknowledging the fact that oppression that should of ended long ago, is still happening. Every few days a racially motivated attach happens in that area, and we still act as if racism has nothing to do with problems going on.
Nine people get shot at a church by a white male who hated them, who wanted to start some kinda civil war, the confederate flag flies over South Carolina, the roads are named after confederate generals AND THE WHITE GUY FEELS LIKE HIS COUNTRY IS BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM.
What also blows my mind, is this white male was excepted in that church, they did not kick him out as soon as he walked in because his skin color was different then theirs. Lastly, my deepest condolences accompany the families who have lost a loved one in the Charleston shooting. We will never forget. Its unbelievable to damage we can do ourselves.
This was a rather... dark blog for you. I enjoyed the video you posted. I can't believe how irrational some people can be, how could someone be so insensitive to take someone else's life just because their skin is a different colour then theirs. Its one thing to be racist, and say racist comments (although that's still bad), but its another to be so unstable to act upon it. My heart goes out to the whole community that was affected by this tragic incident.
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Delete"The Confederate flag flies over South Carolina. And the roads are named for Confederate generals...and the white guy feels like his country is being taken away from him." - The following line was plagiarised almost word for word from Stewart. http://www.colorlines.com/articles/video-jon-stewart-condemns-racist-terrorist-attack-charleston
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