tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post6587732278893226450..comments2024-03-19T01:19:55.789-05:00Comments on Cultural Front: The New Jim Crow: Chapter 6H. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-47424815546956893032013-11-21T22:22:19.517-06:002013-11-21T22:22:19.517-06:00What stood out to me was the phrase were Alexander...What stood out to me was the phrase were Alexander mentions the "awkward silence of the civil rights rights community" (p.223). I find this phrase particularly interesting because it best describes the state of affairs today. If Dr. Martin Luther King was here today I'm sure he would be proud of the progress we have made as a race in that the President of the United States is a man of color, but our youth is severely lacking. For the civil rights movement to continue and for true equality of races the next generation needs to step up and take responsibility. Dr. King made noise nationally and brought about change, while today we have "awkward silence".Terry Tabornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-61402610170120859172013-11-21T09:43:53.008-06:002013-11-21T09:43:53.008-06:00"Affirmative action, particularly when it is ..."Affirmative action, particularly when it is justified on the grounds of diversity rather than equity, mask the severity of racial inequality in America" (246). Like Robert mentioned, the use of affirmative action is a way to make things look a little more equal on the surface. When in actuality, things are far from being equal. Racial equality should be applied to all aspects on life, not just in the workplace. Nichols M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-13140636219890792912013-11-20T20:45:42.268-06:002013-11-20T20:45:42.268-06:00Michelle Alexander mentioned how affirmative actio...Michelle Alexander mentioned how affirmative action was used as a way to prevent people of color to try anything radical. A way to make things look better on the surface by giving them jobs of little relevance to society. Affirmative action is usually viewed as a step forward, but it also can be used as another way to keep people of color in line. (pages 244-245)Robert Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060734661635018365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-86306535749170143472013-11-20T20:17:43.675-06:002013-11-20T20:17:43.675-06:00"Given the magnitude-the sheer scale-pf the N..."Given the magnitude-the sheer scale-pf the New Jim Crow, one would expect the war on that the War on Drugs would be the top priority of every civil rights organization in the country" (p224). This point Alexander pointed out was noteworthy because it is true that there is not much attention given to convicted individuals of color. I thought her point that these organizations will be embarrassed on how long it took them to bring this to attention to be valid, because to this day, it continues to go unnoticed.Jamal Simsnoreply@blogger.com