Comments on COUNTER RACISM NOW!: Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.

Thanks for stopping by. Please understand that I w...

2007-01-18T13:32:00.000-08:00

Thanks for stopping by. Please understand that I was not speaking of you per say. I was actually speaking of the author. I also revised my statement because I do not want to offend. If you check your comments for that video, you will see that I thanked you for posting it. I also gave you a link to the official Kwanzaa site on your video about Kwanzaa.

If we really think about what it is, that causes "white privilege". We will see that it really is not the institution it self that creates “white” privilege, but the individuals within it, that create it. These individuals will only reveal their racist thinking to other "white" people.

Therefore, it is the responsibility of those, whom the racists reveal themselves to, to expose them. Non-white people cannot do it.

I do not want this to be my mission, but it has to be otherwise my offspring will have to go through it too, which is what is already happening.

I am not speaking of racism in America; I am speaking of racism in the whole world.

You stated, "Racism in America isn't what I've put my mind to solving as it isn't my academic nor historical focus, but I'm open to hearing solutions."

You have the ability and I have the will. It is my mission because I am a victim of racism, so I want to end it. Those “white” privileges that you have make it possible for you to have other choices.

The "race" problem will not be solved, until the “white” people, who have the ability to end it, have the will to end it, and the non-white people who have the will to end it, have the ability to end it.

Thanks again, and I hope that I did not offend you, a second time.

Hey I'm faintstarlite from YouTube.. the YT me...

2007-01-17T11:53:00.000-08:00

Hey I'm faintstarlite from YouTube.. the YT messaging service wasn't working so thought I'd leave you my comment here. I've watched some of your videos in the past but had never been to your channel. I dropped by your site to say thanks for subscribing and noticed 1) your comment board wasn't active so I couldn't say thanks.. and 2) you had my white privilege video up and were pretty critical of it. I don't mind the criticism although I think it's a bit unwarranted and harsh. You're right that I didn't offer a solution, that wasn't the point of the video.. it was just to bring attention to it and say, "Yes, I see it's real.. I'm white and it disturbs me" and hopefully make a few of my subscribers stop and think about it. That was the entire point. Some people raise issues, others try to solve them. Racism in America isn't what I've put my mind to solving as it isn't my academic nor historical focus, but I'm open to hearing solutions. I just think you ought to reconsider bashing people who are in agreement with you that racism is a serious problem and who want to promote racial reconciliation. The way we go about it might not look the same but that doesn't mean we aren't on the same team. I commend you for making this a life mission but we all have different passions & talents. I hope to do my part in bringing equality for other people in the world who you may not be focused on. Through collective action I believe things can/will change but inequality has to be tackled from a variety of fronts.
Well, the real point was to thank you for subscribing - so thanks. Hope you have a nice day.
*Esther*