i just have to post this before i forget..
i think it's really funny about the things that liberal white people protest about.. and i'm really not trying to knock on liberal white people.. but if you ever come to Berkeley and see some protests and demonstrations, you'll know what i'm talking about..
usually, if you see a lot of colored people congregated somewhere, it usually means that we're trying to earn some rights or rightful representation, or fighting against an injustice that is apparently centered around race.. you know, pretty legit stuff..
but a strange occurrence happened last year or so when i was tabling on upper sproul.. i saw a protest, but it was a bunch of white people.. and i thought to myself, "are you serious? are the white people fighting for equal representation?"
but as i took a closer look at their signs, it all made sense.. the white people were fighting for the trees, that were gonna be cut down to make room for the new sports facility.. i thought to myself.. TREES?.. there it is, the white people don't really have any racism or injustice to fight about, so they fight for other things.. like trees..
and forreal, those white people fighting for those trees got WAY MORE media time than ANY colored protest that i've ever seen.. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ALL ABOUT?..
but when you look at it.. it is pretty funny..
Friday, September 28, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
i have had a similar thoughts freshman year when i was in espm 10 (environmental science, policy, & management) and noticed i was the only person of color in my discussion section.
i concluded that more white people have the privilege to concern themselves with environmental issues b/c they don't have to deal with other ish like oppression or racism.
good stuff joshy...you should write 3 entries in a row all the time =)
also, it probably makes better television to portray stereotypical tree-huggers that people at home can just shake their head at and say, "oh those silly hippies. at it again!" and go about their business.
on the other hand, issues of race and oppression might raise ACTUAL sympathy, even "rabble-rousing" (a word one of my professors actually used). and why rock the boat when kooky tree-people get you the ratings?
I agree with all the other comments. People of color have the Civil Rights movement among others. White people have the Environmental Movement.
Unfortunately for us we gotta deal with the environment, racism and classism all at the same time. Folks in the Bayview know this first hand. Peep: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/03/MNINFANTMO.DTL
When white folks get involved with issues around race too often they forget to check their white privilege.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.
cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/03/MNINFANTMO.DTL
Post a Comment