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Despite my aversion to label people I know by race/sex/etc., for sake of this thread I have a "black friend." He and I have downed many a beer together discussing various things, including race relations. Three weeks ago, he turned me on to this guy on YouTube. "Dude, you gotta listen to this guy! He totally nails it. There needs to be more dudes like him."
Now, I admit that I was a little uncomfortable watching it, but eventually watched quite a few of this guy's videos. Despite some of his over-the-top antics, a lot of what he says makes sense to me. Makes sense to my friend, as well. When I read the comments to the videos, it seems he's a "love him or hate him" kind of YouTuber.
I don't want to focus on the speaker, as much as the message. My question is: what's wrong with it? Is (or should) this something that white people can be comfortable agreeing with? Would our society be better or worse if more people were honest, and spoke out about culture, and not simply race? Why are the problems this guy discusses so hard to see...or correct? Why won't our government acknowledge the difference between culture and race?
Now, I admit that I was a little uncomfortable watching it, but eventually watched quite a few of this guy's videos. Despite some of his over-the-top antics, a lot of what he says makes sense to me. Makes sense to my friend, as well. When I read the comments to the videos, it seems he's a "love him or hate him" kind of YouTuber.
I don't want to focus on the speaker, as much as the message. My question is: what's wrong with it? Is (or should) this something that white people can be comfortable agreeing with? Would our society be better or worse if more people were honest, and spoke out about culture, and not simply race? Why are the problems this guy discusses so hard to see...or correct? Why won't our government acknowledge the difference between culture and race?