... and that's how the US has classified black people for most of its history. Even today, American politics both on the left and the right tend to treat black people as a resource.
So yes you're right, but in some ways, turnabout is fair play.
When you say "the US" and then make an offensive comment as if none of us have ever fought for justice for anyone, most people just tune you out as obviously wrong.
I apologize if my tone is off here, I just see this sentiment a lot and it makes me incredibly sad, as it feels as though we should be progressing, and instead are regressing. It's almost as if the internet, rather than bringing us all closer, has instead pulled us further apart.
As an aside, EVERY politician sees EVERY race as nothing more than a resource.
OK, fine, so that's racist too. But maybe people shouldn't be so triggered by something so innocuous?
Maybe part of what's holding back progress is the culture of easy offense and equivocation?
I agree it would be nice to be progressing, but as someone who deserves what she gets if I don't stand up to things, needs to turn the other cheek if I do stand up to things, and is being "inappropriate" if I just try to be snarky about it, at some point you just pick which thing to be criticized for as you gotta do something. The Root has picked -- and the Smart Brothas as noted above are very funny!
The same things? Do those comments come from the same groups of people? I can't see what things require a racist response, there are multiple ways to stand against something.