Black Lives Matter - Locally - Harringay online2024-03-29T04:45:07Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/black-lives-matter-locally?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1267729&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI see no point in continuing…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677382020-07-03T17:18:50.988ZJohn Dhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JohnD
<p>I see no point in continuing this. You are so blinded by your own prejudice that you read things into others' posts that simply are not there.</p>
<p>Have a nice weekend.</p>
<p>I see no point in continuing this. You are so blinded by your own prejudice that you read things into others' posts that simply are not there.</p>
<p>Have a nice weekend.</p> Apologies John D I cannot rep…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677302020-07-03T16:12:28.858Zmaladyboyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/maladyboy
<p>Apologies John D I cannot reply to your comment. I read the same thing thanks, I can read. </p>
<p>I frankly don't have the time, nor is it my duty to educate white people about race. You need to do the work yourself. If you believe that there is no black vs white here in the UK and it's only a US problem then you are clearly very out of touch. Racism isn't only about being mean to people of a different colour. Society is build that way but you don't even notice it because of your skin…</p>
<p>Apologies John D I cannot reply to your comment. I read the same thing thanks, I can read. </p>
<p>I frankly don't have the time, nor is it my duty to educate white people about race. You need to do the work yourself. If you believe that there is no black vs white here in the UK and it's only a US problem then you are clearly very out of touch. Racism isn't only about being mean to people of a different colour. Society is build that way but you don't even notice it because of your skin colour perhaps. People of colour seldom have the legal, socio-economic and cultural privileges that white people have. </p>
<p>Another thing, we lived in Kent for a while. My boys were bullied because of their skin colour. When one of them was younger and in school here in Harringay he once said he hates his dark skin cause it's yucky. He didn't want to tell us where he got that from. Do you know how hurtful that is?</p>
<p>So if you don't believe that there are some serious issues here then keep sticking your head in the sand. Racial inequality does exist in the UK. Do your homework before you reply next time. I'm going to enjoy my weekend now. </p> I read it that Kotkas was say…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677292020-07-03T15:49:30.554ZJohn Dhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JohnD
<p>I read it that Kotkas was saying was that even the most disadvantaged <strong>in this country</strong> are better off than the most disadvantaged <strong>in some other countries.</strong> It's not about black v white in this country. </p>
<p>I read it that Kotkas was saying was that even the most disadvantaged <strong>in this country</strong> are better off than the most disadvantaged <strong>in some other countries.</strong> It's not about black v white in this country. </p> No Kotkas I read and understo…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677542020-07-03T13:39:43.337Zmaladyboyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/maladyboy
<p>No Kotkas I read and understood perfectly well what you said. But guess what, as a white male whether you're from money or not, you don't get to tell me, as a black male, that even the disadvantaged here have it better than others because you, as a white male, cannot make that decision for us. You do not have to be filthy rich to be white privileged. So as I said before, maybe you should go and read more books written by black authors to get a better grasp on what this is about. Educate…</p>
<p>No Kotkas I read and understood perfectly well what you said. But guess what, as a white male whether you're from money or not, you don't get to tell me, as a black male, that even the disadvantaged here have it better than others because you, as a white male, cannot make that decision for us. You do not have to be filthy rich to be white privileged. So as I said before, maybe you should go and read more books written by black authors to get a better grasp on what this is about. Educate yourself. I am in no way affiliated with Black Lives Matter, before anyone drags that up again. I'm writing from my point of view as a black man, with two black teenage sons, and black friends in London. To make you understand this better: no one says that as a white person your life cannot be tough. But it's not because of your skin colour that your life is tough. I hope that helps. </p> Hahahaha.
Are you implying th…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677252020-07-03T13:35:59.288Zkotkashttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AsenTsvyatkov
<p>Hahahaha.</p>
<p>Are you implying that there has to be, at any point, a statistically significant concentration of individuals from various ethnic backgrounds, such that a policeman/woman can scan the environment, Robocop-style and calculate the odds of someone having a specific quantity of cannabis? That's amusing. </p>
<p>The plain fact is that he had it - thereby confirming that they were right to approach him in the first place. </p>
<p>Hahahaha.</p>
<p>Are you implying that there has to be, at any point, a statistically significant concentration of individuals from various ethnic backgrounds, such that a policeman/woman can scan the environment, Robocop-style and calculate the odds of someone having a specific quantity of cannabis? That's amusing. </p>
<p>The plain fact is that he had it - thereby confirming that they were right to approach him in the first place. </p> Whoa. Perfect example of illi…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677532020-07-03T13:28:02.910Zkotkashttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AsenTsvyatkov
<p>Whoa. Perfect example of illiteracy right here. </p>
<p>Whoa. Perfect example of illiteracy right here. </p> Eh ??tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677242020-07-03T13:27:20.761ZJohn Dhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JohnD
<p>Eh ??</p>
<p>Eh ??</p> Whoa. Perfect example of whit…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677222020-07-03T12:50:36.232Zmaladyboyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/maladyboy
<p>Whoa. Perfect example of white privilege right here. </p>
<p>Whoa. Perfect example of white privilege right here. </p> Perfect equality doesn't exis…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12677212020-07-03T11:25:40.606Zkotkashttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AsenTsvyatkov
<p>Perfect equality doesn't exist nor it ever will. There will always be individuals who by virtue of lineage, education or other factors are (and will be) better off than others. The issue is that too few individuals of minority backgrounds fall into this category, which is one of the main factors behind crime and the resulting bias in policing. </p>
<p>There is absolutely no way to redistribute the wealth in society to level the playing field such that everyone gets the same start. Equal…</p>
<p>Perfect equality doesn't exist nor it ever will. There will always be individuals who by virtue of lineage, education or other factors are (and will be) better off than others. The issue is that too few individuals of minority backgrounds fall into this category, which is one of the main factors behind crime and the resulting bias in policing. </p>
<p>There is absolutely no way to redistribute the wealth in society to level the playing field such that everyone gets the same start. Equal opportunity works.</p>
<p>As a foreign national I came to the UK to study 15 years ago with a net worth of 0, worked my way though university, bagged a job in a well paying industry, with no help from my family or the state. </p>
<p>It's not a perfect society but far more meritocratic than 80% of the world so let's recognise how privileged even the most disadvantaged are here compared to much of the rest of the world (including where I am from.) </p> Finally someone who understan…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-03:844301:Comment:12676902020-07-03T08:40:13.487Zmaladyboyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/maladyboy
<p>Finally someone who understands this. </p>
<p>Finally someone who understands this. </p>