"Where we stand" is an attempt to speak to everyone about race in one post. The specific reason for the attempt is that so many people believe (racial morality) = (treating everyone exactly the same way) that if you really want to be heard you have to at least nod in that direction. I'm really not sure how the wiping out any recognition of individuality accords with the rugged individualist of American myth, but we're being rational here (as opposed to reasonable). This means that the article gives the broad strokes of my viewpoint, and needs follow-ups to get the detail in.Latinopundit, who has joined the Great Movable Type Conspiracy, posted a comment he left on ex-lion tamer that gives me the opportunity to present the first major nuance.
I started blogging out of this when I too was dissatisfied w/ Latino content in the blogosphere. You can check out my new blog at www.latinopundit.com. It will be a more serious attempt at blogging than my previous site at www.latinopundit.blogspot.com, as that was a "test in the waters."
Although, Latino issues will be the bulk of my content initially, I do not feel they will always (be), my main theme. If we look at DailyKos.com, who is a Latino, we see that he does not touch upon the issues of race but, is rather main stream. I believe that (this), is the goal here for "minorities." It is the next step, or "other place," to use the phrase of Prometheus6.org. To slowly leave the realm of race issues and put more of our energies into mainstream issues.
First clarification: mainstream issues are a subset of race issues.
To use an invalid visual metaphor, let's represent the Black issues with a Black circle, Asian American issues with a yellow circle, Amerind issues with a red circle and Caucasian American issues with a pink circle (you see immediately why it's an invalid metaphor, but work with me for a minute). If we lay them out, Venn diagram-style, you'd see there's an overlap in the areas that impact each group:
The disjointedness of each set is severely exaggerated. Who can say, for instance, that the Iraq occupation is not an issue of concern to Black folks? Or that inflation is irrelevant to Amerinds? If the sets were accurately mapped you'd need a 746" monitor to see the sections specific to each race.
But those sections are there. The problem is people assume Asians, by addressing everything in the yellow circle, invalidate everything in the pink, red and black circles.
