Comments on: A Short History of Racism: The Michelle Obama Story

By: whosebone

whosebone — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:24:47 +0000

Find the Whitey Tape and that will bring the house down.

By: janice fly-joe boerschig.

janice fly-joe boerschig. — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:03:21 +0000

DEAR MRS.Obama my son joe anthony boerschig is being charge with bogus charges,we are native american indians living in livingston mountana ,he was just standing near by when his step brother was getting aressted and he got aressted 4 felony’s false charges.his coach said he gets asoted by cops daily becuse he is black, iv seen none whites get treated bad for no reason @ all and i need some we need some help please i pray to you,my son gose to court on july 25 @ 1;30.i do not have any money to get him a lawyer,if you ask any person in mountana they will tell u my son is a really nice person they were all shocked when they slander my son on the frount page of the livingston Enterprise,it says MAN JAILED AFTER TUSSLE WITH COPS,and has his full name joe anthony boerschig.and we get things said to us about the cobell settlement,i am so stressedmy # is 1-406-222-7273….my son joe’s # is 1-406-223-6332…mr.hallus’s # is 1-406-595-1358.im praying for justice for non white’s and white’s that hang out with non whites.please help please.

By: Kauai Mama

Kauai Mama — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:25:32 +0000

You don’t think that a person’s views at a coming-of-age time (ie: college and law school) can change? Also, you think this is divisive? Since when in the U.S. can you not voice your feelings and opinions. This country was founded, in part, because of the religious and political oppression of Europe. Because the “founding fathers” could not be critical of their government without fear of reprisal. Now, like racism, that reprisal is more covert in nature. It takes the form of attacks such as these.

To the first comment above- trust and believe there are PLENTY of qualified Black professors available for tenure. The problem is they are marginalized and trivialized despite their qualifications.

The problem with attending universities upon your “own merit” and not “reverse racism” is that these institutions were founded on racism, as this author points out. And as a result, have it ingrained in their very being— the culture, the values, the priorities it holds in esteem. The rules were designed to perpetuate the notion that Black folks or other people of color are not worthy- when in reality it translates into a system of overt oppression giving birth to a system of covert and ingrained oppression on an institutional level, with personal views still reflecting overt racism and sometimes less overt catch phrases (the “I am not a racist, but….” phenomenon)..

What Michelle Obama wrote is felt by many Black women across the country who attend prominately white universities and prestigious schools. Take the University of Michigan for example. Despite its’ ‘liberal’ appearance and supposed reputation. The issue of segregation and racism has dominated campus life for the past 50 years since the civil rights movement. There are plenty of students of color who feel as if they don’t fit in, and it’s not because they lack the intelligence or the drive, or the “qualifications” to do so.

By: rof

rof — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:15:25 +0000

* The introduction to her thesis stated the following: My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my ‘blackness’ than ever before. WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?
* I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my white professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus; as if I really don’t belong. Regardless of the circumstances underwhich I interact with whites at Princeton, it often seems as if, to them, I will always be black first and a student second. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE BASIS FOR PROSECUTING PEOPLE FOR “HATE” CRIMES. IT’S NOT THE CRIME ITSELF BUT THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF THE PERPETRATOR THAT MATTERS. THE AMERICAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM HAS MASTERED TELEPATHY.
* She stated that America was founded on “crime and hate”. ASK HER HOW MANY OF HER AFRICAN ANCESTORS CAPTURED THE SLAVES AND SOLD THEM TO THE CARIBBEAN TRADERS. FORTUNATELY THAT IS NOW FIXED AS YOU CAN SEE HOW WELL AFRICANS TREAT OTHER AFRICANS TODAY.
* Predominately white universities like Princeton are socially and academically designed to cater to the needs of the white students comprising the bulk of their enrollments. BUT IT’S OK FOR PREDOMINANTLY BLACK UNIVERSITIES LIKE GRAMBLING TO CATER TO THE NEEDS OF BLACK STUDENTS COMPRISING THE BULK OF THEIR ENROLLMENTS. I’VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE NEED TO DIVERSIFY THE 95+% BLACK STUDENT BODIES A THE SOUTHERN BLACK COLLEGES.
* In defining the concept of identification or the ability to identify with the black community, I based my definition on the premise that there is a distinctive black culture very different from white culture. NO SHIT! IF SHE AND HER HUSBAND WOULD MAKE THEIR PRIORITY STOPPING THE 75% BLACK ON BLACK MURDER RATE OR THE ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE OF IMPREGNATING TEENAGE GIRLS AND THEN LEAVING THEM TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN ON THEIR OWN THEY WOULD SOLVE ABOUT 90% OF THE PROBLEMS WITH BLACK CULTURE.
* She pointed out that Princeton (at the time) had only five black tenured professors on its faculty. THAT’S NOT SURPRISING AS ACADEMIA HAS NEVER BEEN A PRIORITY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. IT’S DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO GET THEM TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL MUCH LESS OCCUPY ONE OF THE HIGHEST POSTS IN EDUCATION.
* There was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the black community, I am obligated to this community and will utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit the black community first and foremost. WAIT, I THOUGHT BARACK WAS THE GREAT UNITER. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE A WOMAN WHO IS INTERESTED IN UNITING RACES OR FIGURING OUT A WAY TO GET BACK AT WHITEY FOR 300 YEARS OF OPPRESSION?
* Her findings also stressed that Princeton was infamous for being racially the most conservative of the Ivy League universities. CONSERVATIVE AND IVY LEAGUE ARE NON SEQUITURS.