This title and thread is doing the most. Clearly in the context of what she was saying, she was talking about the older generation of racist that lead the country to die off(of natural cause; old age) for more change to happen, and as much as I really don't like Oprah, she is spot on this time. To top it off, MANY MANY people have openly stated this much so it really isn't some new concept Oprah has come up with. Actually plenty of celebrities and activist are even currently saying the same thing when it comes to topics like gay marriage, when you look at the disparity between age and views on gay marriage.
Quote:
Originally posted by DitaBoy12
Racism will only die when we stop focusing on it! You can't expect something to truly go away when we keep talking, revisiting awful events in history and making movies about it over and over again.
|
Are you serious? Ignoring the issue solves nothing. A large part of the difference in the younger generation and the older one is the younger seeing just how foolish and insane the slavery days was. We learn from our mistakes by admitting and reflecting on what went wrong. This doesn't just go for racism but literally everything you do in life.