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Originally Posted by roachboy
so first, let's not pretend that a thread like this is going to even begin to approach anything substantial on the complex topic of how socially and economically marginalized groups organize themselves, or the effects of class stratification on education, or the more general effects of american-style poverty and racism on those primarily effected by it. it hasn't and it won't.
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I understand what you mean, I'm looking forward to seeing what my urban sociology class (consisting mainly of naive liberal arts college kids) that I'll be taking in the fall thinks about this.
I feel a bit pragmatic about discussing this race issues, in that I believe experiences hold more weight or validity than just ideology. You have a different take on things, especially really complex issues like racism when you experienced different things than other people have, even more than other issues.
It's worthy of talking on here regardless if this thread doesn't get 'substantial.' - mentioning it on here still makes you think about it and maybe provide some insights (like me, a midwester, getting a perspective from Sage, a southerner) about this topic that we wouldn't know of without the thread.
[its 10 pm, and im tired. rambling]
cya,
will.