This woman is beyond stupid! She must be insane.Actually, our entire judicial system is filled with idiots like her.
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If a white is attacked by blacks; and even if the attack was brutal and inexcusable, it does not mean that the suffering the white endured is equal or runs parallel with the suffering of blacks. Why? Because the experience of the attack will not make him believe or remind him that he is a second class citizen. It will not act as a reminder of the suffering he continues to endure as a result of those who have power over him. Given enough time, the white will heal and will not fear blacks since he believes that blacks have no power or privilege over him.
If a black was attacked by whites, the experience would act as a constant reminder of the power that the color white and privilege has over his life. While the moral wrong may be equal, the "... Emotional category configurations each will experience," will perceive their pain in very different ways.
(Thomas: 1992*) In other words, the white who was attacked can not be called upon to bear witness for blacks who have been attacked. It is simply not the same. The only way a white can achieve moral deference is if through his own personal experiences, he has suffered racism in the exact manner that blacks have. If and only if that is the case; then and only then does the white have the right to be heard with moral deference. Otherwise, for a white to speak out against racism will be viewed by those who are perceived as second class citizens, as a bias point of view.
The same can be said for rape. While it is true that both women and heterosexual men have been raped, the pain and ability to heal from this type of violent act is not equal. A heterosexual man who has been raped cannot speak about rape without having a biased point of view. The man (who is traumatized by the event) will in time heal. And his ability to heal will take less time than a woman's ability to heal. This is because part of the healing process does not include having sexual relations with another man. However, for a woman, that is not the case. If she wants her life to have any sense of normality, part of that life includes sexual relations with another man, and as studies indicate, it could take years before a woman is able to have sexual relations with a man without it bringing up the past experience of the rape. The ability to trust is shattered.
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If a white is attacked by blacks; and even if the attack was brutal and inexcusable, it does not mean that the suffering the white endured is equal or runs parallel with the suffering of blacks. Why? Because the experience of the attack will not make him believe or remind him that he is a second class citizen. It will not act as a reminder of the suffering he continues to endure as a result of those who have power over him. Given enough time, the white will heal and will not fear blacks since he believes that blacks have no power or privilege over him.
If a black was attacked by whites, the experience would act as a constant reminder of the power that the color white and privilege has over his life. While the moral wrong may be equal, the "... Emotional category configurations each will experience," will perceive their pain in very different ways.
(Thomas: 1992*) In other words, the white who was attacked can not be called upon to bear witness for blacks who have been attacked. It is simply not the same. The only way a white can achieve moral deference is if through his own personal experiences, he has suffered racism in the exact manner that blacks have. If and only if that is the case; then and only then does the white have the right to be heard with moral deference. Otherwise, for a white to speak out against racism will be viewed by those who are perceived as second class citizens, as a bias point of view.
The same can be said for rape. While it is true that both women and heterosexual men have been raped, the pain and ability to heal from this type of violent act is not equal. A heterosexual man who has been raped cannot speak about rape without having a biased point of view. The man (who is traumatized by the event) will in time heal. And his ability to heal will take less time than a woman's ability to heal. This is because part of the healing process does not include having sexual relations with another man. However, for a woman, that is not the case. If she wants her life to have any sense of normality, part of that life includes sexual relations with another man, and as studies indicate, it could take years before a woman is able to have sexual relations with a man without it bringing up the past experience of the rape. The ability to trust is shattered.
