Racist Or Prejudiced

Have you ever seen the movie "Glory", with Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick? Andre Braughter also plays a pivotal role that best exemplifies my point. This is a whole movie plotted around my premise of Ben Ferguson's character. He delights in the mishaps of blacks in power. He isn't a drag the blacks behind the truck, like those who attacked James Byrd. But he does have a superiority complex when it comes to blacks. I have a friend who argues with me that Ben is not racist. I think he is though. He finally revealed why he thinks that he isn't. Which makes it easier to prove what I think. Just because he had a college room mate and friend that was black, doesn't let him off the hook.

In the movie. Andre Braughter played a enlisted man and Matthew Broderick played an officer. Even though they grew up together as friends. When they got out in society, they were still in different stations. Matthew made his other playmate an officer like him. Why didn't he do the same with his black friend? Was Matthew racist or prejudiced? He didn't dislike blacks, but he was born a part of the system that oppressed them. If he excels in that arena, it will be because he followed there rules to some degree.


Read the definitions below and see what you think:

racist
–noun
1.
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2.
a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3.
hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
[Origin: 1865–70; <>

prej·u·dice

–noun
1.
an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
2.
any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.
3.
unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, esp. of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group.

This latest idea is only another brick on the building in my opinion. Him and his listeners are tearing down the city's idea, yet they don't have anything of substance to offer in it's place. Now they have dismissed Cummings Street's offer as a give away. Since I pointed out to him , that offer was still on the table. Why put it up for sale; when we already have a buyer. To try and get back all the money that the city has invested over the years is ludicrous. Another example of him being condescending to the citizens. When we released the University of Memphis from it's lease. The possibility of turning a profit disappeared. The main priority then becoming ridding the city of this good looking money pit.


This is a link to the site:

http://www.buythepyramid.com/