The UK Whitewashes Its History of Racism

@vivify said
If "institutional poverty" is targeted at minorities, that's institutional racism.

It’s not targetted at minorities though, is it?
Or are their no poor white folks around Britain, eh?

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I was highlighting why somebody referring to 'illiterate' might appeal to you.

@vivify said
True. But it also needs to be exposed and criticized each time it happens.

Not disagreeing with that.

@shavixmir said
It’s not targetted at minorities though, is it?
Or are their no poor white folks around Britain, eh?

It all depends on why. Are minorities poor purely due to economic downturn or has systemic racism played a part?

The Syrian refugees arriving in Britain received a racist backlash, with many Brits clearly indicating they didn't want the migrants "invading" their country. The BBC even put out this article where the migrants explained "we are not trouble":

https://tinyurl.com/BBC---Syrian-Refugees

The Syrians in this case will have difficulty obtaining employment and settling into the UK. This could lead to poverty for an entirely different reason from white Brits. That reason: institutional racism.

The UK "no longer" has a system rigged against people from ethnic minorities, a review set up by No 10 says.

The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities said family structure and social class had a bigger impact than race on how people's lives turned out.

It said children from minority ethnic communities did as well or better than white pupils, but overt racism remained, particularly online.

The Runnymede Trust think tank said it felt "let down" by the report.

The commission was set up after Black Lives Matter anti-racism protests across the country last summer - triggered by the killing of George Floyd in the US.

The main findings were:

Children from ethnic-minority communities did as well or better than white pupils in compulsory education, with black Caribbean pupils the only group to perform less well
This success in education has "transformed British society over the last 50 years into one offering far greater opportunities for all"
The pay gap between all ethnic minorities and the white majority population had shrunk to 2.3% overall and was barely significant for employees under 30
Diversity has increased in professions such as law and medicine
But some communities continue to be "haunted" by historic racism, which is creating "deep mistrust" and could be a barrier to success
The commission's report concluded that the UK is not yet a "post-racial country" - but its success in removing race-based disparity in education and, to a lesser extent, the economy, "should be regarded as a model for other white-majority countries".


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56585538

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Yes.

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It was either that or the Guardian.

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“Raging intolerance”
“Fanatically loves to deny [racism]”

I don’t “fanatically deny” anything and I don’t have a “raging intolerance” of other Brits. What an idiotic thing to say.

I just think you’re poisonous, bigoted and hateful troll, a blight on this forum and for those reasons I don’t like you very much.

If that disturbs the murky depths of your stagnant soul then all the better 🙂