The "Racial Inequity of the Internet" …my thoughts – Video

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The "Racial Inequity of the Internet" ...my thoughts
This is me speaking out and sharing my thoughts on a recent article that I read in a black newspaper in regards to an alleged "racial disparity" of "high speed internet access". As an African American I was quite offended by this article and what it inferred. It appeared to have been written by an African American author and was dripping with liberal inferences. The overall theme was that once again ... #39;big brother #39; or ...the government must somehow fix it and make everything equitable so that the "poor and disenfranchised" will have the same equivalent level of access as the more well to do." I am particularly offended when articles like this always seem to ignore the fact that there are a plethora of white people who are equally as "poor and disenfranchised" economically as ANY poor black, hispanic or other minority. I don #39;t believe this is rooted in an effort to ignore the poor and disenfranchised white as it is to patronize blacks and latinos. I, for one, as an African American am highly offended by over-patronizing regardless of who it comes from or rather it #39;s source is white, black or otherwise. It #39;s like putting blacks and latinos, by virtue of race into a special class or category that needs to be coddled and babysat. This is particularly ridiculous when we are talking about something like high-speed INTERNET ACCESS. All I can say is RU Kidding me? We pick and choose our priorities in life and what we are going to spend our resources on. The authors of this ...From:TheSweetSarahizeViews:4 2ratingsTime:05:43More inPeople Blogs

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