In this article from California, we learn a startling, hitherto unheard of fact: Asian and White students get higher test scores than Black and Hispanic students. Who would have thunk it? I’ll give you a minute to recover from the shock.
Better? What I love about this article is that it leapt right for the racial jugular. So many of the pieces I read subsequently about the same story failed to even mention a racial dimension.
Here was the article’s clincher that left me sniggering: Among African-Americans statewide, only one-third are at least proficient in English, just 1 percentage point higher than Latino students - many of whom are still learning English.
HA! Dear Lord, that is hi-frickin-larious. Cheap shots are still the best kind of shots, even if accidental. It’s like saying: Ugly people get no respect in this country, you know that firsthand, don’t you Sue? (Oops!) Not to say that you’re ugly, Sue. Just that you are not a beauty by society’s standards. I mean, people don’t think you’re ugly, they just want someone who looks better. To them, of course! Better by their shallow definition of beauty – good skin, nice hair, well dressed, straight teeth, pleasant fragrance. Not that you stink! People just prefer flowers and perfumy type smells on women. Not that you don’t smell like a woman, Sue. I’m not saying you smell like a man – you have your own, unique odor! Sue, suicide is not the answer. That’s all that I am trying to say at this point.
Back on task – They are nearing 400 years in this country and Negro English scores are only 1% higher than wetbacks who’ve been here 4 years?! Sweet Christ, what does it take to prove that NIGGAS IS DUM? I know, I know -oppression, slavery, exploitation, grape soda, gold teef, pimp dat ho, blah, blah, blah.I’ll show you how stupid dey be – Dey…(hurumph)… THEY cannot see that integration has been an unmitigated disaster for their race. Through the smoke screen of Black History Month, Martin Luther King Day, and Affirmative Action (all three so vital to American education at all levels) these silly Negroes have been disenfranchised yet again! They’ve been sold a complete fabrication, paid for with a fraudulent check by their system-appointed leaders.
Enough speechifying. In conclusion, I love the accidental candor of the excerpt above. I’m sure the reporter I quoted is a social Marxist cock-sucker who never intended that quote to be the delightful punchline it is.
All of this reminds me of a flaw that appeared in my normally perfect concealment of my racist views. In mixed company (mixed in that a single Darkie was present) I made the mistake of using the phrase “black market”. I know it has no racial connotation, but I want my performance to be flawless. I don’t want even one eyebrow to be raised in my direction. At least I didn’t let on that I was disturbed by my own slip, but such imperfections trouble me. Actually, this has happened before. In similar mixed company, all female excluding myself, I used the phrase “token male”, referring to the derogatory manner in which these particular harpies were discussing the single male in their department. Once again, not a fatal mistake, but I demand more from myself.
Even words remotely connected with racism shall not publicly pass my lips. Why bother with such deception? Experience! I have tried being the honest racist. What a thankless chore. Did one acquaintance ever so much as nod approvingly when I spoke? Heaven forfend! As racial-neutral, I have heard a thousand racist declarations, from all shades, faiths, and creeds. Some people fall to pieces after letting something racial slip out. What a lovely power trip being able to pardon such offences and maintain the moral high ground. Of course, being an avowed anti-racist would shut the spigot of truth off completely. Where’s the fun in that?
posted by Adrean Arlott @ 6:00 AM
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