People have Civil Rights and Special Treatement confused?

Question

Alright, listen up. Back in the 1960's (for America) there was a big Civil Rights movement. it was for equality. and yes, im all for equality. kudos for those who stood up for their rights. but civil rights doesnt mean special treatment for minorities.

-Black Entertainment Television. Hmm...i wonder what would happen if there was a White Entertainment Television...

-There is a Black History Month, but what about the Asain History Month? or the White History Month? i have never heard of either.

And it seems to me that the blacks are more racist than the whites are.

-Honkey, Cracker, White Bread, and Gringo. those are 4 examples of racail slurs for white people. even the term Whitie is meant to be insulting. None of those slurs are filtered out. yet, out of mutual respect, i will not say the "N Bomb". besides, itll be filtered out anyway.

okay...so here is the real question...Why do people confuse Civil Rights and Special Treatment?

and no, i am not a biggot. i am not racist. i do not hate a person because of what they are born as. so dont call me a nazi.

just had to get this out of the way :P

Answer 1

Heck, even 'civil rights' is an effort to confuse.

We have our Rights spelled out in the Declaration of Independence, then laws protecting them in the Bill of Rights. Everyone should be protected equally without regard to skin color, just like Martin Luther King Jr. said.

Yep, racism is a powerful force these days. The ACLU fosters it as do racist agitators like Jesse Jackson.

In answer to your question, the ACLU (founded by the Communist Party) is doing what Leftists always do. They single out groups by skin color or other characteristic just to put forth a Leftist leader who will be supported by that particular group. The goal is to get as many Leftists into political power as possible to then seize Leftist control of the nation. Once they are in power, the notion of 'Rights' gets erased very, very quickly.

Answer 2

"Civil rights" refers to rights and privileges guaranteed by law. "Special treatment" implies positive government action on behalf of a group of people.

BET was not created by the government, nor is it maintained by the government -- it's a result of private enterprise, so how is this "special treatment"? If somebody did decide to launch a "White Entertainment" channel, they might be protested, but I highly doubt the government could do anything about it. Same for with "honky," "cracker," et al. These slurs are not condoned by the government; there's no 'special treatment' or 'civil right' involved.

As for the designation of ___ History month (and yes, there is an Asian Pacific American history month -- May), there's no need to designate a White History month, seeing as it is, the study of history in the United States focuses primarily on the experiences of the white majority. Practically the only times African Americans receive attention is when you're studying slavery or the Civil Rights movement.

Your question, as posed, might make sense if you referred to affirmative action instead. What you really mean to ask here is why SOCIETY (and not the government) tolerates unequal treatment.

Answer 3

BET was created because they were not any programming that promoted black people interests, mtv and vh1 shows rock and roll, country musci and other stuff black people dont want to to hear. so that can count as White Entertainment Television

we do have white history month for 11 months a year, why not have a black history month. It is created to establish the many things black have done for the US, created for the US, like combs, the elevator, peanut butter im sure you use those things.

Its not special treatment, its things that the Black people want for themselves because no one else wants to do it. And we had to work hard to get a Black History month, which is the shortest month of the year. u can go lobby for a white history month, i wouldnt care. power to everyone.

But i know i dont ask for nothing special, if im in the supermarket i dont ask to go first cuz im black.

And thse slurs were created way back in the 60's because when the whites called the blacks names, they wanted to show them what it felt like. I dont use them today.

So its not special treatment, its things that were created a long time ago, and while they still exist, doesnt mean everyone relies on it

Answer 4

This is an excellent question. One of the other answers is correct - Civil Rights are guaranteed in the Declaration Of Independence.

As much as the Civil Rights movement of the 60s was necessary to end the deplorable treatment afforded black AMERICAN CITIZENS, the Civil Rights Legislation of 1964 should never have been passed, as it violated property rights.
But even worse, it created an entire class of people that expect equal outcomes. That's not the way life works.

It also created generations of people, of all colors - and eventually extending to issues of gender and sexual orientation - that expect preferential treatment and forever see themselves as victims, simply because of what colour they are, what gender they are, or who they sleep with.

Answer 5

Civil rights should be tied to human rights and race should not be an issue. You will find raciest in all groups, those names for white people are just like the names for black people, just wrong. Spear chucker is just as bad as white trash. To much of this still goes on from both sides this is 2006 not 1959, but it is hard to forgive and forget, it is still not been that long that a black man could be lynched for simply talking to a white woman. So you be the one, you stop it, get the thoughts out of your head and maybe you can change somebodies life and they will do it too.

Answer 6

Every channel is the white channel.
Schools teach AMERICAN history-which primarily deals with the WHITE version of our history.
What special treatment do you see them getting?
the right to speak their mind instead of "yes massa"?

here are some stats I found and where I found them....enjoy!

Using the media, and especially television, as barometers of race relations, Robert Entman and Andrew Rojecki explore but then go beyond the treatment of African Americans on network and local news to incisively uncover the messages sent about race by the entertainment industry-from prime-time dramas and sitcoms to commercials and Hollywood movies. While the authors find very little in the media that intentionally promotes racism, they find even less that advances racial harmony. They reveal instead a subtle pattern of images that, while making room for Blacks, implies a racial hierarchy with Whites on top and promotes a sense of difference and conflict. Commercials, for example, feature plenty of Black characters. But unlike Whites, they rarely speak to or touch one another. In prime time, the few Blacks who escape sitcom buffoonery rarely enjoy informal, friendly contact with White colleagues—perhaps reinforcing social distance in real life.

Entman and Rojecki interweave such astute observations with candid interviews of White Americans that make clear how these images of racial difference insinuate themselves into Whites' thinking.

Answer 7

Poor white people deserve Respect! Civil rights apply to all but white people. Special treatment applies to only white people. Let's mix it up!

Answer 8

People confuse civil rights and special treatment, because special treatment 'is' what civil rights are.

Answer 9

You made a lot of good points?
I am convinced I was confused about those terms?
Thanks?