If they are why are they not more vocal about it?
I mean the situation there is horrible. Gosh and by the time anything is done reallly done, well?
So, far the only black I can think of being loud about it, was Colin Powel.
2006-11-14 15:56:23 · 8 answers · asked by rostov 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Sorry I should be more explicit.
I mean blacks living in the west feeling more passionate about black (mostly non-muslim christian and animist) sudanese being driven from their homes to possible starvation and killed by ethically arab muslim sudanese militias that the Islamist government there turns a blind eye too.
2006-11-14 16:07:17 · update #1
In Canada for example several people are pretty upset about it.
Our prime minister made a speech to the UN, several people have been outspoken about it, lots of critism of our government against going to war in Afganistan when we "could" help the Sudanese. We offered peace keepers but of course the Sudan does not want them for obvious reasons. (Being honest Canada's army would be completely unable to carry out this message but the people who made the request are not the most practical people in the world.)
In short, lots of whites are visibly upset about it, at least here. Most of the people who I've seen upset about it are white.
I remember the injustice in South africa and while there were people of all races making noises about it, the black community was VISIBLE and really visible. In your face visible.
2006-11-14 16:15:29 · update #2
I am long winded.
The UN had a vote labling it as genocide which did not pass. No protests.
2006-11-14 16:20:11 · update #3
I think that everyone regardless of ethnicity should be very angry and concerned about what's going on in Darfur. Since it's not the kind of thing that gets sexy soundbites on Fox News or any eye-grabbing headlines, you won't see it get the proper attention from the media. And that's shameful. It seemed that the Milosevich/Kosovo travesty wasn't as publicized as much as it should have been. But even a weepy and dry adult-pop clown like James Blunt drew attention to it (the song "No Bravery"). I have seen commercials about a Darfur coalition website (link below) and Anderson Cooper did a docu-series about what's going on there not too long ago. Still, I don't think that's nearly enough. Especially when something like the Britney/K-Fed split is worthy of "breaking news" status.
2006-11-14 16:10:12 · answer #1 · answered by PD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel that one of the reasons is that a lot of people are not aware of it. The media selects what they to broadcast. When terrorists bombed England and not 100 people died, we heard and seen it for weeks on televisions. But, for lack of better statistics, thousands of people in Sudan are being murdered on a weekly basis and for God only knows how long and how many segments have you seen devoted to that? Those of us who do know about it can only spread the facts by word of mouth and the best thing we can do for them at this point is to pray for them. May God Bless
2006-11-15 00:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Sudanese are pretty pissed about Sudan, but you meant Black Americans didn't you? Hmm, I'd say that they're more or less apathetic about what happens outside of the box they live in.
2006-11-15 00:00:03 · answer #3 · answered by Highlander 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would it just apply to black people...? thats sort of insulting, i mean i deeply care about the holocaust and not many black people were murdered in the holocaust. I think a lot of people in general just dont know about anything other than what is going on in front of them, everyone needs to broaden their horizons.
2006-11-15 00:21:00 · answer #4 · answered by incubabe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
confusing; those western blacks/whites so concerned; it's easy to be affronted by something you don't live with everyday; those that live that horror everyday are not so able to do much about it because they ultimately have families to protect;
Western that are not concerned; why should they be? This is their homeland and Africa is a distant genetic memory.
2006-11-15 00:19:32 · answer #5 · answered by rynay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you assume its a black thing? i think everyone should be more vocal about it and like you said the only govt official is colin powell. condis holding out for oil still.
2006-11-15 00:05:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What the heck does being black have to do with it?!
Why aren't more whites and asians angry and vocal about it?
2006-11-15 00:04:19 · answer #7 · answered by majorquota 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Shouldn't all human beings be loud about it?
2006-11-15 00:07:52 · answer #8 · answered by Cerebal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋