If you buy into the idea that black Americans face oppression, then the loss of Coates and the rise of Kendi is lamentable. In some ways, the likes of Kendi are expected when blacks must all be self-taught sirens of doom under the yoke of oppression. But in the long term we appreciate those like Tubman.
Today the courage and persistence of Tubman is not necessary. What if the overwhelming majority of problems black Americans face are indeed merely first world problems? Interestingly enough, I have personally heard stories of black Harvard students complaining that they were mistaken for students at Northeastern as an example of the harsh racism they endured.
Let me put it simply, a world of microaggressions does not lead men like Thurgood Marshall into battle. They find other things to do. Where is today's Great Migration? Nothing moves us so compellingly. We scrape the interwebz for outrage. I wonder if the fate of St. George entered the minds of the Harvard Corporation in their hunt for Gay. Is that as bad as it gets? Search committees for public intellectuals?
If you buy into the idea that black Americans face oppression, then the loss of Coates and the rise of Kendi is lamentable. In some ways, the likes of Kendi are expected when blacks must all be self-taught sirens of doom under the yoke of oppression. But in the long term we appreciate those like Tubman.
Today the courage and persistence of Tubman is not necessary. What if the overwhelming majority of problems black Americans face are indeed merely first world problems? Interestingly enough, I have personally heard stories of black Harvard students complaining that they were mistaken for students at Northeastern as an example of the harsh racism they endured.
Let me put it simply, a world of microaggressions does not lead men like Thurgood Marshall into battle. They find other things to do. Where is today's Great Migration? Nothing moves us so compellingly. We scrape the interwebz for outrage. I wonder if the fate of St. George entered the minds of the Harvard Corporation in their hunt for Gay. Is that as bad as it gets? Search committees for public intellectuals?
a world of micro aggressions leads to people sniping and attacking leading to to a toxic space