Originally posted by: Boilerman
Obama and friends have pointed out that there are more black people in jail, arguing that this proves that our justice system is racist. Few blacks get loans, so lending organizations are racist. Few blacks pass written tests to be fire fighter, thus the test is racist.
Actually, yes, that does indeed prove that the justice system is racist, and that simple fact has been pointed out by a lot of folks besides "Obama and friends." And yes, there have been dozens of studies showing systematic racial discrimination in lending. I don't know about the firefighter tests, or if your assertion about that is true.
You don't have to continually put on your Nasty Old White Man cap. Our society's institutions are still very much racist, and systematic racism affects the lives of black people everywhere in this country. To deny or belittle the problem is both stupid and an act of ignorant assholery.