>Why do we suddenly have a problem now that it's advantageous?
Something about judging someone based on the content of their character, and not color of their skin.
I never really understood why we couldn't reach our societal goals by simply focusing on class, instead of race. A poor black American has much more in common with a poor white American, then with an affluent black American, especially as it pertains to access to academic opportunity. Put another way, it isn't clear what problems we're solving by focusing on race, that we couldn't solve better by focusing on class.
Something about judging someone based on the content of their character, and not color of their skin.
I never really understood why we couldn't reach our societal goals by simply focusing on class, instead of race. A poor black American has much more in common with a poor white American, then with an affluent black American, especially as it pertains to access to academic opportunity. Put another way, it isn't clear what problems we're solving by focusing on race, that we couldn't solve better by focusing on class.