{"id":16051,"date":"2015-11-29T11:11:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T16:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=16051"},"modified":"2015-11-29T10:28:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-29T15:28:35","slug":"if-you-say-this-is-not-a-race-issue-its-probably-a-race-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/if-you-say-this-is-not-a-race-issue-its-probably-a-race-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"if you say, “This is not a race issue,” it’s probably a race issue."},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s that one line that stands out to me, that irks me, that sums it all up. Being from St. Louis<\/a> I’m all too familiar with this story. But I’ve listened to it a couple of times, because it’s so captivating, and informing. It’s from late July, but it’s something that every city – even ones as “liberal” and progressive as Brooklyn<\/a> – goes through, and has to confront. This is where we are in America, today. The podcast, The Problem We All Live With<\/a><\/em>, is named after a 1964 painting<\/a> of the same name by Norman Rockwell – not that long ago, really. But it’s this one line that got me,<\/p>\n

This is not a race issue. And I just want to say to– if she’s even still here, the first woman who came up here and cried that it was a race issue, I’m sorry. That’s her prejudice, calling me a racist because my skin is white, and I’m concerned about my children’s education and safety.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Actually, chances are it’s a race issue. Have a listen:<\/p>\n