From the mind of critic: “If we argue that racial equality has never been fully acheived, could we also argue that we’ve never really asked why? Have some people asked, while others have glossed over the surface? Has a portion of the population been told by generations of inbedded racism in advertisements, business, government, family and friends, that things are what they are, and “those people” are like that, so we have to protect “our kind?” We’ve gotten so used to kicking the can down the road for the next generation to deal with, that we’ve forgotten how we got here by refusing to look in the mirror. By being so afraid to deal with our past, let alone admit atrocities that happened, and the ones happening currently, we’ve allowed problems to fester because we believe half-ass token responses are good enough, and as good as we’re probably gonna get anyway. So let me be as clear and concise as my 36 year old conscious mind will allow. I love America, and all the freedom, equality, peace and justice it’s suppossed to stand for. but until we not only acknowledge our dark, racist, genocidal and ignorant past, but comprehend all the details of how it’s filtered into our current environment, we will only know token unity. To collectively evolve we must do more than utter platitudes, we must act.” 🙂