I really enjoyed reading Shelby Steele's essay "I'm Black You're White, Who's Innocent," because of his assertion that the issue of race needs to be better dealt with in our scoiety. Race is a serious issue and should be treated as such which is why I appreciacted how Steele used such a strong, clear voice to state his opinions.
He sees all races as being responsible for the current state of affairs. People are making excuses for why things are not ideal. In the anecdote at the beginning of the essay the engineer makes the remark that he does not like his daughter going to a school where she is a minority, I ask why not? His daughter is in an environment where she can be different. I grew up not seeing people as anything more as people. Perhaps it is because of my multiracial background but even today I do not fully understand the conflict of race.
His point that minorities are running away from opportunity was quite compelling. The people who profess to want more out of life are doing stupid thing like dropping out of school then blaming it on race. Honestly they need to hold themselves accountable for their actions, because lable only hold us back.
you really missed the point of this reading.
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