Talk:John McWhorter
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McWhorter does not support reparations for slavery because he feels that black America was granted ample reparations in the late sixties. He is an outspoken critic of contemporary civil rights leaders. He has called Al Sharpton "quite simply an inveterate liar," and stated that "Jesse Jackson has no effect on the lives of most Black people." He stresses that race activism should be focused on improving the lives of poor blacks rather than on whether or not there is "racism," which he assumes will always be the case as it has always been in human history. He does not acknowledge that racism is beyond the color of ones skin, but ones nationality or origin.
Is this particularly relevant to the article? - FrancisTyers 22:29, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
- It certainly is because it outlines some of his views, which in turn impact his political work. —Sesel 20:40, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
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- Ok, lets assume that it is... it is certainly given undue weight compared to his work in linguistics, which is hardly covered here. Furthermore, the paragraph is not cited. - FrancisTyers 21:01, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
