I was reading an article in a nursing journal about racism in nursing. Apparently, there are nurses associations specifically for different racial and ethnic groups.
So, would it be a good idea for White nurses to band together in this way? Is that a taboo because it's construed as being as racist or is it just that Whites don't have the need for a group identity because of their majority status? Will that be changing as the demographics of the nation change? After all, in some areas White people are a minority.
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Not at all.
Lol fair enough. I just wanted to know what bothered you about it.
And for the record people, these aren't arguments. It's a mature debate. Anyhow.. lets keep it that way.
Why not? I'll play along. Let's start with the following statement:
Boy, no one is going to like what I have to say, but what the heck.
I for one am sick and tired of black people calling themselves "African Americans" - when the overwhelming majority are so many generations removed from their "African" roots.
My grandmother came over from Ireland, do I call myself an "Irish American"? No.
How many generations removed before an individual should stop using their race/ethnicity as a descriptor?
Let's start with the following statement:
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