John, although I understand where you are coming from, my perspective is entirely different, but such a perspective may come from the environment in which I was raised. My school population is approximately half hispanic and although such numbers may not be a lot compared to other schools further south than Colorado, it has created this illusion of a majority within my eyes (the minority majority (?)). If anything, politics in Colorado, as well as the mass culture, cater to this minority - more so than any other minority (particularly because some 30-odd percent of Denver's population is hispanic). I am sure that such environments exist in other states as well. Because there is 'yielding' to this minority, it has become socially acceptable to be hispanic, or if I may say, even cool to be hispanic.
Yet, I would agree that it would be inappropriate to state that such acceptance into society has solved the social problems we so face. If we were to examine the socio-economic strata of society, then a disproportionate representation of asians exist in the middle class as well as the higher stratas - and an overwhelming representation of hispanics exist in the lower stratas. I would hesitate to state that this imbalance arises from the racial profiling of minorities itself by whites - but rather the cultural profiling of minorities by minorities. If we are to speak of inequality because of racism, we must, as John pointed out, speak of the socio-economic opportunities available. Conversely, we must not confused the distinction between racism and socio-economic opportunities - however closely tied they may be.

posted by Bryan Lee   [9:22 AM]

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