A town built for Blacks. Made by Blacks. (No whites allowed save for a few select)

[Twilight Hue]

This reminds me of something that happened in Nova Scotia a ways back.

Africville - Wikipedia

Its a shame Thunder Bay among other areas of Canada couldn't have the same type of thing for its Inuit population. There's a lot of bad blood going on there.

I do like the idea of an educational community where people can go and learn history and culture of any givin people.

 

[columbus]

Sounds like something that would never survive a court challenge.

What the OP described would be legally problematic, to put it mildly. But what the website for Freedom describes is perfectly fine. It actually sounds very nice.
Tom

 

[Twilight Hue]

Honestly, it looks a lot more like a campground than a town.



Still a good thing. I'd visit it.
But it's not a town. It's not named Wakanda. It's not just for blacks.

@Twilight Hue , almost nothing in your OP is true.
Tom

Even if its so, its still designed for exclusivity.

I dont have a personal issue with it, but I do see how things like this can create issues.

 

[columbus]

Even if its so, its still designed for exclusivity.

That's not problematic in and of itself. It's kinda the foundation of private property.

I dont have a personal issue with it, but I do see how things like this can create issues.

What issues?
Issues with what's really going on, or your blatant misrepresentation of what's going on?
Tom

 

[Stevicus]

Its called Wakanda.

Black Activists Plan Blacks-Only Town ‘Wakanda’ in Georgia

Would it be racist if whites did something like this?


Thoughts?

Yeah, it would be racist either way.

If it's Black only, then there are other races which would be excluded, not just whites. Native Americans, most Hispanics (except for Black Hispanics), Asians, Pacific Islanders.

 

[Revoltingest]

Do you think on private land people can ignore anti-discrimination laws?

No.
They should tread carefully.
I wish the best for them.

I can't imagine there wouldn't be some White folks showing up to test their resolve.

Could be.
Troublemakers abound.

 

[columbus]

Yeah, it would be racist either way.

If it's Black only, then there are other races which would be excluded, not just whites. Native Americans, most Hispanics (except for Black Hispanics), Asians, Pacific Islanders.

For anyone interested, here is their official page:

The Freedom Georgia Initiative – Building It for Ourselves!

The OP is batch of Trumpish fake news.
Looking at their website, it's a completely different story.
Tom

 

[LightofTruth]

Wow. This is one of the most confused posts I've ever read.

You do understand that these issues don't just start with the police, right? It's about alleviating societal and historical injustice. It's about investing in black communities to undo decades of systemic oppression and creating a society where they are no longer under the same constraints. It's about creating a fairer society not just for black people, but all disadvantaged groups so that everybody - regardless of background - finally is able to grow up in a country that feels like it values them.

Do you understand?

I guess they simply want a nice peaceful and safe town where they can all be black together.

How bout a nice peaceful and safe town where we can all love one another no matter what color you are.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

The simple act of separating ourselves from others based on characteristics such as colour (or religion, or ethnicity, or sexual inclination) is inherently racist, sexist, religionist, etc.. "I choose to be with people like me, and people not like me should not seek to join our club." That's not a healthy way for humans to live on our crowded little planet.

MLK was quite right -- we must accept everyone who is not behaving very badly, though we do not need to make everyone our friend. But when you make your friends based -- not on their colour, their ethnicity, their sexuality, their gender, their religion -- on the content of their character alone, then you may be getting somewhere.

 

[columbus]

How bout a nice peaceful and safe town where we can all love one another no matter what color you are.

That's what the founders are trying to do.

It's the OP, and others like him, misrepresenting it as racist. They're flat out lying about it. But, this is the Trump era. You have to expect it.
Tom

 

[Nakosis]

Its called Wakanda.

Black Activists Plan Blacks-Only Town ‘Wakanda’ in Georgia

Would it be racist if whites did something like this?


Thoughts?

If things go bad they won't be able to blame the color of their skin.
If things go well they'll assume it was the color of their skin which will discourage racial diversity.

 

[columbus]

If things go bad they won't be able to blame the color of their skin.
If things go well they'll assume it was the color of their skin which will discourage racial diversity.

Only if you believe that the OP is honest and accurate.
It's not. It's a concoction.

<from a solid Trump supporter I can't help but point out->

Tom

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

I guess they simply want a nice peaceful and safe town where they can all be black together.

How bout a nice peaceful and safe town where we can all love one another no matter what color you are.

Because they haven't found such a place anywhere in their area...so they decided to create one...

 

[Shadow Wolf]

What is the criteria for a pro black white person?

Accepting the history and contemporary factors of racism and racist policy in America is a good start I would think. Amd not being afraid of black males. Or going on about how black women are tempermental.

 

[wandering peacefully]

Its called Wakanda.

Black Activists Plan Blacks-Only Town ‘Wakanda’ in Georgia

Would it be racist if whites did something like this?


Thoughts?

The whites did it for years all over this country. It's called sundown towns. They are still in operation in some places.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Its called Wakanda.

Black Activists Plan Blacks-Only Town ‘Wakanda’ in Georgia

Would it be racist if whites did something like this?


Thoughts?

My first thought was 'why is this the possibly racist activity that drives @Twilight Hue to start a thread?'

 

[ImmortalFlame]

I guess they simply want a nice peaceful and safe town where they can all be black together.

How bout a nice peaceful and safe town where we can all love one another no matter what color you are.

You've not addressed a single thing I've written. But, whatever.

As we have firmly established, the project is not just for black people, but for any people who are not racist.

Sounds to me that "a nice peaceful and safe town where we can all love one another no matter what color you are" is exactly what they ARE building.

 

[Twilight Hue]

My first thought was 'why is this the possibly racist activity that drives @Twilight Hue to start a thread?'

Because I want to illustrate the double standard and hypocrisy that exists.

Face it, if whites did the same exact thing in every way, including the attributed benevolence in terms of accepting pro blacks in kind, it doesn't require a brain surgeon on just how things will go over with that.

A converse proposal will attract the worst bile imaginable, and that includes a fair share of the many opinions expressed here on RF.

 

[Twilight Hue]

The whites did it for years all over this country. It's called sundown towns. They are still in operation in some places.

Whats your opinion on sundown towns?

 

[Tambourine]

Because I want to illustrate the double standard and hypocrisy that exists.

Face it, if whites did the same exact thing in every way, including the attributed benevolence in terms of accepting pro blacks in kind, it doesn't require a brain surgeon on just how things will go over with that.

A converse proposal will attract the worst bile imaginable, and that includes a fair share of the many opinions expressed here on RF.

American Whites have done the exact same thing and more for the past century.

Sundown town - Wikipedia

Blockbusting - Wikipedia

Redlining - Wikipedia

How did that go over?