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| Nature Is Racist? 'Systemic Racism' Blocks Black People From Going Outdoors |
| 2021-07-23 |
[THEGATEWAYPUNDIT] A report published by Outside Interactive alleged that America’s historically racist policies have contributed to "the nature gap," resulting in black Americans having less enjoyment of the so-called "great outdoors."Erin Key, the report’s author, is pushing for minorities to use their free time outdoors in nature through the use of grants and advocacy work. She does not, however, mention that there are no modern laws prohibiting non-whites from visiting public nature sites. "Though many don’t like to speak about it, so many of our living relatives experienced racism when it was legal — directly affecting how they interacted with society and how society interacted with them — all based on the color of their skin," Key wrote, explaining that her family lived through an era "when many Black Americans were taught not to do things outside of their community areas, in an effort to keep them ’safe.'" |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Secret Master, camping is actually a very cheap past time. No need to buy the top end stuff and whatever you get is usable year after year. Lots of younger folks do that because they can't afford anything else. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2021-07-23 21:52 |
| #6 This just strikes me as a little funny, as I was in a remote part of Tahoe yesterday, and I met a very nice black couple. They had become stranded in a remote area because there was no phone reception and they had no way of reaching Lyft on their phone app. I helped them find an area with reception. |
| Posted by: AuburnTom 2021-07-23 14:03 |
| #4 Now, most shootings happen outside. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-07-23 07:40 |
| #3 I remember growing up in the Deep South that there were lots of Black folks swimming and camping at the lake where my dad was a caretaker. Admittedly, by tradition (and no doubt before the 70’s by state law) they had “their” beach and the Whites had “theirs.” But Dad (I’m White) used to swim over there, have a beer, and chat with people. There was a lot of barbecuing going unless my olfactory memory deceives me, and I remember people being friendly enough, given the racial tensions at the time. I think this lady is kind of right, but also kind of wrong at the same time. Lots of Black people go camping, hiking, and lake fishing (especially the latter.) I know some personally. But most Black Americans are urban and often poor. A poor urban person doesn’t have thousands of dollars to blow on a family dream camping trip to Yellowstone. (Or the like.) They’ve got more practical things to do with their money. But a poor rural person can just drive a couple miles out of town, build a bonfire, get drunk with their friends, and pass out in the bed of their pickup trucks for a grand total of forty bucks. Easy to do when you like in Elko. Much harder to do when you live in Oakland. In 2021 most rural Americans (and I am one) are of White, Mexican, or Native American. Black people aren’t unwelcome or unheard of. I did a couple of weeks of brutal manual labor for a Black horse rancher one time – and man, did that guy bust ass from sunrise to sunset! And I’ve got friends who are Black here in my tiny community, and they seem to camp, shoot, cookout, and “shade-tree mechanic” as well as anyone else. There aren’t a lot of them these days in my experience; but I’m betting before the 1940’s urban migration you would find Black men with first-rate outdoors skills all over the South and Midwest. Basic backwoodmaning is after all a poor man’s pastime, not a rich ones. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2021-07-23 01:08 |
| #2 "Rubbish. All them 'picnics' happened outdoors innit?" Ironically, Outside Interactive sells VR Treadmills for 'outdoors running' inside. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2021-07-23 00:43 |
| #1 The rush towards the great stupidity singularity continues apace... |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-07-23 00:16 |