The TKC Saturday Night Playlist: Thank Goodness!!! Black people still harassed by authorities more than Latinos!!! TKC breathes a sigh of relief.
For a few years now Latinos have been that largest minority in the United States. I've always believed that this status has brought about an inevitable backlash that has taken the form of the anti-immigration ruckus that mostly fizzled out because nobody pays attention to single-issue voters.
Still, I had grown even more worried when Missouri State Troopers decided to get involved in anti-immigration efforts i.e. racial profiling and that has made my trips to MU (to visit skanky college women who have a thing for Latino writers) a little bit more worrisome. Honestly, I didn't want to know what the reaction would be from the po-po to a swarthy Latino man like myself accompanied by big booty blonde graduate students with a good portion of cleavage hanging out - That's how I roll, I make no apologies.
Luckily, my concern was misplaced because the authorities in Missouri still like hassling Black people far more that TKC and my ilk.
Blacks More Likely To Be Stopped In MissouriSo, for the moment, it looks like I can thank generations of bigotry from keeping police from hassling me based solely on my ethnicity. Sooner or later I think things might even up and authorities will begin to question the citizenship of all Latinos simply because of their own perceptions and reactionary sentiments which ignore the fact that illegal immigrants of the Latino persuasion contribute billions to Social Security.
Black drivers are more likely to be stopped in Missouri than white and Hispanic motorists.
An annual state report found that in 2007 a black motorist was 66 percent more likely to be stopped than a white one. Hispanic drivers were slightly more likely to be pulled over than whites.
The annual report is required under a 2000 state law. All but 22 of the state's more than 700 police departments reported data.
Anyhoo, this sad statistic from Missouri has inspired me to dedicate tonight's playlist to songs with the word "Black" in their title. It's a small tribute but but I guess I owe a debt of gratitude to African-Americans who have managed to deflect a bit of this state's long standing tradition of racism . . . Whereas affluent white people who have benefited from this systemic racism and years of privilege probably need to make with the reparations.
TKC Fun Fact: Did you know that the Missouri Tigers got their nickname from a cadre of confederate guerrillas led by "Bloody Bill" Anderson . . . These kind of groups were pretty much a precursor to the KKK.
Here are the songs:
See what I did? The songs are all by white people and refer to a color (or mood) and not African-Americans, I think I did this to signify that the racism in this state is backward, stupid and misguided . . . Very much like the fact that consistent, rampant racial profiling in Missouri is mostly ignored my most local mainstream media pundits. I'm so clever . . . This thoughtful post is right up there with tired sentiment from legendary 70's Funk Band (sorta) Three Dog Night. Natch. Moving on . . .
Thank you for reading this week. Have a safe and fun Saturday Night!!!
UPDATE: There seems to be a bit of confusion about the origin of the Tigers Mascot which I may have help contribute to with my poor writing as well. Let's just safely assume that most (if not all) white people in Missouri are at least somewhat racist. Problem solved!!!
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