December 5, 2008

Racial Quotas in Brazil

What happens when the "racial quotas" are imposed on a country where about 90% of the population has African roots?

Watch this video:

The quota system here represents nothing more than the re-introduction of institutional racism in Brazil. The students, with their questions, illustrated the absurdity of it all.

A few points:

Quotas invent divisions where none exist.

God created mankind in His image. Genesis 1:27. There is only one race: the race of Man.

Quotas do not address the issue of poverty.

Under the quotas system a rich black person would have a double advantage over a poor white person.

Quotas still discriminate against afro-Brazilians.

Which is worse: telling me that I can't go to a certain school because I am black, or telling me that I would be incapable of studying at a certain school unless helped by the government? Answer: the two options are in essence on and the same. Both are based on a low view of afro-descendants.

Also, notice in the video how the evaluation is made. They take a picture!!! So entry into a school is determined by skin pigmentation and facial features. This is the very definition of racism.

To summarize, racial quotas are anti-biblical, racist, and impractical--in the US and Brazil. Other than that, they are a good idea.

Your thoughts?

Posted by Andrew on December 5, 2008 10:28 AM.