Wealth gap.  I could get into a long explination... but the easiest way to explain it is rolling two balls down a hill.

They're both the same, but you hold one back a bit as it's rolling down.

Then you stop holding it back.

The gap still remains, and it still grows, even without things holding it back... because of the building momentum.

Racisms and Sexism are still a problem in todays society but not in direct discrimination type way so much as the aftereffects or racism via wealth effects and in general, the socialization of culture.

Men are going to be pushed towards atheletic and math based careers when they are young.  Women are going to be pushed towards "woman's careers" caring careers and being a house wife.

Black people are going to be pushed towards "physical labors."  while Asians will be pushed towards certain intellectual careers. (It's why Asians actually have a higher Median income then whites.)

So.. racism and sexism are an issue, but it's a much more intracite issue then you'd think... it's more about pre-built culture then one group activly TRYING to hold down another.

I mean you see white people or asian people in a store... you watch the white people more closely right?

One thing that shows the surprising issues of this... is even black people watch black people more closely.

EVERYTHING you say can and WILL be used against you!

I want to fuck a dirty Japanese girl, and I should not have to worry about being judged.

This is so true, and sadly it leads to terrible situations when many people are forced into fields they dislike and are forced to ignore their own talents.

As long as you don;t get her pregnant it's all good!

The ideea is that every public institution should offer a certain standard of education. I'm not sure this will lead to a better situation. Won't the schools that are worse off now, become even worse in the future? And wouldn't the kids that end up stuck going there have it even worse? Not all parents can send their kids to schools on the other side of town. Plus, how will schools accept students? What will be the criteria?

At the end of the day the Government should make sure that all public institutions opperate at a certain standard, and that all kids can get a good education.

As for the tax thing, you may never need the police, but you still pay taxes taht go to them.It's the same thign with public education.

More or less... and what's important is that it's largely pushed by their own groups.  Like, black kids are taught by other black people that certain fields and things "aren't black"... etc.

So really it depends on your definition of racism.

I think that's where most arguements of racism come from now adays.

Is it racism if a bunch of friends pick on another black kid for talking "regular" american english and getting good grades?

Some people say yes... some say no.

Of course, there are still also your occasional outright racist douche... but they're very rare and marginalized.

The one big issue with that is... well marginlized groups often find themselvse in the police.

See Irish cops in the US.

Racism... or "the legacy of Racism" still exists depending on your viewpoint.

It's just... less intentional and more a cycle that people have to fight to get out of.  If your strong enough, you can do as well as anyone of any race... if you aren't... well your screwed.

Isn't that attiude caused more by poor education? Black people can't hate themselves so much that they associate poor education with their subculture, no?

It's hard to explain... and better to come from someone who actually is black.... i suggest reading this

http://loveisntenough.com/2007/08/06/when-intelligence-is-seen-as-acting-white/

It's not they HATE themselves either it's... just what they see as "themselves".  (It's also not true for everyone of said race of course.

It's like how asian's are pushed towards math.

Which, asians are better at math... but not because they're asian.  It's because they're language handles numbers in a hell of a lot better way then western languages do.

That and because math is very much dependent on effort.  If someone thinks they will do better at math they will.   Hence why asians who speak english also tend to a bit better.

I actually did a reasearch study on self opinions and math outcomes once.

They are supposed to offer a certain standard. That doesn't quite work out, though. The issue is that teachers are coerced to push through kids that aren't at proper levels of education, as they fear they will get fired, or funding pulled from the school. The idea of a voucher system is that if a school operates at a level that is grossly incompotent, then parents have an incentive to pull their kids out of that school and go elsewhere. If private schools are allowed to accept the kids, then these parents may not have to send their kids to school further than they do.,

Again, the problem is that the government is *supposed* to ensure that all public institutions are great and have a standard, but in general, that standard is circumvented because of fear of layoffs, firings, and other such things.

I don't have a problem paying public money to education. My problem is what I get for it. I have a problem that there are better schools out there in my area, yet I have to pay only for the crappy ones. If I want the good ones, I have to pay twice as much. Is that really fair? I would prefer to pay once, and have the best education possible for my kids.