philosophy of race

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Velvet Film
In the society today, a white man in power seeks to protect his kind and uplift them by fighting for them. A white man, who believes in his family would do anything, even die for the people who depend on him. Moreover, they seek establishment as the pillars of strength in the social group that they control (00:11: 20-00:18:30). However, for a black man in power, the case presents differently. Black men in power feel paranoid about their social circles. Moreover, they seek to control everyone in their social circles, thus getting termed maniacs. The paranoia established about the people around can make a black man feel threatened, despite the power they command. Therefore, the saying that a white man with a gun is a romantic revolutionary while a black man with a gun is a maniac holds in this case.
In their lives, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, and Martin Luther King all had one thing in common; their lives got founded on truth. The three, in the film, confront potent figures without fear or favor, a trait that gets all of them assassinated (00:45:30-00:55:05). While influential people, including presidents at the time, felt threatened by the truth that the trio spoke, their words remain safe enough that children from the current generation can recite. Their power in truth still resonates through ages.
By lynching and putting in ghettos, perpetrators themselves seem monstrous. Keeping someone in the ghettos implies they get diminished privileges but get plenty of suffering.

Suffering is inhuman (01:04:00-01:20:37). Therefore, anyone who places his fellow in a suffering condition, or lynches them would live with the guilt in their head. Further, if the perpetrators manage to normalize the guilt, they would feel no more guilt and continue the inhuman act towards others. Thus, they would end up being monstrous.
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Perf. Samuel L. Jackson, “I Am Not Your Negro”: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film. Dir by Raoul Peck. Vintage, 2017.