I realize no one is serious today, but I'm kind of hoping this woman wasn't serious, either. From Slate dot com:
A prominent Hong Kong political figure says protesters in her city shouldn't be upset by the slow pace of democratic reforms because black Americans also had to wait many years for voting rights. From The Standard:
The chairwoman of the Financial Services Development Council, Laura Cha Shih May-lung, has spelled out her stand on pushing for election reform.
She says be patient.
"American slaves were liberated in 1861 but did not get voting rights until 107 years later, so why can't Hong Kong wait for a while?"
Cha's statement has, not surprisingly, been criticized as historically inaccurate (for one, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863 and the Voting Rights Act 102 years later in 1965; for another, many black Americans were able to vote in the interim despite widespread discrimination) and insensitive (for insinuating that the conditions of slavery are an appropriate baseline for the introduction of democratic reforms).ous today, but I must post this. A Hong Kong official doesn't understand why Hong Kong residents can't just be patient and wait
Post by downtoearth on Oct 31, 2014 13:36:05 GMT -5
Well, you should totally follow the US b/c other MODERN places like South Africa, which ended apartheid in 1994 AND allowed all people to vote no-matter the race or sex in the same year, 1994, is just too weird.
Post by cardiobunny on Oct 31, 2014 14:39:50 GMT -5
Talking about slavery makes me uncomfortable.
I did watch 12 Years of Slave when I was on the treadmill one time. I forgot my headphones, though, so I couldn't figure out why all the people kept crying. It was a good workout, so that's all that matters.