I have a dream.
I dream of the day when this nation and her people judge based on accomplishment, and not on the color of one's skin.
I dream of the day when white students can live in any dormitory they want at Cal-Berkley, and aren't shut out of the "black only" dorms, of the day when the white student isn't segregated and told he can't sleep in Cornell's Ujaama House, the all-black dorm.
I dream of a day when you are accepted to or rejected from a State University based on your grades, not your melanin content.
I dream of a time when major employers aren't told that they have to hire a specific percentage of minority applicants, even if there are more qualified white applicants. I dream of the day when the more qualified white applicant isn't told that he has to go home to his family and tell them he was the better man for the job, but couldn't get it because he wasn't dark-skinned enough.
I dream of the day when TBS's Charles Barkley ("I hate white people" - no discipline) is held to the same standard as the Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman ("if these kids want to beat Tiger Woods somebody's gonna have to take him into an alley and lynch him" - suspended).
I dream of the day when a white student's "A" earns him as much scholarship money as a black student's "B".
I dream of the day when you have to be a citizen of this country and pay taxes in order to receive the fruits of my labor in the form of social programs.
I dream of the day when Mexico's immigration laws match our own, or when ours are as strict as Mexico's. I dream of the day when Mexico will extend to the Guatemalan immigrants the same things the Mexicans ask of us.
I dream of the day when a woman who lives in a man's house for 2 years isn't entitled to half of his income, because she has a "right" to keep the standard of living that he has provided. I dream of the day when not only does he not owe her anything after they split up, but she owes him either a refund, or a "thank you" for the years of luxury he provided her.
I dream of the day that women get either the right to an abortion AND the responsibility of the child on their own, or if they want to be able to sue for child-support must also then give the man rights regarding the abortion process. I dream of the day that our authority equals our responsibility.
I dream of the day when the rest of the world quits asking the United States for money and military aid, or takes it and quits criticizing us at every turn. I dream of the day when they come to the understanding that if you want to deride and criticize, you don't then hold out your hand. I dream of the day they "grow up" and realize what I did as a teenager: You don't have to take Dad's shit, but you better not ask him for money if you don't want to live by his rules.
I dream of the day I don't have to Press 1 to proceed in English.
I have a dream...
I dream of the day when this nation and her people judge based on accomplishment, and not on the color of one's skin.
I dream of the day when white students can live in any dormitory they want at Cal-Berkley, and aren't shut out of the "black only" dorms, of the day when the white student isn't segregated and told he can't sleep in Cornell's Ujaama House, the all-black dorm.
I dream of a day when you are accepted to or rejected from a State University based on your grades, not your melanin content.
I dream of a time when major employers aren't told that they have to hire a specific percentage of minority applicants, even if there are more qualified white applicants. I dream of the day when the more qualified white applicant isn't told that he has to go home to his family and tell them he was the better man for the job, but couldn't get it because he wasn't dark-skinned enough.
I dream of the day when TBS's Charles Barkley ("I hate white people" - no discipline) is held to the same standard as the Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman ("if these kids want to beat Tiger Woods somebody's gonna have to take him into an alley and lynch him" - suspended).
I dream of the day when a white student's "A" earns him as much scholarship money as a black student's "B".
I dream of the day when you have to be a citizen of this country and pay taxes in order to receive the fruits of my labor in the form of social programs.
I dream of the day when Mexico's immigration laws match our own, or when ours are as strict as Mexico's. I dream of the day when Mexico will extend to the Guatemalan immigrants the same things the Mexicans ask of us.
I dream of the day when a woman who lives in a man's house for 2 years isn't entitled to half of his income, because she has a "right" to keep the standard of living that he has provided. I dream of the day when not only does he not owe her anything after they split up, but she owes him either a refund, or a "thank you" for the years of luxury he provided her.
I dream of the day that women get either the right to an abortion AND the responsibility of the child on their own, or if they want to be able to sue for child-support must also then give the man rights regarding the abortion process. I dream of the day that our authority equals our responsibility.
I dream of the day when the rest of the world quits asking the United States for money and military aid, or takes it and quits criticizing us at every turn. I dream of the day when they come to the understanding that if you want to deride and criticize, you don't then hold out your hand. I dream of the day they "grow up" and realize what I did as a teenager: You don't have to take Dad's shit, but you better not ask him for money if you don't want to live by his rules.
I dream of the day I don't have to Press 1 to proceed in English.
I have a dream...
