Talk:Brother Rice High School (Chicago, Illinois)の英語

Chicago politicians (e.g.: Mayor Richard M. Daley) claim that his city is racially or otherwise ethnically diversified. I agree, Chicago appears diversified, however, neighborhoods are racially segregated at the same time. Why? Neighborhoods are segregated because of IGNORANCE. People are generally IGNORANT of other racial or ethnic groups. For instance, Barry Glassner pointed out in his book Fear, that non-African Americans generally "fear the black man." These people owe their baseless fears to the news media, which depicts African American males and other people of color as criminal deviants. Chicago partly owes its segregation to immigration. For example, Pilsen was once a point of entry for Czech, Polish, and more recently, Mexican immigrants. It is essential for these ethnic groups to live in a community where they can retain their deep and surface cultures until they assimilate to American society. However, there is no need for them to segregate themselves from other Americans once they assimilate. Thus, I disagree with articles that reinforce labeling neighborhoods (e.g.: "predominantly Irish-Catholic") based on race and or religion. Labeling a neighborhood without acknowledging that a significant number of residents are of different ethnic origins and practice different religions is inappropriate. I will actively continue to root out and nominate baseless articles such as "Irishtown, Chicago" for deletion. There is no such thing as an "Irish-Catholic" church. More importantly, it does not matter what race or ethnic group a student belongs to, or where they come from, believing that they are all EQUAL in the eyes of God. Voice of Reason