How do you legitimately feel about being pandered to?

[MajesticLion]

Opportunities, representation, and other things generally considered positive.

Those are not ends.

 

[El_Mero_Mero]

Okay so I guess they're "beginnings".

People getting put into certain positions of power and influence can make certain ends more attainable. Alot of times they may just tow the company line to make sure that their job isn't placed in peril, but every so often, they will lift up others that look like them as well.

If I'm all the way wrong though, please feel free to educate the thread.

 

[KingJay]

Full transparency (and I hope to not catch any warning points in the Future for just being honest), the reason that this thread came about was because I was watching the news and they mentioned that President Biden is going to choose someone for an important government position, and that all he's said is that it will be a black woman. I'm pretty sure that the same was done with his Vice President selection. There was no mention of qualifications or accolades, but the only criteria seemed to be that the person chosen match that race and gender. Even if that's the selection process that everyone agreed upon behind the scenes, I don't think they should make it that blatant and public like that. The only reason to do it the way that they're doing it is to practice "mega-pandering".

Low-level pandering is a politician visiting a town he's never been to and rocking the sports team. The aforementioned thing is just "od" levels of obvious, and looks bad (imo).

Then again, if it's a means to an end, then some folks are okay with however that final destination is reached. I was just trying to gauge what the coli opinion is on it.

The thing is it’s unnecessary to mention qualifications because that’s a given. There’s a shytload of qualified people of all colors and creeds, they won’t pick someone unqualified. It’s just that from the qualified group they’re going to hone in on black women

I have no issue with that, gives a great opportunity to a member of our community. I don’t necessarily like the public handling of that though I agree because then it feels like you’re just trying to win us over more than actually do good. Just do the good deed, it’s like if you tweeted out every time you donated money to an org just donate the money and keep it moving

 

[darealvelle]

Pander me to Money only. All that other shyt no.

 

[El_Mero_Mero]

I have no issue with that, gives a great opportunity to a member of our community. I don’t necessarily like the public handling of that though I agree because then it feels like you’re just trying to win us over more than actually do good. Just do the good deed, it’s like if you tweeted out every time you donated money to an org just donate the money and keep it moving

You get exactly what I was trying to say.

When they try to make a big deal out of it and shine "that kind of spotlight" on it, it's like they're saying:

"Here you go little dog, we'll throw you a bone."

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Blacks pandered to?