Comments on: What we think about when we think about MLK http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/01/6255/what-we-think-about-when-we-think-about-mlk/ A daily newsmagazine of campus and culture for Northwestern University. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:08:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/01/6255/what-we-think-about-when-we-think-about-mlk/comment-page-1/#comment-33435 Matt Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:18:01 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/01/6255/what-we-think-about-when-we-think-about-mlk/#comment-33435 Viewing people by their race is a collectivist way of thinking. People don't have rights because they are black or because they are women or because they are gay; they have rights because they are individuals. It speaks to the fact that every issue is over-processed these days. The rights of a Asian man are no different from those of a gay woman, so to talk about the rights of a specific group is completely absurd and unnecessary. We need not consider the rights of different races, religions, or genders if we just consider the rights of the individual. Oh and also, a female and a black man, while running, may not our best candidates... Viewing people by their race is a collectivist way of thinking. People don’t have rights because they are black or because they are women or because they are gay; they have rights because they are individuals. It speaks to the fact that every issue is over-processed these days. The rights of a Asian man are no different from those of a gay woman, so to talk about the rights of a specific group is completely absurd and unnecessary. We need not consider the rights of different races, religions, or genders if we just consider the rights of the individual.

Oh and also, a female and a black man, while running, may not our best candidates…

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