Comments by "Daniel Bradford" (@Falconlibrary) on "Are black people excluded from the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales?" video.

  1. Similar thing for Yosemite National Park in California. Black people are 13% of California's population but only 2% of the park's visitors. It was pointed out that no one is stopping black people from visiting Yosemite, and that it's a NATIONAL park that attracts people from all over the country (and the world--one meets many Europeans and Asians there). But of course there had to be a diversity commission to find out why so few black people visited Yosemite. It turns out the answer was that most black folks prefer to spend money being pampered on a holiday (nice hotel room, fancy restaurants, etc) rather than roughing it in the great outdoors. But of course the "official" reason black people have this preference is because so many white people at Yosemite make them feel uncomfortable just by being so numerous--sounds as if black people need to get past their racist attitudes towards whites and enjoy the natural splendor of California. I don't know what black people think we're going to do to them. Microaggressions aplenty, perhaps? As an aside, if any of you are traveling to the US and truly enjoy natural beauty, I highly recommend Yosemite National Park. You will not regret visiting and you'll always remember it. The US doesn't have the history, art, and architecture of the Old World, but we compensate with some jaw-dropping natural beauty that is well-preserved thanks to the foresight of men like Teddy Roosevelt (yes, a heterosexual dead white male, and therefore the devil). Cheers.
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