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Originally Posted by cylon  I think people who are preoccupied with racism are the real racists. They are the ones who are constantly thinking about the difference between races, and drawing distinctions between races, and are unable to see the commonality all humans share.
And they are allowed to do it because society gives pats on the heads to people who are preoccupied with race. They say you are "spreading awareness" and "fighting for equality", but in reality all you're really doing is reminding people, over and over and over again, that people are not equals, and that we need to look at each other on the basis of skin color. An idea that should have vanished long ago.
This is going on a lot right now with the racists on the extreme left calling anyone who dares disagree with Obama a racist. Their preoccupation with race is often the first thing out of their mouths, before they've even given themselves a moment to hear the opposite point of view.
My hope is that once the euphoria of Obama's election wears off, they will realize he is just a human being like they are and that he doesn't deserve to be singled out and treated differently because of his skin color. If they get to that point, they can start looking at his actual policies and the way he conducts himself in office, and not just "he is a black man---not allowed to criticize".
Anyway, that's an American's take on race and the current racial climate in the U.S. |
I couldn't agree more. Race is a huge focus of the media, and the whole hate crime thing made it worse. Anytime a crime happens, the first thing everyone mentions is the race of the assailant and the victim. Then people are punished more if they are different. You've got the media, who is obsessed with race, and then you have the civil rights activists like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton who turn everything into a racial issue. This needs to stop. Racism has been prolonged for an unnecessarily long time. Being a cylon, I'm sure this hits close to home for you.
