Okay, since I have a blog, I kinda want to talk about something that you really can’t talk about other places. Definitely a very controversial subject which might actually cost me followers, but what can I do? Post it quickly and ignore my blog for a couple of hours to not get a lot of the backlash.
Here we go.
Basic Psychology teaches us that we all have small stereotypical impulses embedded in our brains. For example, I have small preference toward fat people and gay people.
Psychology also teaches us that when certain ethnocentric groups come out, it just create more prejudices. I’m sort of feeling that way right now.
Not a day goes by where I don’t have to hear about the minorities in this country. What the minorities deserve. What the illegal immigrants deserve. What we as a country can’t do because it might offend the minorities. What we need to start doing to make minorities feel more comfortable in our country.
You know what? And here is where I am going to get really controversial here, I sort of don’t feel like they aren’t minorities anymore. I actually feel like we have kind of gone full circle with the minorities.
You can’t hear me nervous laugh when I say that.
You see, I understand that there is still racism in this country, but how could there not be when we so blatantly set minorities apart from everyone else. Daily we talk about how different they are pretending that we are trying to make them “equal”. And then at the same time minorities have laws protecting them from anyone treating them like they are different. I don’t.
For example, every time you apply to a job you get the tax questionnaire which asks what race you are. I always decline to answer. You know why? Because there are laws stating that an employer has to hirer a certain number of minorities and I don’t want to be passed up on a job interview because I am simply not one of them.
See, the way we are set up now in this country, if I start crying racism, no body really cares. No body cares when they say they hate white people. No body cares when they use derogatory terms about us.
But I know. I know that if a minority turns around and for whatever reason calls me a racist, I am in deep trouble. So I have to toe the line and try not to say anything controversial for fear that someone is going to accuse me of being a racist.
I have never committed an act of racism in my life, yet I have been accused of it more than once.
You see, I was born white. Which means that I am immediately entitled for some reason. It means that I am a part of some oppressive “majority” that needs to be stifled by laws, because I am natural-born dominating, discriminator.
And everyday I hear about minorities and what they deserve. No body will ever care how that makes me feel. It actually makes me feel like I am a minority.
I am a white, straight American citizen. Who the hell cares?
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Comments on: "Color between the lines." (7)
I don’t know how anyone else feels but I actually respect the hell out of you for this post. I think it’s time to stop making us responsible for what our forefathers did. Would we have done the same thing back then? Maybe. Who knows. I’d like to say that NO WAY would I have been a slave owner. I’ll never get the chance to prove my point though because I can’t go back in time. However, I think it’s VERY important to teach our children that this actually really did happen in history and to be very careful that it doesn’t happen in any way shape or form in their futures.
I think so many of us feel the same way, if we’re honest. I don’t give it a lot of thought but I do see so much reverse racism. I laugh. It’s not ME personally, that they hate. If they get to kow me, they usually like me and visa versa. Anyhow, I wanted to also tell you that I have a few black friends who don’t like answering the question on a job application about their race. I think we all feel the same way although, you’re right, as a white person, we may not get the job simply BECAUSE we’re not a minority and they’re required by law to hire so many minorities.
Definitely food for thought and I respect you for having the guts to approach this subject. If you can’t do it on your own personal blog, then where can you do it. Besides, I think you were respectful. I didn’t hear you bash anyone. You’re just standing up for what rights you know you SHOULD have. We’re ALL equal in the eyes of God and I personally would like us all to start acting like we know that ;-)
Thank you. I am glad you noticed that I am not trying to bash anyone. I am not trying to cause more racism by posting that. I want equality as much as the next person.
I really don’t see how it can be read as racist. I think sometimes (myself included) we steer away from subjects like this because we’re afraid of offending or it’s not “popular” or PC for a white person to have an opinion.
You’re cool though and I think/hope you’ll see that most people are completely cool with your sharing an honest opinion as long as you don’t try to hurt them. And you didn’t :-) Well spoken and thoughtful.
You know as crazy as it sounds, whites are actually the minority in the world. There are more asians than there are white people. If I went over to China and got hired there to do a job just because I’m a minority, it wouldn’t seem fair. It would make me feel different from the rest of them.
If you really think about it, it’s senseless. You can’t fight racial profiling with more racial profiling. It makes me laugh just thinking about it.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking for a job in China. Their HR department isn’t up to par these days lol.
As a Black person, I wish we all could just openly share our thoughts on race and perception without getting our heads bitten off. Thanks for your honesty and I’m sure you aren’t alone with your concerns. But keep in mind also that there are many who depend politically and financially from the perception of minorities as permanent victims.
Okay, then it’s not about equality it’s about them getting help. I just wish they wouldn’t label it “equality”, because it’s preference.
I can totally understand what you mean, especially about the job forms bit. I mean if it’s meant to be an equal opportunities form, then why are questions about gender and race even necessary? By having that information an employer is given the opportunity to make a racist decision; it makes no sense!