Friday, January 26, 2007

Am I a racist?

I saw this posted bullentin on my myspace titled "I'm not a racist, but it's true." The bullentin was talking about how minorities are saying things like "I'm black and I'm proud" or calling white people different racial slurs like "cracker" and such, but when white people say "I'm white and I'm proud," people automatically think they are racist. Now I am black myself, but I dont recall ever saying that my white friends are all racist because they say that they are proud to be white. There were some other things they brought up, like Black History month and MLK Jr. Day, but for the most part, I thought it was trying to prove a point that was already proven, that not all white people are racists? That was probably the main reason why I was a little angered by the comments. I'm from the South, and I've had my fair share of racist people of all colors and creeds, from whites to blacks to mexicans, and even a middle eastern person once. I dont really think that they had to tell everyone that they are not racist. I think it's like being classy. You dont have to say you are(Tomlinson); your actions show it for you. I can't represent the entire black race, but I would like to believe that I'm not racist and I hope that I never become one of the people that that bullentin was talking about.