A few days ago I was having a conversation with someone and it struck me that thanks to the political correctness that is pushed constantly here in america the forms of racisim have some what shifted.
The person I was talking to was a black female, and she was intent on blaming every problem she had on the fact that everyone she worked with was racsist. You know if I didn’t know any better I would think it was plausable seeing that she is the only black person that works in her office, but since I know the other people in her office I am forced to think that unless they are really good at hiding their real selves then she way off on her accusations.
She asserted that they have never liked her because she was black, but in a totally seperate conversation with one of the people in her office, a white male, who just so happens to be my roommate. I found out that she came in to the deployment late and broke a system that was running very effectively. Personally I can see how people would be a little standoffish towards a dictator.
This is brings me to my point, we as black people have got to get over this hypersensitivity towards people over race. Why are we so quick to pull the race card when, at least in my experience, their are many other factors to why a person treats you a certain way. I know I am going to catch a lot of flack for this but these are my thoughts and this is my page, if you disagree feel free to comment or leave.
In my opinion true racists are not going to be in your face with their racisim, they are going to do their dirt in the shadows. Add to that if you are a standoffish person then people are going to be standoffish towards you. Why would anyone want to be friendly to someone who acts like because your skin color is different from theirs they have to have a stronger personality towards them. But when it comes to members of their own race they open up nearly completely. That act in itself is racist in a way.
My father, while really scholarly, has racist tendencies and in some ways I understand, he has had death threats from the KKK, he has been passed over for jobs he was more than qualified for by less qualified white people in his time, so I can empathize with his position, but I am not here to say its right. The issue these days are young blacks growning up who have never been discriminated against thinking that everytime someone of a different race does something that they don’t like its because they are a racist. Honestly its a weak cop out and we have to get past this if we are ever going to be able to move forward.
Personally I feel like if we are ever going to get ahead we will have to stop living in the past and start focusing on the future, and if you do find racisim in your your world just try avoid it and move on to something more positive.
