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Tuesday,
December 12, 2006
According to a recent
study, most Americans believe there is still racism in the
world, but they see racism in others, not themselves. It
seems everyone knows a racist, yet no one is a racist.
I say the study itself
was racist, since it only focused on black and white
races. What about Asians? What about Latinos?
Nonetheless, can't we be
honest and just admit that almost all humans are racist to
some degree?
I'm white and I live in a
mostly Latino neighborhood, and I have experienced racism
and discrimination because I was not a Latino, or because
I did not speak Spanish. Is that not racism? Or, as I have
heard from some, is it impossible to be racist against
whites because they are the majority?
I have also heard a
number of Latinos use racist language to describe whites,
blacks and Asians. I've heard Mexican-Americans
discriminate against other Latinos, such as Salvadoreans,
for example. I've even heard second or third generation
Mexican-Americans discriminate against recent Mexican
immigrants
Of course I have also
experienced plenty of white racism and I have known many
white racists.
On the other hand, I've
also heard blacks discriminate against Asians, Jews and
Latinos, for example.
We are all racist.
Obviously, those with less
power and wealth, etc. feel the greatest effects of
racism, especially if they 'appear' the most different.
Still, racism and
discrimination are just more detailed definitions of
ignorance.
So, should our social
conscience be focused on why people are racist, or why
people are so ignorant? Rate racism. Are you a racist?
Posted by Chad
Snyder in Life
at 17:59
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