Racism is terrible, on a par with sexism and homophobia, fifty years ago (and sometimes now!) the country you where born in could effect the quality of your education, your chances of promotion or even employment, weather you would be allowed on TV and even who your allowed to marry.
Luckily though thanks to Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and a whole host of protesters, African-Americans have a lot more rights than they did 50 years ago, along with any other discriminated races.
But somehow, i think people are abusing the rights Ms.Park and thousands of others have fought for after she sat on a white-reserved seat on the bus one evening.
When Barrack Obama (Current president of USA) ran for his current position, headlines did not read: "Promising new candidate" or "Could this man be the key to helping America?" if we're judging on what one newspaper said (No names):
"Could he be the first black president?"
Now, after reading that there where two objections i had with it:
A) The headline is factually incorrect. Technically speaking, Obama is mixed-race, not black.
and B) I honestly don't care if it he is black or white. I am just as uninspired and just as un-admiring to him as it would be a white man. is this why i am meant to vote for him (if i was to live in the Us)? his race?
If i was American i wouldn't vote for him simply because of his skin tone, i would vote for him because he's best for the job.
Was everyone meant to vote for Sarah Palin on account she was a woman? (And this is coming from a rather firm feminist) No, because she was a crappy candidate.
Some say (not my own words) that "If white people were slaves 200 years ago everyone would of voted for McCain." Now, i won't go as far as saying that, but there was defiantly some people being accused of being racist because for because they didn't vote for Obama, which certainly isn't necessarily true.
Obama made a few mistakes in the past, and when he did, no one has looked upon him in criticism or even concern. "He's trying" apparently....Wait, don't most world leaders tend to try?
On another note, i think a lot of other types of racism (Yes, they do exist!) are often not taken as seriously as black racism, which should be taken seriously, but why not as seriously as the others?
When Mel Gibson (in case you haven't heard, former-blockbuster actor), hit TV screens when he made offensive comments about Jewish people, it caused a lot of fuss. But he was forgiven and even managed to release yet another mediocre movie within time.
However, the end of his career took place in 2010, when he directed a racist insult to his ex-girlfriend who (according to Mr.Gibson) "Deserved to be raped by a pack of n****s". Then, well, the media came down on him like a ton of bricks (And rightly so too!). I'm MORE than glad he didn't get away with using such offensive, discriminating language, but at the same time, i think that should of happened after he was racist the first time, i mean, yes he used a horrible word, but that is JUST (No more, no less) as bad as Jewish racism.
Thirdly, i wish people would realize that racism is never just to one race. Any religion, any country, any color or any beliefs can be discriminated against, and that is the biggest problem there is with matters of racism.
Trying to PC by treating black people differently is racist in itself. My boyfriend's black and he doesn't like to be treated any differently, if someone has a criticism, he doesn't like people to hold it back, for fear they might sound racist and he does not get offended when someone says "black" (unless it's abusively) he doesn't insist anyone refers to him as a "minority" or "African-American" (especially since he's actually African-English, i don't know why all black people are referred to as that). No one gets offended when someone says "white", you'd look stupid if you refereed to them as "English-American".
So in conclusion- actually, being "politically correct" can sometimes be racist in itself.
-pandawinx.
Luckily though thanks to Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and a whole host of protesters, African-Americans have a lot more rights than they did 50 years ago, along with any other discriminated races.
But somehow, i think people are abusing the rights Ms.Park and thousands of others have fought for after she sat on a white-reserved seat on the bus one evening.
When Barrack Obama (Current president of USA) ran for his current position, headlines did not read: "Promising new candidate" or "Could this man be the key to helping America?" if we're judging on what one newspaper said (No names):
"Could he be the first black president?"
Now, after reading that there where two objections i had with it:
A) The headline is factually incorrect. Technically speaking, Obama is mixed-race, not black.
and B) I honestly don't care if it he is black or white. I am just as uninspired and just as un-admiring to him as it would be a white man. is this why i am meant to vote for him (if i was to live in the Us)? his race?
If i was American i wouldn't vote for him simply because of his skin tone, i would vote for him because he's best for the job.
Was everyone meant to vote for Sarah Palin on account she was a woman? (And this is coming from a rather firm feminist) No, because she was a crappy candidate.
Some say (not my own words) that "If white people were slaves 200 years ago everyone would of voted for McCain." Now, i won't go as far as saying that, but there was defiantly some people being accused of being racist because for because they didn't vote for Obama, which certainly isn't necessarily true.
Obama made a few mistakes in the past, and when he did, no one has looked upon him in criticism or even concern. "He's trying" apparently....Wait, don't most world leaders tend to try?
On another note, i think a lot of other types of racism (Yes, they do exist!) are often not taken as seriously as black racism, which should be taken seriously, but why not as seriously as the others?
When Mel Gibson (in case you haven't heard, former-blockbuster actor), hit TV screens when he made offensive comments about Jewish people, it caused a lot of fuss. But he was forgiven and even managed to release yet another mediocre movie within time.
However, the end of his career took place in 2010, when he directed a racist insult to his ex-girlfriend who (according to Mr.Gibson) "Deserved to be raped by a pack of n****s". Then, well, the media came down on him like a ton of bricks (And rightly so too!). I'm MORE than glad he didn't get away with using such offensive, discriminating language, but at the same time, i think that should of happened after he was racist the first time, i mean, yes he used a horrible word, but that is JUST (No more, no less) as bad as Jewish racism.
Thirdly, i wish people would realize that racism is never just to one race. Any religion, any country, any color or any beliefs can be discriminated against, and that is the biggest problem there is with matters of racism.
Trying to PC by treating black people differently is racist in itself. My boyfriend's black and he doesn't like to be treated any differently, if someone has a criticism, he doesn't like people to hold it back, for fear they might sound racist and he does not get offended when someone says "black" (unless it's abusively) he doesn't insist anyone refers to him as a "minority" or "African-American" (especially since he's actually African-English, i don't know why all black people are referred to as that). No one gets offended when someone says "white", you'd look stupid if you refereed to them as "English-American".
So in conclusion- actually, being "politically correct" can sometimes be racist in itself.
-pandawinx.