March 26, 2009
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Are you a racist?
After constantly being outraged at the lack of equality in the world, moved to tears by Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson as they accuse person after person of being a “racist”…
I wonder what does this really mean? Racisit?
Wiki says this:
Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
Now I know that there are people in the world who are racist and do believe that their race is superior. We call them the “Hitlers” of the world. So are all racists hitlers? I don’t know…
Where do you draw the line? I know some people believe that EVERYONE is a racist in some form or another. Could that be true? Does everyone actually believe that their race is superior to others?
And by “race” does that just mean skin color? or does it involve financial standing? Does it include those with disabilities or are those people labeled as a separate race?
When I look at this, it seems like there are no answers… SO…
Let me offer this idea… Hopefully it’s not a new one:
“You’re not a racist… You just say offensive things from time to time.”
Lets be more forgiving and slower to call each other racists. Lets reserve the name “racist” for those who truly deserve it, not for the every day offensive person.
~One(person)2nv
