The "R" Word

RACISM. Yes the nasty little idea that still keeps different cultures from accepting one another. Now before I really get into why it is aggravating I will tell you why I wanted to write about this topic this week. The NBA just had its all star game in Las Vegas. A lot of bad things happened that weekend that tarnished the image of the NBA. Today I saw an article online at this link… http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/070228&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1

After reading the comments from the reporter I just sat back and asked myself why. Why every time that something goes wrong and the finger is pointed at a culture does the word racism come up? I mean if you are in a culture or appear to be in a culture where people perceive you as a criminal then yes the finger is going to be pointed at you whether you are black, white, Asian, or Hispanic. I mean you don’t see the Mexican government denying the fact that the finger is pointed at them for illegal aliens jumping the border from Mexico. So why should minority reporters say that society is racist for labeling these NBA players hip-hop thugs when they get into fights, commit crimes, and are regularly suspended for drug use? A normal person would go to jail for most of these things but they walk away free just like KOBE “Your calling me a rapist because your racist” Bryant or Jason “Yes I had a gun in my hand when my limo driver was shot” Williams. It is nonsense for any reporter to say that holding a NBA player accountable for there actions is racist.

Enough about that one situation. Let me get into the fact that after all of these years of preaching racial discrimination and preaching equal rights that All Sharpton may actually be a descendant of a slave owner. Now that would be interesting for a guy that has accepted the idea of reparations for slavery to actually be in a blood line that owned slaves.

I think that we have come along way since the days of segregation. I sit at work and realize that America is the melting pot for different societies and I have many co-workers that come from different ethnic backgrounds and know that when I look at somebody I work with they see my character and not my skin color. So I do think we have made huge steps breaking the walls of racism down. It seems like the media builds racism up and makes it a big deal. If a white cop shoots a black suspect it is not because he was black it is because the guy was doing something wrong, I’m sure if a white criminal points his gun at a cop he will get shot just the same. When you have a car chase, much like the one in St. Louis a year ago, and the cops get physical with the criminal it was made a race thing. The media and NAACP say the cops did it because the guy was black. Give me a break, the cops got physical with the guy because he endangered the lives of the cops and children that were in the suspects path.

Ok on another side note, let’s look at the ways that reverse racism has taken over America. BET “Black Entertainment Television”, the name alone is racist. The NAACP is another one, I mean they are supposed to stand for equal rights, but only support the black community. To me the NAACP is a professional/legal way for society to accept the Black Panthers.

There comes a time when you have to say enough is enough. America has become a melting pot for society and I am sure that the majority of families in America have some kind of mix in the there gentic make-up. There is no black or white, anymore and as soon as people realize that, they will realize racism in a way has died. You can’t generalize America into being racist just because groups like the KKK exist, if you did then you would have to say that all Muslim’s are terrorist and we know that is not the case. I guess there comes a time when a person has to start taking responsibility for there actions and not blaming it on their skin tone. Until next time “Have a Nice Day”