This will probably be my most controversal posting ever, so be warned.
As I was browsing through newspaper articles online, I noticed an article asking if the fact that Obama is black will mean that his opponents will need to watch what they say, moreso than if he was white.
I'm sorry, but I am so sick and tired of hearing about blacks, or asians, or latinos, or native americans, or whatever. We are all americans. Let's move beyond color, and quite worrying about being so PC (politically correct) all the time. The only reason there is still racisim in this country is because of a supposed minority claiming special rights. For crying out loud, we have a black history month. What happened to white history month? I'm sorry, but what is so much better about black history than white history? I'm not saying don't teach about contributions brought on by black people, that would be completely stupid and ignorant of me. I'm saying quit separating it, and mingle it all together. When I was in highschool, there was no emphasis on this scientist being white, or that scientist being black, they were simply scientists we learned about, all together.
I honestly think the only racism left is black vs white. Black people will tell you that isn't true, and point out all the various ways in which white people are racist. Yet, you look at the same white people, and they treat everyone that way, white or black. The fact that we still have to focus on watching what we say, and being careful not to offend a black person, tells me that some groups of black people want racisms to continue, so they can continue getting special treatment.
A man gets arrested for beating up another man. The officer is white, the man arrested is black, the man gets off easy because "the officer only arrested me because I'm black." If a man happens to kill another man in self defense, and the man who died happened to be black, it's a hate crime, and the first man goes to jail for life, all because he protected himself against another man. Let's get rid of the race card, and call people as they are. People. It doesn't matter what color you are, we are ALL created equally in God's eyes. In Genesis 5:1, we see that God created man in HIS image. If that's the case, then we are ALL made in the image of God and therfore there is no reason to be looking at anyone's color, only their actions.
White History Month? The other 9 months of the year
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