In recent and past history a common topic continuously appears in the news. Racism is consider African American's "biggest problem". People claim that Barack Obama is disliked because he is black. This is absurd. It seems every time a black person is criticized it is racist. It doesn't seem to be a possibility that people do not share his views. That would be crazy talk, and the person that spread that opinion, would be called a racist as well. There is no end to what area racism covers. If a black man is arrested its racism. If a black man interviews for a job and doesn't get it its racism. If a black man's views are not accepted it is apparently racism. The words against people like Obama are not racism! These words are people's opinion. I see many people who just don't agree with his health care plans or with what he is doing to the economy. This does not make them racists. Their ambitions are not fueled by this man being black. These people might be selfish, greedy, and might have just wanted their party to win, but what they are not is racist. The term is becoming overused. The word racist is losing its meaning each time it is said, because it is said too much. Not all people with opposing views are racist. In the case of GNH, the American people would be happier if the majority of us aren't called racists every time we speak against some one of a different race. Race should not be a factor. Everybody would be happier if race was a forgotten factor. Without race their would be less arguments and less fighting between the races. We are all one people. We are all Americans.
-Ho Chi Minh
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I agree with everything stated above, I strongly believe that the word racism is over used in American society. The root of most racist accusations has nothing to do with race itself, rather just a difference in opinion. One example of this was over the summer with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates who was arrested in Cambridge. He was arrested for disorderly conduct after “exhibiting loud and tumultuous behavior,”. Gates accused the police officer of being a racist for accusing him for breaking into his own home. This story became huge in the headlines due to the topic of racism, when in reality, the officer was taking the correct precautions in a suspected break in. If race was taken out of the picture, this story would not have made headlines at all. America needs to step back and stop being so defensive and realize that all people, even of the same race have different opinions and that is what makes our country so special
ReplyDeleteMissy Elliot
I completely agree with your view on racism in this article. Although there is still racism in America, people are overly sensitive to racism in this country and accusations are commonly made against others. For example, if a white man beats up a black man it is automatically considered a hate crime instead of a normal assault. The extreme racism that went on in the 40s and 50s is to blame for this oversensitivity. In a way, this oversensitivity is a form of racism in itself. People should be judged as people.
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