Comments on: Don’t take racism personally, huh?

By: Saltation

Saltation — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:15:29 +0000

gotta agree with you. that’s… a bit bizarre.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:50:26 +0000

I’m not sure, but I think I just remembered the conversation and how strange of a thing to say it was. To suggest that I was being unfair for taking racism personally was bizarre to me, even beside being married to a black woman.

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:44:44 +0000

So out of curiosity… what brought this up after 2+ years?

Unfortunately, I am ignorant of racial issues “for the most part”. The areas that I have lived in are less than 1 percent black. Every black person I have known has been white collar. well educated, and for the most part very nice people. To me it seems like they are “just another person”.

And when my daughters speak of black people and discribe them by their skin color, they say “brown person”. I’ve always thought that was interesting.

Steven

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:53:41 +0000

I am of Indian ethnicity,and since 9/11 have been mistaken for an Arab or Mid-Easterner of some sort,and have been called names. “Rag-Head”, “Ay-Rab”, etc.
On the one hand, I dont want to reward the racist person uttering those words t he satisfaction of knowing that he/she has hurt me, yet, on the other hand, I know that the racist person has to be taught a lesson. Sadly enough, a lot of the racist comments have come from black folks.
I dont know what would be the best way to react when such comments are directed at me.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:12:54 +0000

“And really, shouldnâ€™t we all take racism personally?”
That’s what I would think. At first, I was like, “Oh, man, he really called me on it.” But then I thought of it more — what kind of person thinks racism is NOT a personal issue? What kind of issue is it then?

By: r.e.wolf

r.e.wolf — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:30:27 +0000

“You’d be wrong.”
I can’t imagine dogging a person for standing up for their beliefs. The person who said that doubtless defends what *they* believe in. Bah, people’s logic sometimes escapes me.

And really, shouldn’t we all take racism personally? Because if I see it, if I allow it… I’d say I’m personally involved because I know it’s wrong.

Sorry. Friday of a long week. I may not be making sense, but I get what you’re saying and don’t blame you for being bothered.