Tuesday, March 10, 2009

"WOAH WOAH WOAH, does this have to do with racism?"

So yesterday, my friend Low and I were cruising and what not. He was telling me a story about a time he had to spend a weekend in a cell due to speeding. Well, i was telling a story how i had to spend two hours in one (his being worse not only due to the time span but he's older and i was only in the juvie one, not actual jail) Anyways, i was telling my story, and it started with "Well, i was in the cell with two black chicks..." And he's mixed, although you cannot tell, and he was like "If this has any racism please exclude that part." I myself am not racist against African Americans, but people in general. When people say "racist" they assume it must mean you hate all black people.
Let me insert this little definition:


rac·ism
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n.
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.


I am racist, but not against one specific race, or religion. I must admit it's also rather annoying when people say "Oh, I'm not racist, i have a black friend!" I dated a black guy for 9 months, that does not mean i am not racist, so that does not help back up anyones argument at all whatsoever.
Most people that ARE racist against black people though, is simply because of not only their past, but how the majority of them act in this generation. Yes, a lot of african american teenagers are "ghetto", which is why, from what i know, most people in our generation dislike them. You can't judge an entire race just because a lot of them act one way that you dont agree with. Thats like when couples break up and girls say "all guys suck" when they havent met every single guy alive on this earth. Im getting off topic, but anyways.
This all came to mind because a "friend" of mine and i were talking and i said i had dated a black guy. He said he was racist and i kind of got angry. Then i was like, wow, i just assumed he hated all black people, when it isnt often the case for teenagers in this generation. He just hated ghetto people. Its already quite obvious racism isnt common with teenagers anymore as it once had been. Most of it is held within the adults. But anyways, Im not erally sure how to end this. I was actually just checking my email and felt like getting on here and randomly posted this pointless blog. But theyre all kind of pointless arent they?

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