Some really good comments so far. So I'm watching coverage of the recent B.C. election and heard comments about the "Asian vote". I guess it's okay for Asians or EI's to vote for someone of their own race just because of it. I'm sure if I ran and came out and blatantly said I was after the Caucasian vote, I would be burned at the stake.
Can the fact that someone is so quick to point the finger and scream "racist!" at others of a different race be telling something about how racist the pointer really is?
But I have been targetted by racism and racial intolerance several times in my life - including job interviews, relationships, and during school while growing up. I wonder how many of you can say the same?
I can. I had hair down to my ass, drove a fast car, and smoked my share of weed in school and constantly was harassed and penalized for doing nothing but existing by the school authorities. I was a good student but didn't conform, and as a result of hating how I was treated by the "system", dropped out. While it was not racially driven, it was a form of discrimination.
So then when it came to job interviews, even though I was clearly bright and articulate, albeit self educated by that point, I couldn't get a decent job because of my lack of formal education. Same thing, not racially driven but clearly discriminatory. So in the end, I'm one of the lucky ones. I get a ground level opportunity, work my way up, and ultimately become a V.P. making a healthy six figures. Is it the same as someone with a different shade of skin? Perhaps not but if you're a young, white male you have absolutely no chance contesting adverse situations resulting from being a young, white male.
And I also know, through research and personal experience that I won't get into, that white supremacy has mingled its way into mainstream society a lot more than people realize.
Mainstream? Really? PROVE IT! From my experiences, and the exposure I've had to many people across the country, I would say not.
You know, I was watching this Chris Rock concert show last night and laughed my ass off as he pointed the finger at whites, crudely spoke about women and experiences with women, and if I recall, even made a few passing gay related comments. Pretty funny, and hey, I guess mainstream stuff. But then it hit me, a few years ago there was this white guy who somewhat more crudely had roughly the same shtick and his name was Andrew Dice Clay. Remember him? I guess it's okay now, in more liberal times, to have basically the same act as long as you have a different colour to hide behind.
