(September 14, 2015 at 11:55 pm)Aroura Wrote: Ok, I've got an Asian-American friend who just goes on and on about race. Being white, I will admit I do not know what it is like to be discriminated against just because of my skin color. However, that does not mean I don't know what it is like to be discriminated against for something out of my control (gender, mental health, etc.)
So she sent me this article:
Why White People Freak out....
and it seems to me to imply that just being born white into a western culture automatically makes a person behave in a racist way, often on accident. It goes on about how many white people get defensive when white privilage is brought up (I get this, I feel it sometimes. After all, it's not any more my fault that I'm white than that the person I'm talking to is not), so yes, I see that this happens. But does that make me racists??
Isn't assuming all "whites" behave racist....racist?
I'm so confused by this topic. It really seems to imply that white people are born racist, and that we cannot escape it. Is that, in itself, not racist?
Fuck color, seriously. I don't care if you are black, asian, catholic, jewish, or think you are a vampire. My entire life theory is based on being non-judgemental....yet I'm basically being accused of being judgemental automatically because of my skin color?
Someone, please explain this to me, so I can stop being the racist asshole I apparently was born to be.
Can't explain it either. I agree 100% with your sentiments. You're right. Calling us racist just because of the color or our skin, is the very epitome of racism! Lol.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
