As Long as I'm Avenue Qing: Are You a Little Bit Racist?

[Jenny A]

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I am a little. Once upon a time, long, long ago when I was freshmen in college a young woman described a good choice for our study group. He's wearing a red sweater she said. Well the student center had over a hundred people in it. Red was in. And the room was 95 % white. I couldn't see him. He was black.

Ah ha! Racist. But if color didn't matter, why didn't she just say he was one of the only three black men in the room.? I hate this gotcha. Race for identification isn't racist. Pretending you don't see skin color may not be racist either, but it's silly, because you do.

Anyone skin color blind? I don't believe you.

A little racist? How can you help it?

The moral question is how do you act?

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I try to make sure any would be victims of my racism does not suffer in anyway whatsoever on account of my racism. My racism is not their fault.

I agree that that is the best way to proceed. But if no one suffers from your racism, i.e. if it's only in your head, not your actions, then there are no victims.

I am sometimes more than a little bit racist. I strive for no victims. On that count I mostly succeed. I bet you do too.