Face It - You May Be a Racist

In response to the outrage over Jesse Williams' speech at the BET awards - I just thought I'd post this for those of you who are unclear as to the definition of A RACIST...

 

rac·ist

/ˈrāsəst/

noun

noun: racist; plural noun: racists

1.a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.

synonyms: racial bigot, racialist, xenophobe, chauvinist, supremacist More

"he was exposed as a racist"

•(racially) discriminatory, racialist, prejudiced, bigoted

"a racist society"

adjective

noun: racist; plural noun: racists; adjective: racist

1. having or showing the belief that a particular race is superior to another.

"we are investigating complaints about racist abuse at the club"

At no time in my six decades of living on this planet have I ever heard a non-white person describe themselves as being "superior." Wanting "equality, justice or fairness" but never claiming to be "superior."


I have, however, heard many white people actually say they are. Superior, that is. I've heard lots of things spewed about African Americans, Hispanics, Japanese, Jews - you name it.

 

I guess I can forgive them because, after all, they were predominantly German - many with the Hitleresque view certain people were superior. No? Well, right. I remember, even as a young child thinking, "What the hell are these people talking about??" Those people being my family members. All of their IQs combined couldn't add up to one intelligent human. But they believed themselves to be better than - well just about everyone.

 

I also remember the men in the family cheering on Black athletes and everyone admiring Black entertainers - but that was different. Unless a person of color could prove themselves to be almost super-human they didn't stand a chance. The "Colored" guy they worked next to in the mill had better be quiet, hardworking and not "uppity" or he was sure to meet their censure.

 

Let's get real. The only thing that separates us is MELANIN. Certain people have more of it - because of their genetics. Why is this such a difficult concept to get? Genetically speaking, Caucasions tend to be "colorless" and lacking in many ways. Remember that when you're paying a fortune for a fake tan...