Sure. Maybe racism and feminism are still huge problems in this country. But I'm willing to testify that at least one white male has no aspirations to tyrranical white supremacy. I've not yet been seriously accused of being chauvinist or racist, thank God. But while I still have that rare privilege, allow me to say something very serious to all of the minorities.
Next time you're about to defensively spew out the obvious reason why you got hurt emotionally, please consider the seriousness of what you're about to do. An accusation of racism is extremely serious, and should not be thrown around half-heartedly. I will be a teacher someday, God willing, and I will not subjugate minority students based on race/gender/religion or what have you. This woman seems to think I will. She has classified me and judged me based on my occupation. That hurts, it really does. And the worst part is that she doesn't know it. She doesn't think about it that way. If she's a part of a minority, it's okay for her to attack people who are not in her minority to preserve herself. Well, as a member of a "majority," I'll let her know something. IT HURTS WHEN YOU DO THAT. YOU ARE PERPETUATING THE PROBLEM.
I'm pretty sure nobody like that reads my blog. But if you do (and if you're denying in your heart that you are, then you might very well be) take heed. Next time you decide to say that "[black male's] sense of manhood is continually devalued to prop up the racist White supremacist state" then you have lumped whites into a group and judged us based on color, regardless of individual worth/integrity/racism. Next time you say that "[a socially-aware girl] gets targeted by her classmates for being a weirdo and ends up unhappy," consider the fact that you have lumped this girl's classmates into a group and judged them.
And next time you decide to spread your hurt and accuse people of the most detestable things, consider, for a moment, that maybe they're not, and you've just perpetuated the system of hate. Thank you, and good night.
You know, statistically, YOU'RE the exotic one.
ReplyDeleteJust saying.
When people ask to be treated "the same as" everyone else, though, they usually mean "better than."
As one very... eloquent... person once told me: "Maybe [some random thing] was racist, but just as often, we are 'racist-ed' against."
Yes, I know. There are more women than men in the world. The minorities have voting control in the population centers.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that in the mindset of people, at least, my kind (white men [thank God I'm not old yet, because that would be the final straw]) are the kind who are the worst, most horrible, despicable power mongers and hate crimers.
FML
I was also considering the Caucasian thing. There are more Asians than Caucasians in the world.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and that really bothers me. The only white guys seemingly considered acceptable by society these days are either gay, not American, or idiots. Until we start up a "white guys' rights" movement, though, I suggest you get a tan (maybe dye your hair, cultivate a non-American accent).
You know as well as I that as soon as anybody mentions/organizes a "white guy's rights" movement that they'd be shut down, dead in the water.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm okay with that.
I'm all for treating people better, but not the people who ask to be treated better. That's my philosophy in life.
You sound like Tyler, who more or less admitted that sometimes he likes the things that no one else likes just because no one else likes them.
ReplyDeleteBoth of you have a of sad philosophy, though, when you think about it.
Yeah, I guess so. HOWEVER I can see his point, because people ruin things when they like them too.
ReplyDeleteNo, they only ruin them when they pretend to like them because everyone else is doing it.
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