Why is it that some African Americans (to be politically correct) assume that everybody hates them because they’re Black, and is offended just by the way you look at them? See, today I was at a coffee shop studying with my friend… when she sat down next to me the guy sitting at the table next to us was up getting something to drink. As he was walking back to his seat, she scooted over a little bit so that he had more room to get past her and he says (in a rather unfriendly tone of voice), “just because I’m black doesn’t mean I want to abduct you or something!” to which she explained that she was scooting over to be nice, to let him have a little more room to get by. He didn’t apologize for being rude or say anything… after a few minutes he picked up all his stuff and moved to another table before leaving the coffee shop a few minutes later.
People need to understand that the whole world is not out to get them… yes it is true that in the South there may be some people who are racist but just because you are African American does not mean you can assume that everybody is racist against you and is therefore afraid of you.
How weird.
On another note… I was talking to Ken about affirmative action and it’s funny… I feel like I’m almost speaking out of both sides of my mouth when I try to explain my position on affirmative action. I feel like in the case of education (like in a high school or a college), it’s perfectly fine to give people who belong to a minority group a leg up in admissions because they are “historically disadvantaged” and they deserve a little bit of help in order to help them overcome that historical disadvantage. BUT when it comes to certain positions or careers where the individual will be dealing on a daily basis with issues of life or death, I feel that it’s not okay to give people a leg up just because they are a member of a minority group. What I mean is that I don’t want people who will be in charge of saving people’s lives to be less qualified than others in their profession just because they are a member of a minority group. I want my doctors, firefighters, nurses, police officers, etc. to be qualified to save people’s lives. I don’t want to worry that they were admitted to medical school or that they got their job just because of the color of their skin.
Does that make sense? Does that make me a racist? I hope not.
Thoughts?





















