The differences between racism and ignorance

A few weeks back John "the douchebag" Mayer made some comments. He compared his "dick" to David Duke, and he disgustingly pervetedly talked about how one black actress was hot. He also was talking about how he could never truly have a "nigger" pass because he was white.

Basically he was blasted for being a little to blunt, to the point of insulting and degrading. This is probably expected since he has been labeled as having douchebag status in the last year.

From the moment Mayer came on the scene, I didn't like him. He is ugly and his music sucks. I felt there was something not right about him at all. And now I know I was right.

But were his comments racist or just flat out ignorant? I would say they were stupid and ignorant more than they were racist.

What is the difference some would ask. Well its ignorant when the person fails to understand the reason behind why something being said or done is wrong.

Its like when some fail to understand why there is a black history month.

A racist knows what they are thinking is wrong and unacceptable, but they continue to believe it. Someone ignorant chooses not to know what they are thinking is wrong and chooses not to be educated on it...and once you deny to be educated about it, its only a few more steps before you become a bonafide racist.

Look at the Miley Cyrus incident....racist would have been making fun of how Asians speak. But ignorance is making fun Asian eyes in what is supposed to be good jest.

The ignorance behind it is that she doesn't understand the internal issues some asians have had with having slanted eyes, nor does she understand the treatment they have had in America for looking different.

Is Miley racist? Probably not, at least not conciously. But she is ignorant.

Likewise with Mayer. He probably isn't racist against blacks, he is just flat out ignorant (in more ways than possible besides race). I think the worst thing in his comment that probably rubbed people the wrong way would be his comparing his "dick" to a known racist, I mean thats just gross and creepy.

Bringing blacks into an argument about race

The Miley Cyrus incident where she and her white friends imitated her token Asian friend, sprung up the issue of it being racist.

Many of the comments said it wasn't racist, and would often bring in blacks as if blacks had something to do with it. Some Asians did say it would race and would also bring in blacks sayin that if they were imitating blacks Miley would be in trouble.

There is a problem with this theory:

1. It is taking away from the discussion at hand, blacks are not anywhere involved in this issue
2. Things like this have happened to blacks before and many whites have sat their and decided to say a racist issue was not racist, so that argument the Asians had is invalid.

The picture could be racist and may not be. It really depends, if you are not Asian you will quickly dismiss it, but if you are Asian you may question it more than likely.

The deciding factors to really decide if it was racist would be as followed:

1. How did the basis of doing this come about? What made them want to do it in the first place?
2. How is the relations in the group usually?

Although Miley refused to apologize for it, she would have been better off at least admitting it was in poor taste. For all we know there is an inside joke as the basis of this picture, and we all know that its hard to understand something that may clearly look racist to us because we are not a part of that inside joke to understand the real nature of it.

But in the end, people need to leave blacks out of it. Stop scapegoating blacks even in an issue that doesn't even pertain blacks. Not to mention when you try to use blacks as your argument for the racism and intolerance, it is being unfair by acting like people would equally say that it was racist of someone to do such and such as the Mizzou incident and the Gates issue both prove how whites will clearly deny blatant racism against blacks.

Stay on the subject at hand, if you can't do that then maybe you actually have no argument.

Charlton Heston-Bad Guy

I am glad he is dead.

This guy was once upon a time a good guy, at least when he was still Democrat. He had supported the end of racism, only to change 20 years later and go Republican and support racism.

He claimed the party changed, but really he did...he is the one that decided to support racism and things such as white pride, he is the one that decided to support gun crazy.

He is insensitive loser cog. Good riddence to bad trash, I hope he is enjoying his stay in hell.

I wish i was dead

i am sick of racism.

i want to die so i can escape this hell...

satan's greatest invention was racism, and it worked well.

St. Louis, MO=Racist Mecca for whites

So over in Columbia some racists put cotton balls in front of the Black culture building during Black history month.

How do whites in St. Louis respond?

"they shouldn't be suspended or expelled or punished other than for littering".

These morons couldn't possible figure out the racism in it.

Instead these racists turned around and called blacks racist for having their own history month and culture building!!!

It looks like whites seriously need to open up a history book.

I am ashamed to be a Missourian, its nothing more than a bunch of under-educated redneck racists who can't spell or talk correctly. They blame blacks for all their goddamn troubles.

And people wonder why I would never support republican?

I hope Missouri gets destroyed so all these worthless racists will die and be on their way to hell where they belong with their god, Satan.

Jim Crow racism is getting bigger and bigger. I am so sick and tired of these fucking racists. This is why I do not want whites to be a part of my life anymore than they have to be...they just fucking can't be trusted.

Abagond blog update

Even more trolls have entered...

A very liberal policy is going to be the death of that blog eventually.

Could this in itself represent society? Could too much liberalism kill America?

Even I, a moderate to liberal, feel that liberals can be too liberal.

"Its not just [insert]" excuse

When you are addressing a problem directly at a specific group it is typical of people to get onto the defense and say "well its not just so and so, anyone can do it" excuse.

Whether its talking about whites being the most racist, blacks and the issue of lack of fathers, and high crime, or old people and driving.

This type of derailment seeks to avoiding getting to the heart of the problem by acting as if everyone is equally guilty of doing it.

Sure every group is guilty of it...but not to the same extent. Whites have always been more racist and socially accepting of being racist towards blacks. Black men tend to walk out on being a dad more, and old people do pose a great risk at driving at old age.

Colorblind society fails us because we refuse to address the specific problems. Even if you accepted the shotted theory of everyone is equally guilty of doing it, the problem still doesn't get solved...why? Because by then you have lost all energy to press the issue. The people who give you the "everyone is guilty" theory never had the intentions of solving the issue.

Of course naturally how one phrases the problem will make a difference. A white person just can't go in and say "all blacks are violent" or "all black men are bad dads". Yet if one came in and said "statisically, black men tend to be sentenced to jail more" may evoke less angry responses, especially if the person stating this is aware of biases in the court and prison system.

Most of all when it comes from your own, its easier to deal with...it feels like its less of an attack and more like advice.

The one thing Anti-PC people have ever actually gotten right in their pointless diatribes is that being politically correct has caused everyone to stop talking about the problems and solving them. We are so busy having to try to get around stepping on peoples feet that we are too tired to even bother solving the issue.

Now this doesn't give you the right to be a jackass over the problem...if you want to fix the problem you have to show compassion and understanding of the reasons its a problem in the first place...you have to show you are a friend, not an enemy. You have to put in a lot of work yourself.

But the problem will never go away if we keep it too general....obviously one group is worse off with it than others, and that is where the solution is mostly needed.

But as long as people keep being hateful about the percieved problems (such as how whites act towards blacks and crime), then people will be able to find reasons not to solve it.

Better yet, why don't those who complain so much about crime being such a problem, be the first to volunteer to fix it? Lead by example.