July 31, 2009

• It's cause I'm Black, right?

  Let me preface this by saying, cover your ears I am going to yell , I KNOW THERE IS RACIAL PROFILING.  I know and agree that black people are stopped, harassed, and have false arrests made against them.  I personally get uncomfortable, if say, I am alone in an elevator with a black man, even if he looks professional.   And I KNOW it's irrational, especially because I work with perfectly nice non-rapist black men everyday.

  Having said that, I really get tired of SOME black people using it ALL the time.  I agreed with Obama about the Harvard professor thing, even though he should have watched his wording.  That was probably a case of racial injustice and it does happen all the time.  That's a fact.

    However, the other day I was watching Prime Time Crime and the Michael Jackson story was on.  A former patient or someone like that of Dr. what's his name, said the media and cops are focusing on this doctor because he's black.  No, it's because he was THERE!  Yes, Michael had non black doctors, and they are being looked at too.   But of course you are going to focus on the guy who was there, who had money problems, who was his 24/7 doctor,who tried to resuscitate him, and who left the scene.  I was so irritated and wished I was the reporter.  I wanted to say, "  OMG, are you really saying that on national TV.?"  You are going to say that the ONLY reason this Dr. is being looked at is because he's black? 

  I mean really?  Are you kidding me with that?

    At work, our group of boys changes about every 4 months or so.  Boys leave, new ones come.  Almost every group has one black boy that will accuse me of being racist.  I have heard the question " It's cause I'm black right?"  so many times I can't even count.  Usually it's because I am giving him a consequence. Sometimes though it is because I told them to do their math, or get to work.  I say "  Tyrone ( the real name of someone who said it to me last) you need to do your math NOW or I am taking points"  and he says something like " Man, you racist, it's cause I'm black right?"  "  You don't be sayin that to anybody else, you never say that to Tom"  We look over, Tom is doing his work. 

  I used to argue, try and defend myself, I am tempted to lie and say I am half black, but now I just say " yep, it's cause your black."

  Last night, my friend, who calls himself a " reluctant" Republican, said every time he disagrees with Obama, he is accused of being racist.  I know that happens to other people too. 

  And I have heard from some Republicans, reluctant and otherwise, say that black people ONLY like Obama because he's black.  Which in SOME cases is probably true as there probably are some racists who don't like Obama due to race. 

  But these sweeping generalizations piss me off.  As I said, black people get the short end of the stick in this country, still in 2009, but ...

   at some point I just want to say," no, it's not because you're black, it's because you're stupid", and just leave it at that.  

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