A few Grammy Thoughts

We're all native humans...some of us just have different paint jobs...this is how I see it.:)

Nicely said. There is such a thing as reverse discrimination yet, by saying that, it is deemed discriminatory.

I could say alot here being a person of colour but seeing as me calling you an idiot wouldnt really serve anything other than just flame this blog, ill try and not get emotional about it. First and foremost, from my understanding, you arent black, and for that matter neither am i. For you to assume that a persons race doesnt affect the way they grew up or doesnt affect how ppl see them is not only ignorant but insulting. When ppl say "man i dont see your colour, i just see you", I think to myself really? You dont see me as a brown man because I will tell you this much, the person I am, the experiences ive had being called a paki or muslim or what ever other names ppl can think have greatly affected the man I am today and you telling you dont see my race is insulting to me. I'm glad race isnt a big issue to you, but considering that we live in a society that is controlled by a predominatly white controlled media, predominantly white controlled government, predominantly white controlled coporations, and you being a WHITE MALE, I can understand why race wouldnt be a big issue for you. Are things better than they were 40 years ago. Hell yeah. Does that mean race is no longer an issue like polio or small pox. Hell no. Ask any person of colour that has been looked the wrong way in an expensive clothing store or heard a deragatory term walking down the street, its still there. While I respect your arguement, I find it comical that you as a White Man dont see race as an issue. Thats like me saying that I dont see what the big deal is with being a blind person. Ive never been blind so I would never assume to know how it is.

I never said it wasn't an issue, just that it shouldn't be. I also said that it seems that the minorities have been playing more and more of a part in keeping it an issue.

Btw, I can spell better than a 5 year old. Its just sometimes, when Im reading something offensive and I want to respond, my fucking fingers cant keep up with my emotions. GG.

Discrimination is still a huge issue, always will be. All you need to do is play some XBL and you'll know right away that kids out there are still filled with racist ideas. Being a white middle class male from the south I see it and hear it all of the time.

It's always easier to see things as to how they are from your point of view than someone else's.

eksessiv, you should have started that with "a wise man once told me" lol

Wow... I think you guys are missing my point. Perhaps someone read the first paragraph and stopped there... I wasn't saying that because of my upbringing I didn't think racism existed... try reading the rest of the admittedly longwinded diatribe to see what I was getting at.

Its a given for people to be "thin" skinned when talking about race. I feel I understand your view point and you explained it well(imo)and I know you dont expect everyone to agree. In your eyes you see no need for racism and it would benefit us all to move past it. I hope we can someday, but unfortunately that day is not near. As Mid said, its way better than it was 40 years ago. I've experienced plenty of reverse racism and its not real pleasant, but gave me a better insight to the feelings of those affected by their color. My great grandfather was Native American, but that was not cool then. To this day we dont know if he was half of full. It was dismissed by the Family so much they never even acknowledged the funds and benefits regularly paid to descendants. I'm sure we all have our own stories. I just wish there was a better way to talk about this subject openly without it being taken offensively. Choose religion or politics and some will take either side just to argue. The same goes for the topic of the observation of Black holidays,etc. I'm sure. But racism there is really only one correct side and I feel your on the right one,the one without discrimination.

As a minority & a very reasonable person, I understand your point--race shouldn't matter. I completely agree, but it still very much is. The lynchings may have stopped, but if you're a minority, go into rural America or the deep suburbs & sit down in a restaurant. Trust me, if you're not white, you feel oddly out of place, surrounded by people that are different from you. Maybe they like you, maybe they don't, but you're acutely aware you are different from ALL of them. There's a lot of subtle things throughout a lifetime that minorities experience that will be utterly lost on you. Just like chick stuff will be lost on us guys & vice versa. You're point that race shouldn't matter is a good one, but why spoil it by saying black history month is pointless? That's not insightful, it's insensitive. So is: "I don't know any blacks that I could say are or ever have been "oppressed"." "As far as I can tell, being black has become a pass for an exclusive club. An automatic in for the homies." And then to blame minorities: "a good portion of the responsibility for the racial divide lies in the minority as opposed to the white majority." Seriously!?! "...there's a difference between being racist and stating observations." Yep, & there's a difference between making accurate, informed, thoughtful observations & ignorant ones. Racists make observations, too, you know. IMHO, until you KNOW what it is to be a minority, you're not in the best position to pass such judgment. You're sentiment is thoughtful, it's expression is less so. So let's just quietly drop this, play some games, & have some fun! That's what this site is all about.