Why is Racism Racist?
Actor Michael Richards, better known as ‘Kramer’ from the sitcom Seinfeld got in very hot water when he openly insulted black members of his audience during one of his night-club acts in November 2006. He allegedly had become irritated by a group of black men who were noisy and kept on talking during his act. His outburst was totally uncalled for and the use of racial slurs towards these men was unforgivably extreme. These moments had been recorded and can still be seen today on Youtube when you Google Michael Kramer.
His subsequent apologies to these men as well as to civil rights leaders Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton were accepted to a degree. He was sued by the men he insulted that night and when he appeared in court, he based his defense to some extent on the fact that there appears to be a double standard when it comes to racism in America. We will quote a few them below even though by doing so, we do not agree with them in its content. His point being that it appears (at least to him) that only White people are racists:
- Blacks have BET (Black Entertainment Television), if Whites had WET (White Entertainment TV), whites would be called racists;
- Blacks have Black History Month, if there were a White History Month, that would be racist;
- A white woman could not enter the Black American pageant, but if there were a White American pageant, that would be racist;
- There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in America, if there ever was a White College, that would be racists;
- In the famous Million Man March (in 1995) , blacks were marching for their race and rights, if there were to be Million Man March for rights of the White race, that would be racist;
- There are annual proclamations expressing pride for being black, brown or any other skin color but if there were any events proclaiming white pride, that would be racist.
Enough of Michael Richards quotes. There seems to be some truth to many of his statements. But in general, ‘White America’ is not bothered at all by these special events that clearly have non-integration elements within them. The general thinking probably being that if it makes these minorities feel proud, rightfully so, then so be it. Why would a white businessman be bothered that he cannot become a member of the Black Chamber of Commerce? He would not because he can join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce or the Chamber in his town.
It only becomes problematic and troublesome when now, as is happening with the full compliance of the liberal media, expressions of disagreement with President Barack Obama are being labeled as racists. This is an outrage because is it an out and out lie! Anybody in America who does NOT like the recently passed healthcare reform legislation and states his or her objections to it is now being considered or alleged to be a racist because the President is black. These charges are the equivalence of mud being thrown at a wall, even if it does not stick, it will leave a smudge. Even black politicians, commentators, journalists and other people of prominence in the black community who hint at this should be ashamed of themselves for even implying it. We here at Common Sense University believe that it is high time to speak out loudly against these outrageous comments before they become accepted general fact. For if it is not stopped now, Common Sense University can envision that every person who does NOT vote for Barack Obama in 2012 could or will be called a racist! Will America accept this when the time comes? We think not and hope that liberals will stop this slander now. How are we ever to become a totally colorblind nation if we are accusing everybody not agreeing with liberals of being racists? Do they have no shame? We have to seriously wonder!
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