Friday, February 22, 2008

Finding Your Inner Racist

My dad grew up in poverty, and I mean the poor of the poor at the end of the Great Depression. When my brother married a black woman, most of my family was up in arms about it. I remember my dad being a little frustrated with the situation and he made a comment to me "When I was growing up, I had friends of all shapes sizes and colors and I never thought a thing about it. The funny thing is, I didn't even know what racism was until I moved to Chicago…"

Well, I've never considered myself to have any racist sentiment until last week. I mean, of course I enjoy racist jokes and I sure as hell know the stereotypes but I realized yesterday that most of the time, the stereotypes are there for a reason. So I just wanted to share some thoughts, questions and experiences that have lead me down the path of real Americanism.

  • I was called a "spick" AND a "cracker" in the same week by two different people. Therefore, I feel I can be racists to anyone and I really don't fit in any category, which is awesome.
  • I unknowingly moved into the ghetto where I am now the minority. I am always the last person served at a restaurant and I'm beginning to wonder if I hadn't moved here would I ever have seen the more racist side of people? Kinda like my dad experienced when he moved to Chicago?
  • I saw two black people having sex at a bus stop on my way home from the gym… that's right, doing the dirty at the bus stop right next to the road. Gross.
  • Have you noticed that the minorities form into primitive groups (gangs) and exert their force unto the masses using primitive methods? Have you also noticed that most white murderers are serial killers? Have you noticed serial killers are always said to be psychotic but they're often referred to geniuses? How many crips and bloods can pass a high-school equivalency test?
  • O.J. Simpson

  • I am not mexican, stop calling me mexican. the mexicans don't want me either. They keep calling me "cracker".
  • I've been robbed three times. Twice on the street and once in my home. 3 out of 3 were black males in their 20's. The fascinating thing about the retard that stole from my house is that he immediately went over to my girlfriend's place and tried to sell her MY stuff. Had he used his pea brain to be a little bit more observant, he would have noticed the pictures all around my place with that very same person he tried to sell my stuff to! Idiot. Side note: he was later charged for armed robbery for not only my incident but about 10 others in the area.

  • Recently, there was a police car chase in my parking garage where the stupid criminal went all the way to the top and got himself caught because he wasn't smart enough to realize his car wouldn't fly. He was not white.
  • Why don't white people get offended when you call them a cracker? Or a redneck?
  • Why do black people get offended when white people use the same racial slurs as their "brothers" do?
  • Why do South Americans put flags all over their cars?
  • I once saw a gaggle of Mexican napping under a tree while they were on the job. It was picture perfect. But to give some credit, we hire illegal workers to help us with hard labor at the house sometimes and they've all worked very hard for the money.
  • Why do some African Americans insist on receiving reparations? Get over it. I mean come ON the Jewish people aren't banging on Germany's door for free things.
  • I was walking to lunch with some co-workers yesterday and there was a WHOLE dollar lying on the ground. So I said "oh look someone lost a dollar!" and before I could finish my statement, the Jewish guy already put it in his wallet.
  • Affirmative action does NOT apply to the rules of the road or anywhere else but where it's supposed to be applied to. GOT IT?!

  • Bikers... (yes, i'm going to make a race for you) You are NOT in the Tour de France... stop acting like you're Lance Armstrong or I'm going to run yoru ass over with no remorse.

Now, it all looks pretty bad on paper, I know. However, I cannot deny, and I really believe that diversity is extremely important. For example, mixed race children are always the most beautiful (I speak from experience obviously). But as in all families, there are always bad apples that ruin it for everyone else. Me? Well, I'm just a mixed mango.

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