Open your eyes and brain... wrote:
In 2016, screaming "racism!" is the ultimate cop-out. Just last night, I watched ten's of thousands of white people, cheer for shots made in one of the most exciting finishes to a basketball game, that most people have ever seen. The people who took and made those shots, were black. Those gentlemen will be high-fived, congratulated, and be even bigger men on campus' that are a majority white.
One of the fans of the game that was shown very often, was the biggest and richest athlete of our time... a black man by the name of Michael Jordan. A billionaire who has made a majority of his money by white people admiring him. Thirty years ago, white kids were wearing shoes that were inspired by this black man... white parents paid for those shoes. Many of those same kids were hanging posters of black men on their walls... again, white parents were predominantly responsible for paying for those posters, not to mention, allowing their white kids to hang posters of black men on their walls.
Everyday in the United States, there are arenas and stadiums that are full of people watching/cheering/admiring black men as they showcase incredible feats of skill that are ingrained into the minds, and often times hearts, of the fans... the majority of those fans, are white. Everyday, those same white fans stand around the watercooler to talk about the previous day's heroics and physics-defying displays of awe. Many of those same people travel home from work, only to sit down and turn on ESPN to follow the day's action, and to again, live in awe of black men. Let us remember too, the richest female athlete on the planet, is black.
To add to the god-like status of many American black men and women, we turn on our radio/iPod, etc. to listen to music inspired and performed by black men and women. We watch late-night talkshows and groove to the beats produced by house bands that highlight black musicians.
I can continue, but the point should be clear enough.
Yes, there are problems in American society, but the vast majority of those problems, are NOT race related. And when an issue comes across as being race related, it is most-often discredited after a thorough investigation. In other words, crying "racism!" is a complete cop-out that is only serving as a tool to create divisive environments... much of which, we are witnessing as a growing trend. And most unfortunate of all, is being used intentionally.
In 2016, it is virtually impossible to not 'make it' for one's self. The wonderful world of the internet has allowed a platform for ANYONE to set up an LLC and produce/trade a product that another party desires. The internet does not know the color of your skin... it does not know your gender, or sexual orientation, or religious belief. Create a business, sell a product, and ANYBODY can be living a life of happiness and respect.