hmmm

A thought popped into my head, while reading blogs today, about race. I hate racism... hate it. One of my best friends in the world is a black guy (and yes, he's fine with me calling him that, even though he was actually born in Africa so is a true African-American), and I can recall numerous stories he's told me about what he's experienced. DWB (driving while black) might be a silly joke, but I can testify to experience while in the car that they do happen. Having the officer walk up to the car and say "I just wanted to make sure everything was ok" is just plain sad. But that is not the point of this post, this one's about using a person's race in a description of them. Now to me, I'm super hesitant to describe someone by their race, unless it's the only way to do it. For example, pointing out someone in a group as the only way to describe them.. same as the short guy, the old guy, the asian guy, that sort of thing. What kinda makes me feel weird is when the addition of their race into their description isn't really needed. Like telling someone about the service they got (good or bad) at a restaurant and adding, "our server, a black guy, did a great job." Even if you were to say they did a good job, or a bad job, the addition of their race, to me, isn't really needed, and in fact, I find it to be a bit racist. Not because you may not like that person's race, but because you are noticing it and pointing it out. I cannot claim that I never do it, and I really think it's super difficult for anyone else to not notice the races of the people around them, it's what you do with and how you use that information that determines your inner thoughts.
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