Diversity/Race Question?

Hi there.

I consider myself to be quite savvy on issues of race and racial discrimination. I even Minored in sociology in college because I enjoyed studying it so much.

You are certainly not in the wrong for treating every person equally and referring to them by name instead of racial category. I'm happy that people like you exist.

What your friend may have been trying to tell you was that while you accept people for who they are, many people do not, and it's important for you to understand that. Some issues that generally accepting individuals have regarding race involve them not taking racial discrimination seriously. They think that because they are open minded that everyone is and any claims of racism are exaggerations at best. This is a dangerous way to think as it lessens the ability to empathize with people from other groups. I'm not saying you think this way. Just giving you a theory on what your friend may have been warning you of.

Thanks for your question and best of luck in your studies. :-)

Racism is about intent as far as I see it. If the intention is to isolate humiliate or disempower a person /people then it's racist. If it's to disrespect it's racist. But if the intention when acknowledging someone's race is motivated by other than such things as listed above then therebs no racist intent. People appreciate their race being acknowledged,respected, included. But be careful too because people don't always like having their racial origins presumed, or mentioned if it's not relevant and positively motivated. People have widely differing views. Some times best to check them out 1st, that can be a respectful way of dealing with people.

Your friend sounds as if they are another one of those in the world who needs to believe they are discriminated against in order to survive. People who always have to use their race or their sex and always have to believe in some sort of discrimination taking place do so to keep from admitting they would probably suck and fail as a person even if they were of a different race or sex.

Look, treat people well as you have been doing. No, you do not have to treat people differently unless you want to do so.

Maybe he just wants you to look at the fact he is black you are white and that some races might want to be acknowledged on their race. Like see their point of view on things, "walk in their shoes", see the differences so you know why you treat everyone as one. Everyone is different maybe he thinks you should treat everyone differently according to their special wants and needs instead of treating them like they are one.

I think basically you take people as you find them, right? I have many black freinds, when i talk about them to others i don't say MY BLACK FREIND JOHN. I also have many Asian friends, should i say to others,hey! I saw my Asian friend yesterday we went for a coffee.

Maybe your friend OF A DIFFERENT RACE has the problem my dear. Have a nice day.

By the way, I'm white. Lol

You're so-called "friend" of a different race, who's probably black based on the description of your conversation, has been raised to believe all white people are inherently racist. Accusing you of being in denial of discrimination is his/her way of saying you're being racist by allegedly being in denial. When blacks say they see racism and discrimination everywhere what they're really saying is they see white people everywhere, and we are seen as the primary obstacle preventing their success in life. Now days if you're white you are seen by most non-whites as a racist no matter what you say and do or even what you don't say and do. Now days white people don't have to burn crosses or wear swastikas to be seen as racists. We are victims of media propaganda and watered down rewritten history specifically designed to cause other races to hate us and discriminate against us because we're such "racists". If you are white you are already labeled a racist until proven otherwise and you will spend your entire life being made to feel you have to try to prove your not!

i think of Wales going self sufficient is a undesirable factor, a small u . s . a . like that with out genuine industry how could it stay to tell the tale? i'm Welsh, my ancestor grew to become into Glwyn DWR and my different ingredient cam from South Wales and have been very dark skinned. i think of there are too lots of people who're racist and those people could desire to shop it interior their properties. i comprehend a bloke who grew to become into in North Wales years in the past on holiday, some locals in a pub grew to become nasty with him and his buddies, over no longer something so a combat developed and the lad I knew ended up chucking a Welsh racist in the close by river. My mate grew to become into no longer one to be messed with.

He is the kind of person that finds discrimination everywhere. He will always scream discrimination even if there is none. Bad upbringing.

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