December 12, 2002
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Every now and then, a politician accidentally tells the truth and gets in trouble for it. Case in point: Trent Lott. In case you managed to miss it, the pinhead in question was at Strom Thurmond’s 100th birthday party and gave a ringing endorsement to Thurmond’s 1948 presidential race–Strom had one plank in his platform–segregation. Lott said that he was proud to have voted for Strom and proud that he carried the great and enlightened state of Mississippi. Of course he carried the state, the assholes who ran the state wouldn’t let black people vote.
Now I may be crazy, but I’m not stupid. I realize full well that Amerika is a rascist society. Heck, I’m more or less rascist myself–as a half-breed Indian, I loath and despise white folks in general. And when I’m runing my stand, I tend to give warmer greetings to non-whites than to whites. (Except for Indians from India. That is a totally fucked-up country, they tend to be pains in the ass as customers since they come from a culture where dickering is the norm, and I think they are probably the ugliest bunch of people on the planet. Lank black hair, shit-color skin, livery lips. . . yuk. But I digress.) And I am always a tad surprised and saddened when the non-whites act as stupid and non-evolved as the whites. Sure, that is irrational–there is nothing rational about rascism.
But what really prompted me to write this was a little story in the paper today. From time to time, I read about scientific studies which prove what anyone with two brain cells to rub together could figure out. Like the study that showed that rich white men were the happiest demographic group in the country. Well, duh! Another recent study indicated (shock!) that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Still another study has come out which showed that black folks were (gasp!) discriminated against when being considered for entry-level jobs.
The study worked like this. They sent out a bunch of fake resumes to potential hirers. Some had white-sounding names, some had black–everything else was equal: education, age, and so forth. The resumes with white names were much more likely to be called in for interviews than those with black names. That was true for the males, there wasn’t much difference with the females.
Which brings me to another thing I wonder about. What is it with black folks and naming their kids with names that look like typographical errors? I used to think it was because they were just illiterate, or maybe under the influence when they names their kids, but Kathy (SuSu) tells me they do this deliberately. It seems counter-productive to me. Someday, when Amerika is no longer rascist, names and skin color will not matter. But I do not think there is a chinaman’s chance of that happening.
Comments (4)
Now as to that para-euphemistically termed ‘study’ …. I would first have to know if the studiers were liberals or conservatives. And surely you can’t tell a race by its natal appellations. Like for instance: George Washington King, who might that be? Could be anybody, right? Or O’Grady, could be a fine stalwart Englishman, couldn’t it? What’s in a name?
So, there is a possibility that this study was flawed! ‘Course, we always believe what suits us, anyway; I know I do.
The best names are names like: Don Ho. You can’t tell if he’s an Islander or a China man (I mean Chinese person) or using a slang name given him by ghetto buddies.
In some things I’m prejudiced toward everyone who isn’t an Alien. And even then this Alien has to be from Andromeda or the right part of the Pleiades. So I think I know my share of prejudice. That’s why I can understand your being surprised that native cultures (genetically speaking) from all corners of the earth should show themselves as crass and stupid as the rest of us, seeing as they have done such a fine job in civilizing their own native turfs.
Or their forbears had. Just go look-see.
As to looks, I will believe you are totally fair when you can tell me how turned on you get by the ubangi babe with the largest plate in her mouth. (I shouldn’t talk like this, I never know where destiny might someday strand me.) You get used to things, you know.
Another thing — politics. Since the rich have been getting richer and the poor poorer since a time way before Christ, how rich were the poor in the first place? I still can’t figure this one out. I know I was born with nothing, and now after a lifetime I’ve got over a thousand dollars. Is that good?
Hmm…I think you’ve managed to insult every race in society with this entry. Still, I nearly peed my pants reading it.
I like the way you blog. I’ll be reading more often.
This is where I disagree with you. I don’t hold predudices against ethnicities of people. However, I do hold predudicial feelings toward INDIVIDUALS, who blatently abuse others.
I believe that there are white (pardon the use of this word, if anyone reading this is black American) niggers. Since the term is meant derrogatorily, to indicate someone who is less than ‘human,’ I apply it to people who behave that way, rather than are of any particular skin color.
I’ve had excellent relationships with people of all colors, but have MORE problems with people of my OWN color (white)!