Racial Slurs @ MindSay

Tell me why I am not surprised that racial crimes have skyrocketed, as have gun sales, in the days since President-Elect Obama won the race. It just goes to show you that even when you run the race, people still look at your race. You can win the highest chair in the land, and still people will belittle and slander people who LOOK LIKE you. There are children who don't even understand politics that are chanting "assassinate Obama" on their school buses. The KKK is out in full force, as are their copycat artists, burning crosses on people's lawns. It's only a matter of time before those crosses are donning people within the flames.

Who says we can just be Americans and not judge others by the color of their skin? Electing a black man doesn't automatically erase racism.

This is old news, but it has re-appeared thanks to the social news web site Digg where users voted it to the front page 8 years later.  According to a 2000 article from The San Francisco Chronicle, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain still refers to Asians with the racial slur "gook," and intends to do so for the rest of his life.  From the article:

"I was referring to my prison guards and I will continue to refer to them in language that might offend some people because of the beating and torture of my friends."

Of course, McCain, a former Navy pilot, was held captive in a Vietnamese prison for 5 years, so he has plenty of reason to be upset.  But, is it appropriate for a Presidential candidate to still use a racial slur so publicly? 

Until you see them in an unrestrained state (angry, depressed, drunk, etc.) People hide their true feelings well, like racism for instance. The guy from Seinfeld showed his true colors when he called that guy then N word when he was mad. You can only hold it in so long.

Another example closer to me, this girl in my school that was friends with me and another one of my friends of color. (She's cuban but she has dark skin) Never showed any signs of being racist obviously, adn was always nice to me. Very nice. But then she gets mad one day last week, gets into a fight with a black girl, and calls her the N word 3 times. I really don't know if I want to talk to her again. That disgusted and shocked me. I never would have expected that from HER. And mind you, I don't like the other girl either, I really don't liker her, but I have to be nice 'cause i do like her older brother ;). But anyway, there is no excuse for racial slurs. That proves you're a racist if the first thing you resort to when fighting with someone of another race is a racial slur. There are SO MANY bad names you can call somebody before hitting below the belt with a racial slur. In all my arguments I've ever had, I have NEVER EVER even ONCE resorted to a racial slur.

So yeah, that's my rant.

So, I was cheering at a football game yesterday, and the people in the crowd started to get kind of... rowdy when we were winning. Now, the team that we played was predominately er... African American. The team's fans were angry, and started throwing out racial type slurs. Like, after their team got a touchdown, one woman yelled out "Yeahhhh, show them crackas how to do it!" despite the fact that we had been "showing them how to do it" the entire game, by whooping their butts.

Whatever.

Sarah

I cannot believe this...I never used the term "redskins" to refer to any of my brothers and sisters...but this is just beyond me. I always felt uncomfortable with that word, and now I know why!

from http://www.iwchildren.org/redskinhate.htm

A REDSKIN IS AN ANIMAL
When the Native American is referred to as a REDSKIN they are being called a non human.
What you are being told is the part of you that is Native is a GODLESS BEAST
If you do not feel this, it is because the ones who hate you have destroyed
the Human Being that should exist in you.
YOU CAN BE SURE YOUR ANCESTORS KNOW WHAT THIS WORD MEANS

more info: http://www.aics.org/mascot/redskins.html and http://www.dailycolonial.com/go.dc?p=3&s=869
The former being an article in a newspaper!!! Educate yourselves and know...REDSKINS is NOT a term of endearment....