Long Post

When the boss is away, the intern will play!!!

Well, not exactly. This is a really thought provoking post, and I want everyone to think about it, understand it to the fullest extent.

I've delved into white privilege and the effects of racism still being prevalent in this land of the free that we call America. But today I'm going to talk about a new kind of racism, the kind that white people do without thinking, but still qualifies them to be racist as hell: identifying minorities, whether they be black, asian, hispanic, etc as "acting white" if they actually have their shit together.

Acting white: when a minority, particularly African American, is seen as possessing personality characteristics and mannerisms that Caucasians happen to possess.

Some characteristics that people (black and white) think of as "acting white" happen to be: speaking properly all of the time, living in a white washed neighborhood, disassociating yourself from black ppl.

Some characteristics that white people should NOT be thinking, but do:
1. You're acting white if you have your shit together, and don't live in the projects.
2. You're acting white if you don't go and hang out with the "real black ppl" that are living in the projects.
3. You're acting white if you surround yourself by white people (of course they don't know if this is intentional or unintentional)
4. You're acting white if you're doing well in school and went to a good school

So basically, the white people are saying that "real black people" don't have their act together, and that we really aren't on the same level as them. That the people that are doing well are just the exception to the rule, you know?

And no I'm not saying that everyone is like this.

I've had speakers that when they're talking GESTURE to me when they say something about business that has to do with a black women. I can't even begin to explain how appalled I was. It may sound little, but it's not. I don't see them gesturing to people when they talk about a white male or woman.

But I think that the major thing that angers me is that people try to act as if there is no such thing as white privilege. People, you're seriously living in the dark, and you're completely dense if you think that. When I walk down the street, people see a *black* woman. When a white woman walks down the street, they see a woman. That's it.

So how does America attempt to alleviate this problem, this blatant privilege that each Caucasian has? With affirmative action. And then, we're *still* seen as less, just because we're starting to be wanted. Don't you understand that around 300 years of slavery has caused us to live very different lives than you? We're just *starting* to advance from the repercussions of this inhumane custom, and when America finally decides to help us, people think that we're not good enough because of it. Why? America OWES us. You will not believe. I don't care if I never lived in poverty. My ancestors freaking lived in poverty and paid their dues. And they're living vicariously through ME. Hell, if I had it my way, America would be fucking giving us $500,000- $1 million each, along with affirmative action (even though you can't put a price on how much our families suffered).

And it's not like we don't work hard. Seriously, our parents told us that we need to be better than our white counterparts to survive in this country, or we'll always be seen as "second rate citizens". But seeing as people think that having your shit together means you're "acting white", it seems like we're always going to be second rate in their minds. Oh well, the world doesn't revolve around you.

50 years from now, America is going to be nothing but a rainbow of diverse peoples. So get used to it.AND, affirmative action is going to STILL be prevalent. Let's thank our lucky stars.