Good article

I thought the Racism is Still a Predominant Problem article, by Azure Wall, was pretty good. One thing that didn't get mentioned, probably because it was off topic, was that the people who are suing for feeling threatened were in the balcony. I guess they were afraid Kramer would develop the gift of flight. There were more points I thought of, but I read the article before Mrkt 443 and didn't feel like re-reading it before I write this. So, let the babble begin.



I have two good friends that are black. I make fun of them for being black and they make fun of me for being white ("Can you lend me some of your drug money?" Response, in the famous white man voice as dubbed by a black man, "I don't have any money because you keep me down.").

Racism in the Midwest is vastly different from the east coast. Back home, everything is so integrated, you cannot survive by being racist. You become real friends. Here, any mention of a stereotype and you belong in the KKK. I was at a party a couple years ago and a white, Conan O'Brien look-alike said the N-word and he got kicked out of the party. A little extreme. No black person, probably with in a block, to get offended by the statement.

I don't think that me having black friends means that I know all on the topic, I just think that growing up in a 50/50 area, and sitting next to minorities at lunch for all those years puts me a little better position to understand the issues. And I've discussed this topic with both my home boys and they agree that Midwestern cats are ignorant towards actual racism. They feel it their duty to be offended by something that has no direct meaning. Moral high horse and shit.