Racism or Urbanism

Do we dislike blacks or just the culture they too often represent?

February 25, 2006

Albany's Race Problem: People like to blame guns, because it's easier then being realistic about race.

An Alternative Look at Slavery: Andrew says black slavery at the begining of our nation, isn't the great evil we sometimes portray it to be.

Analysis of the Southern Ideology on Slavery: A short paper discussing slavery and it's rationalization.

Another Essay on Tolerance: Exploring the meaning of true tolerance and what it means to accept deviance.

Average American: How stereotyping and prejudice hurts us all.

Blacks in Pickup Trucks: The trouble I have with seeing blacks driving trucks.

Civil Rights Act of 1965 Didn't End Hate.: Thoughs on Civil Rights Legislation, and the need for a steppast legistlation..

Considering the Silent Majority: A Label Playing Off Class Conflict for Political Gain: A short paper written for Introduction to Sociology on the silent majority, and use of this label for political gain.

Growth of White Power Music: Thoughts on growth of racist music, social alienation, and youth rebellion.

Is Feminism Dead?: The fate of feminism is tied to the Democratic Party.

Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King: Hillary’s remarks on President Johnson ring clear on this holiday.

Martin Luther King Day: Race as we remember MLK.

On Black Culture: And It's Advancement: A short essay recrying racism and our lack of solutions it.

Politizing Cultural Diversity: Andrew complains about the liberal-bias in the Cultural Diversity class he is taking.

Racist Symbolism: How I still associate blacks with certain bad things.

Trent Lott and the Black Lobby: Andrew disagree's with some black's lynching of Trent Lott...

When Fairness Becomes Racist.: Discussing the need to treat all the same.

Racism or Urbanism

I don't like blacks. I feel that is a perfectly honest way to say it, as being around African Americans makes me unconfortable. Yet, I would never openly descrimate against blacks, nor would I treat them differently. It seems wrong to be against somebody for their skin color, and even thinking about my feelings towards blacks makes me unconfortable. I never grew up in a racist household, I just learned it from the rural culture I lve in.

I wonder if my racism is based around a lack of understanding of urban life or the cultures associated with black life. Is it that "I Hate Blacks" or "I Hate City People"? I know there are many city and suburban dewellers to which I have a similiar reaction to then

When I think of blacks I think of all the stereotypical things: criminals, lazy people, stupid, consumeristic, and disconnected from reality. White people on the other hand are hardworking, honest, closer to the land and reality, they're humans that do real jobs like farm or run mechanics shops. Yet are those characteristics of race or urban life or rural life.

It seems that crime is created by cities forcing people to live in close distance from one and another, and creating lots of laws to follow. Lazyiness and stupidity it caused by living in a world of concrete and glass, where all of your life is spent in air conditioned buildings. Likewise, if your not working in the dirt, your inheritly disconnected from reality.