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On The Real: Reverse Racism

So I was surfing the internet the other day and an interesting term came about and really got my attention. The term that was used is "reverse racism." I have heard of this term before, but never really thought about it critically, so I sat here at desk and began to analyze the term and here is what I came up with: If the term is used to describe racism against the dominant group (which most people consider are the white people) then the term "reverse racism" is racist within itself because, well, it assumes that white people are superior to other "races." And FYI, it is impossible for visible minorities to be racist just because we, as visible minorities, do not benefit from being racist as the dominant group or white people do. When we make assumptions or make attributes about a person based on their skin colour, we are merely just prejudice and are reproducing false ideologies, which is very negative for our oppressed brothers and sisters, so we should all stop it. This is just my take on it.     

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On The Real: Individual Racism

People are the products of the their community. People gain knowledge from society. A person is racist or makes racist comments because of the knowledge that they have gained from society. So when a person makes racist comments or make behaves in a way that demeans "races" or an ethnicity, that person is at fault, but not that much fault. Should you be mad at that person? Of course you should. But you have to understand that those comments or actions were only made because of what society has embedded in that person's mind. For example, there is no way on Earth that a young child, maybe about 2 or 3 years of age would know, or even understand the "N" word. So that word is learned through social interactions such as hearing it on the television, or hearing someone use it. So for a young child to learn anything racist, that child must have learned it through his/her community, so therefore racism is a learned trait. So you shouldn't get that mad when someone is racist, but you should definitely be upset. And on that note, you should be very mad at a racist for not attempting to learn and understand the truth about race. That is what you should be angry about, because everybody has the capability and time to learn about "race" theories and its history. All you really need to do is pick up a book, such as Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr., read it, and that will be enough. You don't need to take a college course to understand race relations.

On The Real: The End of A Man's Life

Have you noticed that when a man enters a long-term relationship or gets married, he'll tend to say that his life is ending? And have you noticed how when a woman enters a long-term relationship or gets married, the assumption is that she is beginning her life? Why are these two concepts of relationships on the opposite sides of the spectrum? For males, I think it is because when they get into a long-term relationship, they are not able to "play the field" anymore and also, they are not able to engage in as many activities with their guy friends anymore, if they were to be a bachelor. But, women are like that too. They go out to have fun and "play the field" just as much as guys do. And if a women were to get married, in my personal opinion, would lose more in life than a male would. I say that because, if for a example a specific woman were to have a great career, when she gets married, chances are she won't be as actively into it as she would be if she was single or not married. So let me elaborate, when a woman gets married chances of her staying home with the children are pretty high, if she chooses to have children. So if she were to have children and stay home with her children, then she'll likely quit her job. But when a man gets married or into a relationship, all he really loses (most of the time) is his ability to date and have sex with many different women, and hanging out with friends a lot. But his career is still intact. And chances of him staying home and becoming a "Mr. Mom" are pretty slim because of societal influences of "masculinity" in males. So there is a big double standard between males and females, and I just wanted to address it. Comment on how you feel about this.