Examing Life’s Lessons

I am Caucasian for lack of a better description. It is what I have to put down on those forms when asked for “race”. If you immediately categorize me as someone whom cannot judge whether someone is being racist or not, you just made a judgment solely based on race. You think just because I am not of a minority race, I cannot tell what is racist and what is not. I have been sneered at and judged a racist just because of my skin. Not often, but it has happened.

I think that the statements about cover of Vogue with LeBron James and Giselle referring to King Kong is nothing more than sensationalistic posturing. The guy is dribbling a basketball. When a basketball player makes a fantastic play and screams in the moment, I have seen crowds go nuts in support of the play. I see an athlete with his game face on and a model with her game face on.

Anything else means the person is looking to get their face on the news. In fact, you could make the same accusation about this post of mine in the context of wanting to take advantage of the uproar. Oh well, my intent is to give my opinions.

If you look at someone and make a decision or judgment based on their skin color, you are unfairly discriminating against them, even if that decision is favorable to them. This applies to gender, how fat or skinny, financial condition, education level or any other factor that is not based on their actions and/or abilities.

What do you think?