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hackthis_archive) wrote2005-07-18 10:07 am
hackthis_archive) wrote2005-07-18 10:07 am
Keep your racist bullshit out my fucking face.
I knew someone else's ignorant shit was going to set me off. I fucking knew it.
Let's all just put it out on the table.
Blaise Zabini is BLACK.
Black, people. That means, not blue or purple, not white, not green or yellow or in posession of fins, wings, webbed feet or any other descriptor, but BLACK. He's English, but you know, he's black. Not African American, just black. He can't actually be thought of as, I don't know, BRITISH! because he's black. It's nice to know that nothing's really changed. It's nice to know that when people see you they just see the color of your skin. It doesn't matter that it's your name. Clearly all races should be identifiable by name, because black people are all named Michael Jordan or Shaquille O'Neal or Craig David or Monifah or something.
Apparently, some people now believe that this is the end of the world, because heaven forbid a black person be hot. No, of course not.
There are no hot black people anywhere in the world. There's no Denzel Washington, Thandie Newton, Don Cheadle, Sophie Okenedo. There's no Angela Bassett, no Delroy Lindo, no Taye Diggs or Omar Epps or Mekhi Phifer. No Beyonce or Mos Def or Talib Kweli or Gabrielle Union or Boris Kudjoe or Nia Long.
No.
Obviously Blaise is now tainted because he's black. He can't be hot at all. And oh look, JKR made a joke with his mother about her being a black widow. It's all racially motivated though. I can see how Blaise must now be hideous and deformed. Heaven forbid Draco find him attractive. Heaven forbid that he actually have a brain because black people can't be talented except for in sports, and they can't be smart or make a honest living unless it's in music. I can see how Oprah and Nelson Mandela and Bill Cosby and every black MP or congressman is just affirmative action or a fluke.
And people say that racism is all gone.
Fuck that. And fuck you if this is your mindset.
I don't need your ignorant bullshit.
But don't worry. I'm not upset. I see how it is. It's always good to know where you stand. And no, this is not the part where everyone says 'I never thought that!' because if you did, ask your self would you even admit it?
Let's all just put it out on the table.
Blaise Zabini is BLACK.
Black, people. That means, not blue or purple, not white, not green or yellow or in posession of fins, wings, webbed feet or any other descriptor, but BLACK. He's English, but you know, he's black. Not African American, just black. He can't actually be thought of as, I don't know, BRITISH! because he's black. It's nice to know that nothing's really changed. It's nice to know that when people see you they just see the color of your skin. It doesn't matter that it's your name. Clearly all races should be identifiable by name, because black people are all named Michael Jordan or Shaquille O'Neal or Craig David or Monifah or something.
Apparently, some people now believe that this is the end of the world, because heaven forbid a black person be hot. No, of course not.
There are no hot black people anywhere in the world. There's no Denzel Washington, Thandie Newton, Don Cheadle, Sophie Okenedo. There's no Angela Bassett, no Delroy Lindo, no Taye Diggs or Omar Epps or Mekhi Phifer. No Beyonce or Mos Def or Talib Kweli or Gabrielle Union or Boris Kudjoe or Nia Long.
No.
Obviously Blaise is now tainted because he's black. He can't be hot at all. And oh look, JKR made a joke with his mother about her being a black widow. It's all racially motivated though. I can see how Blaise must now be hideous and deformed. Heaven forbid Draco find him attractive. Heaven forbid that he actually have a brain because black people can't be talented except for in sports, and they can't be smart or make a honest living unless it's in music. I can see how Oprah and Nelson Mandela and Bill Cosby and every black MP or congressman is just affirmative action or a fluke.
And people say that racism is all gone.
Fuck that. And fuck you if this is your mindset.
I don't need your ignorant bullshit.
But don't worry. I'm not upset. I see how it is. It's always good to know where you stand. And no, this is not the part where everyone says 'I never thought that!' because if you did, ask your self would you even admit it?
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This, my darling, is must like the Socratic axiom that the first step to wisdom is knowing you know nothing. Likewise, the first step towards racial harmony (that is such a lame phrase, but what can I do?) is admiting everyone has ingrained stereotypes. We can't help that, everything in the media, in our interactions with the ignorant, and in transmitted wisdom from the past tells us X is stupid, Y is a bad driver, Z will rape you women, Q will oppress you and steal your gum trees.
The second part of your remarks is harder to address, so I won't bother.
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That's okay. I'm pretty sure that dealing with the second part is why god gave us booze.
admiting everyone has ingrained stereotypes
Exactly! Stereotyping and making generalization is a survival trait. It's how we then deal with the information are brain is telling us that decides whether or not we are intelligent human beings. A test most people unforuntately fail which brings us back to the booze.
And BTW - did you know that my nickname is Q? And for the record, I was never near your gum trees. You can't prove it!