People may think…(part one) November 5, 2009
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People may believe that I’m an “Uncle Tom” that desires everything to fall into line according to the plan of “The Man,” that I am anti-culture, anti-”black,” anti-diversity and probably anti-American. I am anti-diversity only when it takes away from the goal of a unified people, of all types, living together in harmony. As I’ve said before, diversity in the wrong hands is a dangerous weapon. In the wrong hands, be they of the majority or the minority, diversity becomes a farce, a crutch, and takes away from a goal that people should have: to live in harmony as humans, not “black,” “white,” or what have you.
People may think that I hate black people, therefore solidifying my position as an “Uncle Tom,” as I am quite harsh in my critiques of blacks. First, I am not perfect. I sin and do dumb things as many people do. However, I believe that through blatantly talking about situations/scenarios that are slowly destroying our society as a whole, people will see that I’m trying to help them. Let’s face it: a lot of people aren’t that bright when it comes to seeing the reality of certain things. If they were, we–as a people–would know Obama isn’t a savior, Saddam didn’t have anything to do with 9/11, the US was wrong for dropping the A-Bomb, and so on. However, if you lay out these truths in a blatant and biting way, people will be more inclined to take note, take heed and take action.
People may think that I am actually a racist. That’s false, and not just because “I have white friends.” I like and hate all people equally. Plus, I’m trying to ascend past the idea of “race,” as I hope others do someday.
People may think that I am against STARE at the University of Maryland. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Just because I do not believe that “diversity” is necessarily good, I don’t believe that it’s evil and should be done away with. As citizens of the world, we need to learn about anything and everything that we can, as, again, knowledge is power.
I think that that’s enough right now. I’ve gotta get to my advising appointment.
-J.
I agree with everything you said about this whole diversity hoopla. At least you aren’t acting like the other Blacks on this campus who are whining about diversity issues. The Blacks should realize that the majority of students on this campus do not care about “diversity” issues. And you wonder why Blacks were the only ones rallying around the Administration building. That obviously speaks volumes about how much we care about “diversity”.
Sam,
First, it is a bit unfair to say that “The Blacks” were the only ones that marched in the rally. While the majority of students—from photos published by people at the rally–were “black,” I know that there were people of other “races” that were there. Second, I don’t believe that diversity, or the lack of it, is the problem. The problem is when people hide behind this cloak of so-called diversity to keep people from seeing that they’re just as segregative as the guy in the back of the room praying that there was a “whites only section” of campus to keep all the “blackies” away from him. We, as students, should have the right to a full education (with all aspects of life covered; whether we agree with them is another story). However, we as people, will never progress when we still isolate ourselves according to race/allow ourselves to be isolated according to race.