I don’t think it is possible to deny that racism exists in America. What seems to be in contention is how much of it, and in what form. Of course how to lessen it’s impact and what sort of societal attitudes are useful to do that are also a point of argument.
Recently Keith Bardwell, a Justice of the Peace in someplace called Tangipahoa Parish refused to perform a marriage ceremony for an inter-racial couple. He denies charges of racism, but rather says he feels that the children of such a couple are at a disadvantage and as such he cannot perform the ceremony in good conscience.
Of course he must be racist because it is crazy in 2009 that anyone would feel that the race of a parent has anything to do with whether they will be able to properly raise their child: right? So there is a big collective gasp of horror and a lot of finger pointing and oh-my-gosh’ing about how this proves the backward thinking of those redneck racist Republicans:
“No matter how loving or supporting, there will always be a loss of connection with their culture. Even if the family engages with people of the same race, there will always be a loss. Culture is something one must be immersed in and not dabbled in on the weekends.” from White People Raising Black Babies
The above quote isn’t from a redneck Republican. It is from a radical feminist named “Renee” who leans so far left it is a wonder they don’t fall over. So where is the American Civil Liberties Union? Is the Local NAACP going to peep? Hell are any of the left leaning bloggers who are having a collective victim-gasm over “catching” a racist going to take Renee on?
Of course not. Because in the skewed world of racism as political football the issue isn’t really the attitudes, its how much you can extract from someone with the threat or perception of racism. Racism is what they say it is, and they get to move the goal posts any time it strikes them.
Do I think Keith Bardwell is wrong? Of course. I absolutely think he should have performed that ceremony. I have no idea if he is a racist or just honestly misguided. Hell, his wife even provided the couple with information of a Justice of the Peace who would happily do it for them, and he did not object to her doing so. What I find interesting is all the screaming and hand-wringing about how insane it is that anyone could think like that “in this day and age” coming from a group of folks (the left) who cheerfully spout idiocy that they would instantly condemn if it came from the right.
Let’s look at this a clear indication of racism in action.
“According to the data, not all races are considered equal in the college admissions game. Of students applying to private colleges in 1997, _________ applicants with SAT scores of 1150 had the same chances of being accepted as ______ applicants with 1460s and __________ applicants with perfect 1600s.” source article (race names removed)
The races in question are “White”, “Asian” and “African-American”. Just for fun, imagine the same statistic with the races in different positions. Imagine if a white student could get into school by admission policy with a score of 1150 while a black student would need a 1600. Such a system would rightly cause you to get upset at how unfair it was. Of course to object to racial quotas is to be called a racist these days.
Yup if you advocate a system that is “race blind” you are a filthy racist. Only by stringently working to elevate one group of people solely based on their race can one truly show yourself to be someone who cares about equality. Total stupidity. Remember children, if your on the left racial profiling is good if your on the right, it means your a dirty evil racist.
You just can’t play around with racism: it’s too important for that. In fact often racism is so important you just have to invent it to make sure you get the right things done. Reality is already out the window (Political Correctness teaches us that perception is everything) so why not go with flat out fabrication?
Once your fine with hypocrisy it’s only a tiny little jump after all.
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