The Gadfly
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- Feb 7, 2011
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Wait a minute; I thought we eventually wanted to get to a society where "race" doesn't matter (at least if we aren't, I didn't get the memo on that). If I didn't know better, I'd think I just walked into a discussion among a group of nineteenth-century anthropologists, arguing over which people belonged in which racial classification.
Now let me get this straight; I'm supposed to treat my Puerto Rican friend (who's as white as I am) as a member of another race, even though he traces his ancestry back to 15th century Spain? How terribly politically incorrect of me! What about my Greek neighbors? Am I supposed to "recognize" them as non-whites" as well (I thought I heard someone say only Northern Europeans are "White")? What about.....oh, to hell with it; makes my head hurt. Color me "confused"; I'm supposed to see differences I can't see, and not see differences I can see, and the whole thing will somehow come out politically correct in the wash? By the way, is "confused" a "race" too (I did say "color", didn't I?) My bad. *slaps self on wrist*
Now let me get this straight; I'm supposed to treat my Puerto Rican friend (who's as white as I am) as a member of another race, even though he traces his ancestry back to 15th century Spain? How terribly politically incorrect of me! What about my Greek neighbors? Am I supposed to "recognize" them as non-whites" as well (I thought I heard someone say only Northern Europeans are "White")? What about.....oh, to hell with it; makes my head hurt. Color me "confused"; I'm supposed to see differences I can't see, and not see differences I can see, and the whole thing will somehow come out politically correct in the wash? By the way, is "confused" a "race" too (I did say "color", didn't I?) My bad. *slaps self on wrist*