Comments on: The Low Cost of Being Racist

By: francislholland

francislholland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:49:50 +0000

That is, the Human Genome Project of the US Federal Government has announced that, as a matter of biology and genetics, "race" simply does not exist and it never did. Many people like to see whites squirm by calling them "racist", but this is a double edged sword that cuts us twenty times each day for each time it cuts white people. When we call whites "racist", we concede that "race" exists, and the existence of "race" is the fundamental premise of their belief in their own superiority.

By: francislholland

francislholland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:36 +0000

The use of the word “race” is “racist” because the Human Genome product has found, based on analysis of human DNA and the entire human genome, that “race” does not exist and it never did.

So why are whites constantly talking about Black’s “racial characteristics”?

By: francislholland

francislholland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:33:07 +0000

I think white people would squirm considerably more if we continually point out that the use of the word “race” is itself “racist”, and if we insist that racism is not an merely an ugly attitude, but that when it causes significant impairment in one or more areas of life (e.g. getting fired for a color-aroused e-mail sent to co-workers), then color-aroused ideation, emotion and behavior constitutes a severe mental illness.

If you think people squirm when you call them “racist”, just point out to them how “racism” is impairing them in one or more areas of life and therefore constitutes a MENTAL ILLNESS for which they need IMMEDIATE TREATMENT.

This has the benefit of being doctrinally true, and, moreover, new rhetoric makes news better than old and tired rhetoric.

Just compelling white people to learn what color-aroused illness is will compel them to look upon this matter with fresh eyes and a fresh intellectual engagement.

By: Lady Cracker

Lady Cracker — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:08:05 +0000

“–minimum cost for engaging in racist actions to be acknowledgment that the action is racist.”

It is a minimum and when I think about it labeling the action racist may be just enough, because it surely makes people squirm and bob and weave; saying oh I’m not racist; that is not racist, that is reverse discrimination!

Until and unless, the dominant culture in almost all countries of the world change, the holders of that dominance will remain clueless as to what their real prejudices and stupidities are. It takes a long and heavy dose of seeing from the other side to even begin to understand.

Gablea said that ABW had a much different level of commentary.

By: Francis L. Holland

Francis L. Holland — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:39:20 +0000

I linked to your blog post and wrote an essay about it (which I was too tired to spellcheck when I finished at 3:00AM), but which discusses your post from a legal perspective, making reference to the state law in New Mexico under which complaints can be filed (and must be filed before proceeding to a federal court). Atty. Francis L. Holland (not practicing)

By: Rosa

Rosa — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:13:44 +0000

This happened in my home state, in a city I visit often. The article at the link doesn’t even begin to cover the extent of this man’s unapologetically racist behavior. At one point, he even began crying “reverse racism,” when told that his actions were inappropriate. Of course he saw himself as the victim.

Unfortunately, this kind of thing happens all day, every day in New Mexico.

By: rys

rys — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:21:37 +0000

karynthia, right on !! i’m a white guy with an unrepentently racist father, and everything you described operates in his mind, and the minds of those who support him. sometimes, being around him, i wonder whether he (or i) came from another planet. he’s 82 and so deeply entrenched in his beliefs that calling him out, whether gently or confrontationally, isn’t likely to change much. but it’s still important to do. thank you for being a voice of no-nonsense reason. racism is one of the key issues i bring up in my own blog, even knowing i still have much yet to learn. ongoing, respectful, honest dialog is critical.

By: aliaras.livejournal.com/

aliaras.livejournal.com/ — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:09:42 +0000

Wow. That much fail is painful.

When I clicked on this link, I thought it was going to be about how being racist doesn’t kill businesses the way extreme libertarians suggest it might when they’re raging against “intrusive” anti-discrimination laws. Which is also bullshit I’d like to see more about.

By: Momsomniac

Momsomniac — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:33:33 +0000

Wow…just wow. His behavior shows enormous ignorance of the history of the Southwest too.