The State of Bigotry in America 2009

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Sure. We have a black President and we've come a long way from the 50s and 60s. Racism has calmed down. It's definitely still there but not to the point where it's a national concern. Bigotry, however, is alive and well. I would say thriving.

Before you ask, there is a difference between Racism and Bigotry. As much as you'd like to say you're not a bigot I want to ask you a few questions. Has any of the similar to the following ever happened to you?

• Have you ever been stuck in line at a store behind a Middle Eastern guy and his wife? Was he stern and difficult with the checkout lady, questioning every other item's price when it rang up, all the while his wife stood there obediently? Was he purchasing 20 2-liter bottles of Pepsi and 10 cases of Mountain Dew? Can you make bombs with this shit?

• How about being in a different neighborhood buying beer on Sunday, taking a break from football, with your buddy and in front of you in the checkout lane you spot MC Hammer. He's wearing sunglasses inside and about 10 different chains with a brand new fancy shirt and sneakers. You laugh as your buddy points out that he's paying with WIK vouchers. Whaa?

• How about traveling out to Jefferson County and getting gas and having to lock the car when you're out of it because everyone seems to be smoking meth?

• How surprised were you when you heard about the Fort Hood shootings only to find out that the shooter was named Nidal Malik Hasan? And, get this, a Muslim. Shocker!

• Don't you love waiting at a stop light and you avoid eye contact with the loser who's panhandling a couple cars ahead? Don't you think to yourself how hard you just worked to earn the money in your pocket?

• Are you aggravated every time you use an ATM and have to choose English or Spanish? And you live in the Midwest?


Is it me or do we have a long way to go?

I'm sure it's me.


-Darth

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

If people obey the laws of God, all alone, without interference of others. Then all will be well and there will be bad people. If everyone loves people and cares for the good there will be fanatics. But now there are fanatics, because everyone wants to control others. And everyone needs to manage itself.

Anonymous said...

If people obey the laws of God, all alone, without interference of others. Then all will be well and there will be bad people. If everyone loves people and cares for the good there will be fanatics. But now there are fanatics, because everyone wants to control others. And everyone needs to manage itself.

Anonymous said...

WTF?!?! Anonymous sounds like he/she has been writing too many of those "Enlarge Your Penis" spam e-mails. Or maybe hanging with that robot that takes over the Enterprise on the Original Star Trek. At the end McCoy and Kirk star scrambling it's brains and it starts spitting out gibberish. Or maybe..... OSAMA?
nah.