Also, I would like to remind him that racism against those who are deemed the nonminority in America is as alive today as racism against minorities. There have been many occasions on which I have been racially slurred by members of the African American and Hispanic communities. My boyfriend, who is from Europe, has had his accent mimicked and his name butchered many times in so-called honest fun. My point is that in order for prejudices to end, they must end on all sides. Pointing fingers at whites, as Tena does, simply prolongs the unjust attitudes in our society.
Racism exists against all members of our society.
Thus, it is not until we acknowledge this that the healing and understanding can truly begin. Right off the bat, he makes a broad, sweeping generalization which is not only offensive, but untrue. Just as other racial groups do not like to be stereotyped because of the actions of a few outspoken members of their group, neither do I appreciate being lumped into such a category. I find racism and discrimination extremely distasteful and unacceptable. I agree that people such as these mentioned in the article deserve to be publicly ridiculed.