ethnic doesn't mean anything. not in the way it's used nowadays anyway.
"Rocket-propelled grenades were fired at statues of two Turkomen heroes as ethnic fighting spread to the northern city of Kirkuk (...)."
i'm only using this line as an example of the rampant racism that is still alive in this day and age of supposed open-minded people. we are so civilized. and yet, blacks, latinos, asians, and indians are still labeled ethnic minorities every time they appear on tv in north america.
but damn, are you white? then you too are part of an ethnic culture. open your eyes.
but the way this comes across is that there is the good majority -- the whites -- and then there are those 'ethnics' that live in that part of the city. you know what i mean.
ethnic minorities. ethnic festivals. ethnic clothing. etc.
those are all labels given to "Non-Whites". am i the only who sees it this way? it's been bugging me for years.
so, i'm just hoping some people will notice it the next time it comes up in an article or on tv.
btw, i'm a white boy. this only comes out of frustration against a still very unfair society. i'm just hoping to open a couple of people's eyes on this.
ps. i'd also like to include religious wars in this little rant. every time a "muslim" attacks someone, it's always a religious jihad. never just a 'normal' attack on someone. being a muslim now means being a terrorist. but when President Bush, who told the world on more than one occasion that God told him to strike down Iraq, attacks a country, it's never about religion or is he ever labeled an extremist. nope. because he is christian and christianity is well-liked, understood, and tolerated in our parts of the world. so it is the norm. but we're lazy and hypocrites. we don't wanna acknowledge that someone else might have a different way of looking at life than we do. not in such an arrogant society as our western world. when one of those "darkies" does it all the way at the other end of the world it's a jihad. it has to be. because they're crazy religious fanatics, you know.
and they must be stopped.
no, we are not killers. no. we are "liberators".
btw -- "thou shalt not kill."
apparently, Bush doesn't listen to everything God has to say to him.
rant done.
i hope :)
Posted by Anonymous | 4:15 PM
