Racism: the Internet, and Racial Slurs: Warning! Not Safe For Work

    Firstly, I do not agree with racists, I do not believe in the concept of one race being greater than another. Racism, especially the kind that hinders one race to exceed in this modern global economy is a disgrace, and is invalid. However one tries to spin their racist yarn, their is no excuse to believe you're better than someone on the sole indignation of skin color, creed, or nationality.
 Secondly, I am a realist;I believe racism is prevalent in the world, and it affects everyone.  However, I don't believe racism is as rampant today as it was three, or even four generations back. Racism is always present, but the ratios of racism are significantly lower now, although trolling online is more about shock than anything else.
      This post is about racism, as it is today, and the faulty racism that comes from anonymity. I know I don't have all the solutions when it comes to racism, but I also would like to detract the fake racism that exists today via video games and online forums.

 I'm a Caucasian by definition, however  I've been called : Wop, Daigo, Kike, Nigger, faggot, camel jockey, and worst of all: Republican, with a big R. So if my birth certificate says I'm white, and all these racial slurs have been used in trying to accurately describe me,  why not just call me a whitey cracker, pale-faced racist? Racist is the term given out most to Caucasians, rather than nationalistic slurs, because "white guilt" goes back as far as Ancient Rome. Slavery has happened to every race, religion, and nationality. Yet the most horrific case of racism (the Holocaust) is what shows us the most graphic imagery of just how horrid Man can be towards his fellow Man.
  Racism is tough to pin in the 21st century, because people are always called racist for political reasons. Most Democrats use racism as a very effective tool against their Republican counterparts, and it helps push their Socialist-dominated agenda. Republicans use it to push their corporate overlords as well. Politicians think they're using your so-called "white guilt" to make you apologize for every sound murmur that escapes your lips.
   Earlier I said was called multiple racist slurs. I've been called  Kike, even though I'm not Jewish, but still I found this word insulting, no one should ever be called Kike, especially the Jews. I was called Nigger, and this does hit me hard, because it wasn't the n-i-g-g-a spelling, the e-r were articulated. I have black family members, and though I don't mind the word nigga, even if used ironically, this was not ironic, it had the hate behind it, and I was furious. See, I'm Italian,  and in the summer, I'll tan a bit, I also wear a fro, or a short crew cut, and I usually get told I look Arabic. Henceforth, hearing Camel jockey come my way is normal, but I ignore it, and it's personally not as bad as say Hajji, which seems so much worse.
   So we're these random doichebags, mostly men, racists? And even if they were, should I even care?  One time I was asked when I was  in university by a lovely black girl if her friend should call his other friend " nigga". He was black, and she was pretty much saying that the word encourages hate within the black community. I suppose because I looked like a regular liberal white, I would agree that it should be some banned word that people get shot for saying.  Instead I shocked her by saying that this was America, one of the freest nations on Earth, and if he wanted to use the word in a non-threatening way, then he has the right to do so.
     See, I'm no racist, but I sure as hell am not a word Nazi, I rather be called a kike, nigger, faggot, for the rest of my life, then have someone shot, or jailed for calling me any slur.  If someone calls anyone faggot, or nigger, then expect for that person to get their ass whipped on a daily basis, or shot. Words have social consequence, but legally they are as free as any other word. Even if the most horrid and shocking things insult me, I would rather be insulted than have someone regulate to keep my feelings safe. Insulting me is your right, but it's my right to not have to listen, so I have the power to walk away, or change the channel, or unsubscribe to a magazine, etc., but when that bullying doesn't quit, or is inescapable, that is where one may need intervention.

If you have made it this far, I hope you know I don't use the above (or below, for that matter) slurs with ill-will. I am not racist, I hold disdain for individuals, not groups or races.
   I'm don't really notice racial differences, I notice foreign dialects more often than race, and then I'm more intrigued than xenophobic no love letting different, because norm is so boring. That is why I love the Internet, because I now am open to letting people of all different creeds, races, and nationalities.  I have dated women of many races, and multicultural/multiracial backgrounds. Racism to me is liken to forcing a filter on one's profile so only one kind of match is allowed through, because all other matches are deemed "inefficient" or "unworthy" to be on equal terms with you.

     I like to think of this statistic: for every five posts that says "all blacks are criminals" or something similarly racist, two of those posts actually mean it, while the other three are trolls being dicks. This troll:racist ratio is usually quite accurate. Then again, if you're on a racist chat site, that ratio might be a bit lopsided. So depending on the host, or the audience, racism, legit racism on the net is nearly impossible to pin down. So I say this: if some douche says something racist to you online, just ignore it, worry about the racists that exist in the real world, because that is where the real lunatics exist.
     Video games, and computer games are chock full of morons saying racist stuff. Most of it is at their friends, and most of it is done by twelve year olds who are too blatantly if orang to understand the history of the words they use. In-truth, racism is most likely going to die out with Millennials, because most have grown up with very little segregation, and they are truly a more tight-knitted generation. We all like the same music, cultural references, and entertainment. We all follow similar things, and we don't hate each other because of subtle differences. I'm more likely to expect someone to hate me because I route for the Red Soxs than because I'm white, or in some cases, by confused racists: Black, Jewish, or Middle Eastern.
     So if you join a chat on your favorite gamer server, and hear a racial slur, most of the time it's being tossed around as freely as the word "fuckers", and I would say its insulting, but not necessarily racist.

     So, what is racist then? I will tell you: if my little cousin, who is mixed, white and black( but because she also inherited the Sicilian of that side of the family, looks wholly black) is called a racial slur, I would not only call that racist, but I would beat the wholly hell out the asshole who called her that.
     Racism is hatred , pure cynical hatred that is used to belittle a person in such an arrogant way, that it is the action of a cowardice fool. Racism is never acceptable, especially if someone is killed or beaten because of their race, creed, and even sexual orientation. Granted we are a hateful creature, but hate shouldn't be limited to such ignorance. I hate (or more accurately; dislike) certain people, mostly those I consider enemies, detractors, and people that would see to cause me harm. That hate is limited, but I have love for all people, which is limitless.

     In conclusion, I am against racism, because any one person can be greater than another, despite race. I believe we should be united, rather than divided, because we all have to work together in a changing economy.
       Also, as I said in a twitter post: You cannot look at Tyra Banks, or Denzel Washington, and be racist. If you can still be racist after looking into the eyes of these two beautiful people, then you're not human, you are some soulless beast that has no heart. I'm obviously making a joke, but seriously, I love sexy people too much to be racist.

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