I despise racism. I find it abhorrently evil. But I find it strange that groups that supposedly support "equality" push concepts such as "white guilt" and "white privilege". I've never owned anyone as property. Never looked down on someone because of the color of their skin. I've never considered myself better for being white, yet also never considered myself worse. I try to treat everyone equally. So why should I feel guilt over being a white man in America?
And what privilege does the color of my skin supposedly give me? I've never felt "privileged" as I've worked my way through life. Things were not handed to me. I've never had doors opened for me by people saying, "Oh, you're white, c'mon in."
So why should all white people be looked upon as "bad"? That seems to be the message that some minorities push, yet no one calls them out for obvious bigotry. And isn't that what it is? Bigotry? To hate all white people because of the actions of some? I've told this story before, but my cousin was killed in an armed robbery by 3 black youths. Would it be appropriate for me to consider all black people murderers because of the actions of those three? Of course not.
People should be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. So many people who claim MLK as a hero forget what was at the core of his message. Equality is about looking beyond race. It's about going beyond a world of black vs white. It's about seeing individuals and not grouping people together by skin color.
It really is a sad world we live in. So much hate. And for what? What has it accomplished but to divide people further and further apart. But then again, maybe that's the point.