It's rant time here at the homestead, children... Martin Luther King, Jr and I have something in common. I have been raised to believe, and have taught my children to believe, that a person should not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. 
I'm not "proud" to be white - it is just what I am. I do not subscribe to the suggestion that I should be separatist in my way of life. I don't really care what color you are or what country you used to call home. If you are a good neighbor, and treat me and my country with respect, come here legally (like my ancestors did), learn my language and assimilate into my culture, I really don't care what you look like!
This is not based on being a white American. This is based on being a Christian. My Bible teaches that all men are created in the image of God. No one is inferior to another at birth, but all are less than what God intended because of sin, and are bigoted by choice and training. God desires that all become Children of God by salvation. None are excluded as being unregenerate because of race, color or pagan religious notions. All can be my brother through Jesus Christ. Because I believe my Bible, I also really believe this.
But we live in A Brave New America now, and that is why I (and especially my husband - the white Euro-American male who actually works for a living) need to tread lightly when defining someone by their color, gender, ethnicity, or their sexual preference choice. (Sorry - I don't buy into the politically correct notion that sexual sin is an "orientation").
We are considered racist when we simply differentiate one person from another, i.e., "the black guy at the gas station", or "the Mexican lady at the store". But when the idiot at work calls me the cracker b----, he is simply the product of anger and bigotry, and I'm supposed to understand the angst and feel guilty for being a privileged white bigot who is reaping the deserved collective anger of oppressed people everywhere.
Pu-leeeeze !!!
The next presidential election could drastically change the assumptions we have about who we are as a country and a culture. I fear that the grand dreams of the 60's of racial equality and the idea of each person not being judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character, may also go the way of the Edsel automobile and the 8-track tape.
The blog posted below was not written by me, but expresses the frustrated feeling of many people, myself included, who are wondering what has become of the idea that respectful and dignified people should be treated with respect and dignity regardless of origin or color. This has become as antiquated in its appeal as the hi-fi record player.
There are African Americans,
Mexican Americans,
Asian Americans,
Arab Americans,
Native Americans, etc.
...And then there are just -
Americans. You pass me on the street
and sneer in my direction.
You Call me 'White boy,'
'Cracker,' 'Honkey,'
'Whitey,' 'Caveman,'
...And that's OK. But when I call you
(fill in the blank here with any racial slur)
...You call me a racist. You have the United Negro College Fund.
You have Hispanic History Month.
You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Asian History Month.
You have Black History Month.
You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.
You have Yom Hashoah.
You have Kawanza.
You have the NAACP.
And you have BET. If we had WET
(White Entertainment Television)
...We'd be racists. If we had a White Pride Day
...You would call us racists. If we had White History Month
...We'd be racists. If we had any organization for only whites
to 'advance' OUR lives,
...We'd be racists. We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,
a Black Chamber of Commerce,
and then we just have the plain
Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that? If we had a college fund that only gave
white students scholarships
...You know we'd be racists. There are over 60 openly-proclaimed
Black-only Colleges in the US ,
yet if there were 'White-only Colleges'
...THAT would be a racist college. In the Million-Man March,
you believed that you were
marching for your race and rights.
If whites marched for race and rights,
...You would call us racists. You are proud to be black,
brown, yellow and red,
and you're not afraid to announce it.
But if we announced our white pride
...You would call us racists.! You rob us,
carjack us,
and shoot at us.
But, when a white police officer
shoots a black gang member
or beats up a black drug-dealer
who is running from the LAW and
posing a threat to ALL of society
...You call him a racist. Why is it that only
whites
can be racists? | 
