disneydude
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Stories like this just make me laugh because of how absurd the racists are. Even so, it's unfortunate that this guy is a Police Commissioner considering that the amount of power he has probably means that a fair amount of black people have been held back from jobs and promotions because of him. There's probably also been a fair amount of racism in police activity in his area due to him as well. That is the saddest part of this.
That said, the kind of racism demonstrated by stories like this is not the type of racism that concerns me. Such overt racism is mostly a relic of the past and it's literally dying out. What concerns me is the pervasive form of racism in our society that is more covert, or subtle. I'm talking about the type of racism expressed by the vast majority of white Americans where they tell denigrating racist jokes in one breath and then claim to be colorblind in the next.
I agree with 99% of your post. I would, however, disagree that the vast majority of white Americans are "racist" towards minorities. I actually believe that the vast majority of Americans, be they white, brown, black or whatever...are good people who don't hold racist views. There are, however, still a large number who do...and I agree that it isn't the overt racism that is the concern, it is the more subversive subtle racism that takes place.