Been a tick since I've mentioned any current events, so here we are-

So I logged into youtube last night and saw this in the sidebar. *shrugs* I'd never heard of 'Bo Bice', not surprising as I loathe American Idol to it's bones and avoid it like the herp. *pops her neck* However, being concerned about the world around me, I looked into the matter. If you're feeling lost, just look up the little twat's name, you'll find this quickly.

Now- contrary to what some people will say, because they're entitled poncy gits- *rubs her temples* there's this thing called 'racism'. It's a very general term, really. It's usually applied to a type of human behaviour in which a person applies negative perception to another person based solely upon the other's race or perceptions of that person's race. Often these perceptions are not true and are based solely in popularly accepted myths(which may have some factual basis, like any myth) called "stereotypes". Many times this is done out of ignorance, innocently enough. The 'racist' just literally didn't know any better. Other times, though, the person is aware that they're willfully and deliberately applying unwarranted negativity to a group of people because they're a right bastard and deserve a swift shot to the pills.

This bullshit was neither. *laughs*

This was a factual observation. If I were to look around my workplace and someone asked me to point out one member of our team, Tyrone, would I say "That would be the medium-tall, darkly-complected fellow with the short curly hair and the winning smile wearing the lab coat over a greenish t-shirt."? No. No, I would not. I'd say "Over there, the black guy." Now, am I being racist? *laughs* Debateably so but not negatively and certainly not in the manner Mr. Bice's crocodile tears are implying. I'm pointing out the most easily identifiable trait you as a stranger would pick up on from across the lab. You might miss anything else. We all wear lab coats for fuck's sake but you'll notice "the black guy" because he's the only one. Kinda hard to miss. Conversely, he'd likely direct someone to me with "the one with the rainbow hair" No offense intended and none taken.

Now, to clarify, I gotta point out- If the girls behind the counter had said "who's order is this?" "Oh- that blue-eye devil mother-fucker over there" Hey- *claps* I'd be onboard with the guy all the way. That's not cool. That is some racist shit. That is the kind of tired, out-dated way of thinking that we, as a species, need to grow the fuck up and move on from. *shakes her head* But that's not the case here. Persecution complexes aren't attractive at the best of times and this kind of nonsense is becoming WAY too common lately. Someone at a fast-food restaurant identifying you as "the white one" is not them "persecuting" you, Mister Bice. It's not "a double-standard" nor is it "destroying America".

*raises her glass* If you genuinely feel like it is... goddamn... I wish I had your problems.

Have a great one today all of you sexy stunningly beautiful people, yellow, brown, red, ochre and yes, *winks* even the white ones.