So I need to get a little peeve off my chest. It is completely random & not at all what I normally write about on this blog. Anywho, I was watching the Brandon Heath music video for "Give Me Your Eyes" - a song which I love! Good video. Well, on youtube (which is where I was watching it) there is the area below where people can write comments. I'm not a big public comment reader or writer but this one caught my eye. It was basically a short rant about how it is a great and meaningful song but the video sucks for one reason...
There is only one person of color in the video, the rest are spoiled upper middle class white people. They went on about they don't care about these people with their cell phones and ipods in an airport terminal. Why don't they make a video about something that mattered.
I got annoyed! Okay, hear me out. I think that the worst thing you can do is judge someone by the color of their skin! Trust me, I am very far from racist! The comment struck a nerve because in getting annoyed at all the "white people" they were in fact judging for color. Here is my beef. Don't descriminate due to color, class, speech, etc. It doesn't matter whether it is a minority or a majority. People are people, treat them as such! It doesn't matter whether they own an ipod and travel for pleasure or if they only have an AM radio and have never left their city limits. I am in a majority. My parents are both caucasion, I live in a suburb & I like meatloaf. This does not mean that I matter any less. Anywho, that is my little rant. I don't mean to offend anyone.
Here is the link if you want to watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OihvG607W-c
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Yes, racism in all ways is just awful. Whether you're trying to tear down a minority or a majority.
Especially today! We have a black president for the first time! It's amazing, but we also have to remember he's a person like everyone else. Now we just hope he can turn this country around. =)
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