RACISM!

The subject of #Racism is all over the US of A! People are confusing profiling with racism and actually combining it to fit there need while exploiting certain situations. I am going to use examples to show/prove my point.

Example 1

A 16 year old African American walks into a brand name clothing store. Clerk observes him as he walks in. He has an over-sized jacket on over a hoodie, w/very baggy jeans hanging way off of his waist, Timberland work boots, and a Lakers ball cap w/the tag hanging off the back. The clerk watches him carefully to make sure that he doesn't shoplift, following him throughout the duration of his being on premises. Now this could be stressed as a racial profiling, but, in the retail stores, “ANYONE” dressed in over-sized clothing is going to be watched because it is hard to detect if they have shoplifted. Someone could exaggerate this incident into racial profiling but it isn't.

Example 2

OK, lets assume the clerk is white and the clothing wasn't as baggy but still had the “Hip-Hop” thug style. She still follows him around till he leaves. Now anyone could spin this off as racial profiling because the clerk is white. But no! Yes it is profiling, but it is not “Racial” profiling. She is profiling him as a risk because of “Stereo-typing”which in her mind (and usually managers stress to look for this) shows an above average number of African Americans dressed like this are more likely to commit a crime. Now as wrong as this is, it is only personified because of the constant portrayal of African American youths in videos and movies dressed like this and committing these crimes. The Irony of this scenario is that the youths that are acting out these rolls in videos or movies are doing so usually under the production and writing of African American producers and writers.

In both of these examples one could assume and even scream out that the clerk is racist. But in reality, it is not so in the majority of cases. And it should also be pointed out that should anyone challenge these scenarios, there is a good chance that they themselves are racist. I only say that because they are not being open minded enough to see the clerks and managements point of view. And if an individual is so one sided in these matters... Yes, they have racist agendas, and when those agendas come out then you have uprising which will more often than not become violent!

Hopefully some of you will read this and understand what this white man is trying to point out. I am not racist and yes if you wish to you can challenge it. I do not care to argue the point any further than to state that I am not! As far as the incidents which caused all of the rioting, I am going to leave each to their own opinion. My only wish is that someone will rad this and one day will look back and see the differences from Profiling, Stereo typing, Racial Profiling, and simply being a damned Racist person.

In closing... I wish no man/woman, regardless of race, religion, creed, or sexual preference, any harm or ill will. I believe we are all human being with our own hearts and minds which make us each and every one a unique and special person with something to offer this world besides bigotry and hatred!

Charles Chaz Cecil

12/18/2014