"My best friend is black"

Rob, checking in...

Following on the heels of Mr. Fortuna, I'll argue the race thing in America is hard to deal with, because I think while about 90% of people will agree that racism is a bad thing, 90% of our interactions with members of other races only tend to reinforce old stereotypes.

Then you'll intellectualize the struggle, and reason out how an oppressed people came to be the way they are by decades of overt and subversive racism, etc. or you'll see some inspirational movie about their history, and what they've overcome. You'll think you understand them. And then you get lambasted by a black guy on the subway for being a bad driver.

ad nauseam.‎