tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924698382841322981.post8209732262362125436..comments2023-03-24T17:49:55.729-07:00Comments on All In: Why Whites Don't Engage on RaceAll Inhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893964916900082190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924698382841322981.post-49348694035183846662008-06-05T13:50:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:50:00.000-07:00I often have issues with racism when casting a pla...I often have issues with racism when casting a play. As a white guy, it will seem racist if I put a black student in the part of a servant, even if it is appropriate for the actor. <BR/><BR/>For example, I am currently directly a play for a class. The one black student that I have has conflicts and cannot be in one of the performances and misses some of the classes, but still wants to act in the play. I cast him as the servant because it is only one scene. One day into rehearsals, another student (also of a minority race) asks me why I cast the only black student as the servant. I replied, "It's either because it's the smallest part and he will miss a performance, or it's because I'm racist. Take your pick."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924698382841322981.post-57877837643194353722008-06-05T13:16:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:16:00.000-07:00The problem with engaging in normal conversation (...The problem with engaging in normal conversation (face-to-face) is it can eventually be tied to racism (or “reverse racism” which is just as prevalent) if that is what you are looking for. <BR/><BR/>You can read a transcript from “same race” bloggers and read nothing into it – it merely appears to be a heated debate. Ask someone to read the same transcript and tell the reader the bloggers were of different races and, all of a sudden, all the racial undertones kick in. <BR/><BR/>Saying someone is racist needs to have some weight or examples to it other than simply a difference of opinion. It seems to me that oftentimes a legitimate difference of opinion, lifestyle, or culture gets labeled “racist behavior”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com