Racism, Prejudice, and Oh Dear God Just Stop

Luke: Paw, why don’tcha let me play with Deshawn Washington next door?

John: Son, he one of ‘em black folk. They all criminals.

Luke: Paw, you can’t say that. Not all black people are criminals.

John: Oh yeah? Well, most of those folk’re criminals. 62% of the population in NJ prison is black.

Luke: Gee paw, I don’t think so. Maybe that statistic is crap because that specific prison population is victimized by their socioeconomic status.

John: Don’t talk stupid, son. I’ll beat you. Now hand me that bottle of whiskey.

Emily: Kelsey! What are you doing hanging out with those boys? Did you see Jimmy looking at you? What a creeper!

Kelsey: I was just talking to them…

Emily: Don’t do that. Did you know that they might rape you?

Kelsey: No… I didn’t know that.

Emily: It’s true. I saw this CSI episode last week where a man raped a girl then murdered her. Isn’t that terrible?

Kelsey: I don’t think one episode of CSI can represent all men.

Emily: Oh. My. God. Are you trying to say you think men should rape women?

Kelsey: No, I’m just…

Emily: You’re a terrible person! My aunt’s cousin’s roommate’s got raped, and now she can’t sleep and she’s afraid to go out of her house.

Kelsey: I don’t think that CSI is a good source… and I calculated that rape represents only about three percent of the crime in America. The way you talk about it, it sounds like it represents more than 75 percent.

Emily: Stop supporting rapists! You’re a bad person!

Tayshawn: Yo dad, why won’t you let me play with Jane Miller across the street?

David: Son, you be trippin’. She a cracker. Dey been oppressin’ us since before the 1800s and dey still be keepin’ a brutha down.

Tayshawn: Dad, not all white people are bad. I got offered a full scholarship at The

Lawrenceville School. That’s a mostly white private school.

David: Foo’, don’t be talkin’ dat shit. You ain’ going to no white boy school, even if it might get you into Harvard or Morehouse.

Tayshawn: But dad, right now you’re keeping me down– you aren’t letting me go to a fancy private school. Right now, you’re keeping me down more than the white man.

Kevin: We have an odd number of people in tennis today. Please work with Kevin.

Katie: No, he can’t work with us. He’s annoying.

Alyssa: No, he can’t work with us. He’s annoying.

Alyssa: OK, what about Jake?

Katie: No, he can’t work with us. He’s annoying.

Alyssa: No, he can’t work with us. He’s annoying.

Kevin: You girls have to be somewhat diplomatic…

Alyssa: No, we don’t. I had to deal with the boys yesterday.

Kevin: Excuse me?

Alyssa: Heh, girls are actually nice.

Not all black people are criminals.

Not all men are rapists.

Not all white people are racist assholes.

Certain members of the female gender think they’re superior to males because they have anecdotal evidence that girls are nicer.

Seriously, guys? Seriously? C’mon now, you’ve gotta be kidding me. Let’s just stop. Everyone stop, right now. Lose the goddamn prejudices. Please.