Racism 2.0 - the position of privilege
Although this story is not at first glance about race, if we dig deeper it is. I do not hesitate the to repeat what others have said that if this rapist were a young black man he would be serving many years in prison regardless of any heartfelt comments from his dad. This story is a perfect example of how a white boy who excels in a white court was given a sentence fro rape that is so lenient that it would be laughable if it weren't so appalling. The boys father made comments about how his son should not suffer a lifetime for a bad decision that lasted twenty mins. What about the lifetime of mental anguish that the young woman will suffer that will never heal. The father asks us to feel sympathy for his son who no longer enjoys his food as he once did, what about the young woman who will never benefit from the touch of another man with the same sense of security and safety?
I here the comment often where some will say about an African American that they are playing the black card. Why would someone want to play this so called black card? Nobody ever gives an African American person any sympathy because they are black, and I find it very offensive to insinuate that anyone would try. A black man is only playing the cards he has been dealt from an incredibly stacked deck. This story is a perfect example of playing the white card, and it sucks.
The fact that racism is alive today and is being fed every day with the fear and ignorance of people who should know better. Donald Trump's whole political campaign is built upon racism. Racism is bred by fear, and Trump is feeding off of peoples fears. Racism breeds fear in everyone the black man fears how he will be treated, and I know I fear weather I will come off as a racist whenever discussing the topic of racism. Although I am a white man, I don't come from privilege I have more than your average black man or women. I fear that without meaning to I will be unsympathetic to their struggle or offend in y attempt to relate. That's what keeps the subject of racism alive, the fear of being branded a racist.
