Are you racist?

[The Shadoe]

Frequently, Republicans are labeled as racists because they don't support such programs as Affirmative Action. I, myself, am one of those Republicans who don't support Affirmative Action. And of course, this does not make me a racist.
Growing up playing hoops as the sole white kid on my team in Five Points Denver, I experienced first-hand the problems that face our poorest communities. The public education system has failed the black American. And affirmative action has only compounded the problem by telling the black American that he or she is not as intelligent or capable as the white American and therefore needs a helping hand to be equal. That is racism.

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I am taking an African-American Literature class right now, and I find it very interesting hearing the perspectives of my very liberal (and pro-affirmative action) black professor and my political science professor who is a hard-core black Republican. It's amazing how different they are, especially when it comes down to racial issues.

According to the Lit teacher, I am enjoying a hidden white supremacy every time I walk into a department store, (especially my favorite store, Marshall Field's). My poli sci professor says that if the police were targetting black people he wouldn't ever drive anywhere.

Just curious... we all like to think that we are beyond the race issue, but deep at heart, are we?