The Race Card

[honeychile]

Let me say up front that I have a biracial cousin, who identifies more with being black than white - even though she could easily "pass".

During the OJ trial, we got into a discussion, and I asked her why most of the black community felt that OJ was innocent, and the white community felt that OJ was guilty. I naively asked, "Why does it always have to be a racial issue?"

She responded, "Because to us, it always is."


My question now is WHY? Why do we have to state someone's race in any given situation, as if it's that's the "real" issue? Have we not yet learned that we're all people, not a representative of our entire race? While I understand a return to heritage, in this case, is it a good thing, or a bad thing?