[J.W.]

I am sorry you are extremely offended by the term ‘people of color.’ Unfortunately, the reason we refer to ourselves as people of color has nothing to do with your reasons for being offended. The term ‘people of color’ is simply a preference. Some prefer black, some prefer African American (note: there are no hyphens). We are not saying you have no culture. We are simply calling ourselves what we prefer to be called. If you want to be called ‘people from America,’ that’s fine. That’s your preference. There’s no need to get extremely offended simply because of one’s preference. You have read too much into the term.

This is not the first time I have responded to your comments. The last time I responded, I remember you saying ‘from what I’ve observed.’ What have you experienced? I get the impression you have little or no experiences with black people. Get to know us, and you’ll see that many of the things you say and ask are based on observation, not experience.

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[J.W.]

If there were a white entertainment television or snow magazine, I personally would not consider that to be racist. Racism is an action projected onto another person because they are a different race. To have a magazine or music station is not an action made against another because of the color of their skin. Furthermore, how many black artists do you see played on Country Music TV? Very few–if any. There are magazines which dont have any black people or writers in them. Again, I must stress, racism is an action projected on someone of another race simply because of the color of their skin. Magazines or televison channels which concentrate on a certain group are not displaying racism. They are simply catering to a certain group or culture. For example counry music tv caters to country music fans, BET caters to Hip-Hop and R&B fans. Essence magazine caters to working-class black women. This is not racist. So to answer your question, no, all black groups and media do not foster racism.

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[J.W.]

I am not offended by Beth’s comment. I do, however, have a problem with Lisa’s comment. First, how does she know why we do the things we do? She can’t speak about a culture she can’t even relate to. Furthermore, she couldn’ be further from the truth in stating we ‘don’ care’ about our culture. When we pick a name for a child, it’s because we like the name. It doesn’t necessarily mean we’re doing it to represent some cultural belief. It just so happens that we don’t like common names. We choose unique names for our children. We choose names we feel will allow our children to stand out. It’s just that simple.

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[J.W.]

Unlike most responses, I have to agree with you. I am originally from Ohio and just moved to the East Coast last year. The people here do seem snobbish and uppity. I constantly feel that the people I come into contact with do not accept me for who I am. If a person is not in their world and doesn’t do the things they do, they look down at them like something’s wrong with them. They can’t accept that there are different types of people besides the ones in their world. Ohioans accept all types of people for who they are regardless of the things they do. It seems people on the East Coast are concerned only with making money. They don’t have time to meet and get to know me because they’re too caught up in other things.

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