Comments on: I’m not an African-American. I’m not Black. I’m not a Minority.

By: Ronald Kraszewski

Ronald Kraszewski — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:15:34 +0000

I’ve also grown tired of being put in a pigeonhole. People put an Eastern European label on me, ignore the fact that I was born on the American soil (in fact, the Lenape soil as New Jersey was primarily inhabited by them) and that my Dad was an American. I don’t even bother to explain who I am because most people on this planet are very ignorant when it comes to one’s identity.

I think that we as a humanity still have a long way to go because an individual is perceived by his/her ethnicity, religion, social status. Nobody bothers to ask you who do you really feel inside.

Ronald Lewis – I’m also one of the “hyphenated” individuals born in one country, brought up in another, seeking reconciliation with his identity throughout living in exile in different countries (France, Quebec, U.K. and one day South Africa).

Greetings from London, U.K.
Ronald K.

By: Sorry, I Don’t Own a “Race Card” - 24/7 with Ronald Lewis

Sorry, I Don’t Own a “Race Card” - 24/7 with Ronald Lewis — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:22:37 +0000

[...] and waiting to tell me that I’m crazy, delusional or unstable. In my recent posts about not being an African-American and calling for unity in America, the usual crowd circled my blog, throwing darts and chanting, [...]

By: Ronald Lewis

Ronald Lewis — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:11:43 +0000

William: I’d love to hear more about your thoughts regarding Bill Cosby.

Shey: I would agree that I am a minority in THOUGHT, but not in CAPABILITY. I am well aware of racism’s existence — Hence this post and my plea to end social constructs such as race in America.

Anyone who consider themselves a minority is denying themselves the right to prosper and succeed as an individual.

By: Shey

Shey — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:38:54 +0000

You’re right about race: it doesn’t exist really. It’s a social construct.

Where you’re wrong is that you ARE a minority. A lot of people don’t really understand what that means or really what racism is. Racism is about power-structures in a society — where the majority (the race that holds most of the power) discriminates against the minorities (races that hold the least of the power).

Denying minority status denies racism exists — anyone who says racism doesn’t exist, isn’t paying attention.

By: William Beem

William Beem — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:30:55 +0000

Excellent point that I’ve been trying to make for years. Personally, I blame Bill Cosby (though I love the man).