My New Categorization



During the airing of NBC's Today Show on Tuesday 15 August 2006, I noticed that NBC has re-classified me from White, to Non-Hispanic Speaking White.

Wow.

Thankfully I am no longer white. I dislike the term White. Personally I think I am more pink than white, more peach than pink and more salmon than peach. But that's me. For about twenty years now, as a personal rail against the system I have been declaring myself as Euro-American. I personally dislike the division of people as I believe that it is just that - division. And, I personally believe that it's such division which is keeping us apart instead of bringing us together.

When I was young my best friend was Dwayne. Dwayne is African-American and it disturbs me greatly to say that. Not because I have a problem with people of any descent, but because I think it labels him. When I was growing up he was never African-American, he wasn't black, I wasn't white. I never said to my parents - I'm going to my black friends house. Or, I'm going to Dwayne's - you know - my African-American friend (as opposed to my American friends or my Euro-American friends, or my Native-American friends).

I find the whole concept disgusting. But, at least NBC is no longer calling me white. Now, I am a Non-Hispanic Speaking White. Think about that for a minute. It makes me feel smaller as a person. Like, hey - there is something wrong with me because I am white, and yet I don't speak one of the many Spanish dialects. Oh goodness. I must be less of a person now. I must be so entirely worthless. What will I do?

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