Black. There...I said it. Am I racist?
In a recent, tongue-in-cheek post for #steemwars I made reference to the national rugby team of New Zealand in a positive light. It was accompanied by a meme which simulates television news headlines, into which I inserted some text. There is a link to that post at the end of this one. If you follow the link to the post you will also note I created several other meme's for the post as well.
In the subsequent comments I was asked a question: "Is "All Blacks" a team name or is racism still totally cool on national TV over there?"
The comment came from a non-Aussie so maybe it's understandable considering that the person may not be familiar with sporting teams from this neck of the woods...But...What disturbs me is that the mention of the word black is instantly associated with racism. When did that happen? Maybe the person assumed (incorrectly) that I, myself, am white...And therefore must be racist if I use the B word. Maybe the person completely missed the essence of the entire post. I'll never know. I would have thought a simple visit to Google would have enlightened the gentleman on who the All Blacks may be though.
What I do know is that the word black is no more racist than the word white, or yellow, or red, or delectably mocha...(That's me)
So, that's pretty much all I've got. Call me whatever you like. I've heard it all before, good, bad and indifferent.
Oh, here's a link to the All Blacks preparing for battle. This is the Haka, a ceremonial Maori war dance designed to intimidate the enemy. Used to good effect by the All Blacks. Oops, did I say black? Hey, aren't their jersey's black...Isn't that a white guy wearing black? Is that permitted?
The All Blacks bringing it!
Thanks for reading. Your intelligent comments are welcome whether you agree with me or not.
