I have to say that I don’t support that view. Before everybody starts pointing a finger at me and getting ready to say RACISM! hear me out. I used to think that the colorblindness or melting pot ideals were good, too. Then I started studying under people like Danny Romero, Sonia Sanchez and Herb Simons. They taught me that the melting bot idea isn’t evil, but it can erode culture. That colorblindness isn’t vital as seeing all of the colors and accepting them for what they are.

I don’t agree with racial separatism (e.g., We don’t use that store. It’s run by Asians.) because too much same-ness breeds in weakness. It closes off cultures from each other, just like nationalism, and that just makes more problems.

Damn it, sometimes I want to flirt with a Latina because she’s a Latina. I want to hear the accent and enjoy the mannerisms she has. Sometimes I love having sex with Black women because of their race, not in spite of it, and the things that they bring to my bed that no other woman does. Sometimes I want to masturbate to the thought of a Caucasian girl because of that special pink their nipples can be. And I’ve had a thing for Asians for years.

It doesn’t mean that I have to treat them any less like people because they are different races. Sure, I have my favorites and I’m not alone. I had one friend who would do anything for Chinese men with English accents. That’s just like saying you like one type of food over another. It’s just personal choice. Not racism.

My take: Enjoy people for what they are. We’re all on this world together.

Greg