Yesterday in class we watched a documentary about the progression of racism in America. It made some interesting points that many people don't think of. Although slavery ended years ago and African-Americans are technically equal, racism is still a thing that seriously affects this country. It highlighted the racism that was show in the Obama election. People were calling him names and refusing to vote for him simply because of his race. With how progressive we have become, how can there still be people who say "I won't vote for a nigger."? The narrator was a man who has long spoke for African-American rights, and he made the point that race is not something we can simply ignore. So many politicians say everyone should be colorblind when it comes to race. However what they don't know is that this is impossible. We can't simply ignore all the things black people have had to deal with over the years, they should be treated fairly, but race is not something that can be ignored. We should be aware of race and the things that have been caused because of it, trying to continue to improve the ways we deal with differences, not pretending like it has never affected anything and that nothing ever happened because of it. That isn't fair to all of the people that have worked to get us to a place where we can elect a black president.

Tim Wise - documentary filmmaker