Coming to an end

I have been working on a few projects in other classes that deal with racism...
and I started to think about all of the racism that I heard during the presidential election so I wanted to write some of it into a blog to get all of my ideas out.

It really upsets me that our country is still as racist as it is. We have people who were saying that they didn't want a "nigger" running our country. I HATE that word and I feel that people who use that word are disgusting. It is unkind and insensitive to use that term towards anyone.

I also think that some of the slanders I have heard about Barack Obama are just mind numbing. I received two text messages regarding Obama this past week because anyone who knows me, knows that I am a heavy supporter of Barack Obama.

So, the first text was a picture of a post with a nuce hanging from it, and a sign in front that read "FOR SALE: OBAMA SWING SET". I was repulsed. How can people think this way? Or for that matter, find something as awful as that humorous ?

The second text message was a joke. "Did you know that every store is now handing out Obama christmas tree ornaments? It's so every American family can have a n***** hanging from their tree"

I was so upset with both people that wrote them to me because they know how strongly I feel about racism.

I cannot believe that after hundreds of years of fighting to end racism, that it's still very present in our society.