Yeah, it really is an issue that's gone from the obvious to the subtle these days. Admittedly, there are some places where it's still pretty blatant, but for the most part, it's one of those things that gets done quietly, and on both sides of the fence[1].

Hell, to be honest, racism can even happen when people try to be positive about it. How often do we run into the whole "Orientalism" issue, where people seem to think Asians are better somehow for, well, being Asian. No, they're just people like everyone else, folks. Saying anything else is just as bad as setting them apart negatively.

Anyway, while there are days I lose most of my faith in humanity[2], we can't all be horrible. I know too many good people. That said, we still have a very long way to come. I have no clue why people still talk, think, and act like that, despite several years of worldwide communication and history to show we're really all pretty similar. But, well, we do, and the only thing we can do is combat it one step at a time.

~EEE~

[1] When I was dating a mulatto girl, and myself being white, got a lot of crap for it. The irony here is that, well, the crap came not from white people (although I'm sure if my redneck relatives in the Midwest knew, they'd have said something), but from black guys. Yep, they seemed to have this idea that a girl like her should be with someone who has darker skin. Seriously, it blew my mind.

[2] Hearing about child porn on a housemate's computer was definitely one of them.