Blog #1 Race-relations

Race-relations today are not as drastic as they were back in the day but they still unfortunately exist.  Certain states and even just specific cities, including Pennsylvania, still have a strong discrimination against African-Americans.  The good news is that slavery has been abolished in America a long time ago, yet, some races are still looked down upon.  My personal experience with the race-relations in our society today has never been anything out of my liking.  To be honest, everywhere I go, whether I'm at the grocery store or the mall, it puts a smile on my face to see all races in one place without "special attention".  When I say races I mean:  Whites, Blacks, Indians, Asians, and Mexicans.  Although me being African-American could have an effect on me to be resentful or hateful towards Whites, I like to treat everyone with respect and equal.  Some important issues I still happen to come across are rude and ignorant racial posts on the internet.  Whether it's on YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr, some people mindlessly, sometimes purposefully, post something to offend another race.  I'd say that's an important issue because not everybody can brush off and ignore some of the things that are said or symbolically offensive.  It's never bothered me personally, but the thing that has the most impact is how other people react to it; I'm shocked every time.  But, it is the internet and people search the web at their own will and should expect posts, pictures, or websites like that to pop up.  All in all, in public where everybody is face-to-face, rather than having a computer between them, race-relations are in seemingly peace for the most part.