My Son Accused of Racism

I was accused of behaving as a racist when I taught in public schools. Fortunately, it never went anywhere. I understand racism is a problem. In many cases, more like an epidemic. I do everything I can not to behave in a racist manner. What galls me though, is when someone uses this fact, that racism is an issue, just to get something they want. It makes the issue of racism sound like a joke. Just because someone is of a minority and doesn't get something, it does not mean the minority status had anything to do with it. I believe if people didn't flock to call everyone racist for every little perceived slight, racism could be seen for the real issue it is. I'm sorry your son got mixed up in this. But it sounds that he has a healthy attitude toward the whole thing.

"...my son is bi-racial so no way would this ever be considered to be racist" Is this not a curious thing to say, it seems to imply that the bi-racial cannot be racist, yet there is amply evidence to the contrary all the best, urban

I don't think I have been. Richard was once. Jewish employee that he either fired or wrote up or something. When he told them that my dad was Jewish, they shut up about it.

Aren't people strange sometimes? Because they get the upgrade they had to have some reason to come back on him about. I would have to laugh too. It's a crazy world!

Hi cynthiann Its a pitty for your son to be in such a trouble but he should have been careful with that issue since laughing at someone implies a meaning.henceforth he should have just been himself for being a GM of that hotel.More to that UK is known to be a racial country but things are a little bit okay there now because i have been involve in one or two racial abuses in the country where i live now since am also a black.But i dont mind being a victim of racism.Still life goes on..................

So sad. Racism is an international problem. Everyone is misleading it. Equality is the best for humans.

If I have ever been accused of racism I certainly do not remember it. I hope that all people who are considering this charge against your son think carefully about the entire situation. So the charge is that he is racist because he did not promote any one of those three? I think they have not thought things through very well at all.

From the usual Obama minions or people who do not like pro-lifers,Christians, etc. I think they use racism as an excuse or they want only black people to get positions of authority no matter if thy are qualified or not. It does in their eyes make a difference as to shades.

No, but oddly I've had racism directed at me. You think white people wouldn't get that. I've only had it happen once, and I feel sorry for any black person or Hispanic person or Asian person who must face it a lot more than a white woman.

They weren't very smart when they made the accusations were they? I have not been accused of being racist...it doesn't matter to me what kind of package anyone comes in....if we all went into surgery and they took out our hearts and laid them on a table, they would all be the same color wouldn't they? And that is where I decide if a person is true and good.....by their heart and what's in it!

I hate when someone plays the racist card just to get their way. I never have been in a situation but I have heard stories and it really ticks me off... My husband and I both have some good friends that are black and they are good hard workers and friendly. Then there are the ones that do absolutely NOTHING and no one can do anything about it or they'll cry "racist" I am glad your son is bi-racial, I hope he puts these idiots in their place... The most recent story I heard was a position of someone in the medical field. The girl who I met is white, but she is married to a black man and has bi-racial sons. She thinks a black woman was placed with her because she makes mistakes, (which is not good if one is in the medical field), hoping she will be the one to get rid of her because it would be hard to call her a racist..

Hi friend, good to hear that you have a great chat with your son and sad to know about the issues. I hate Racism, it is really silly to accuse a person based on it. Hope all the problems will be solved soon

The race card does get played a lot when someone think something has not gone their way... It is unfortunate. I am sure that your son will be fine

That is so sad. I hope he is fairly treated and I hope that at the tribunal, it is fair for all involved. I have never been accused of being racist. My husband was unfairly fired from his job and he was not able to appeal it. It wasn't a racial situation but it still was not a fair decision. So, although your son can laugh, it is a serious situation. Accusations of any kind are difficult to deal with, so I would make sure your son can show that he treats others fairly. I wish your son all the best.

In the recent national election in my country, the U.S. many people if they didn't vote for President Obama, or if they disagree with his policies, are being called racist. Imagine, somebody not of the liberal party, not voting liberal! Laughable too, if not so sad.. Now the U.S. is more divided than they've been in my life time.. race division it seems to some, class division, and of zowie, political party division.

hi cynthiaan thats just so silly a nd y es I would laugh too as for one thing have not people ever considered if they were not promoted to a higher position maybe just maybe it was only because the boss did not find them qualified for the position not because of skin color for goodness sakes. I have never been accused of racism or if so not to my face. i just do not worry about the color of ones skin, only abvout ones personality and character.Thus I have friends with different skin colors and they are all my friends just like here on mylot.

Never , its not a thing here so there is now law made against it either , well that is what I think . I never even know anyone that is racist so I dont know anything about those case except what I see on tv . I hope everything works out though .

No, I've never been accused of racism and if I was ever accused of racism, I can tell you that someone would be very mistaken. You see, I'm a person that loves all people because of the fact that they are all human. My best friends in college included one of the two African American students in our school, a Russian immigrant and a caucasian young man. We really were a mixed bag. Now that I've got children of my own, I actually wanted them to go to a school where there wasn't a clear racial majority. Their school has pretty much an even divide between caucasian students, African American students and Hispanic students. You see, I would never be the parent that would decide to send my children to an out of district school because they were not going to be in the majority.

So, how did all this went? I hope he didn't lose his job over this. Not racism, but this reminds me of one of my experiences promoting people within. In a previous job, in a previous life, half way around the world, I ran projects with some staff under me. When it was time to promote people, I had to let some people go. I too got accused of discrimination by the people that didn't get promoted. They said it was because of the school they were from. They said I only promoted people from my alma mater. I also laughed it off because they didn't know we came from the same school.

If they did not meet the qualifications there is no point in giving them the job. Technically, hiring someone from the same department to fill up the vacancy is kind of unfair and sometimes taken as a crime because it prevents hiring of the outside eligible candidates. Sometimes, however, it is the way to go. I don't think there is any case against your son. He is safe. He can show the evidence that the qualifications required are absent in those guys. I have never been accused of racism. However, once when I was in high school one Afro American girl wanted to see my vanity purse to know what cosmetics I used. When she was handling it one eyeliner was going to drop on the ground. So I tried to lay my hand beneath the purse. The girl took it in a different sense and told me something like, "You are thinking that I am going to steal your stuff because I am black". This shocked me a lot. I did not have any of such things in mind. I was just trying to prevent the eyeliner from dropping on the group. I tried to explain to her that I wasn't thinking anything like that. But she was too offended to understand it.