Honestly I don’t even know what ‘race’ and ‘identity’ are anymore. Humans are the only mammals who obsess about these things. Skin pigmentation. Truthfully: Who gives a shit? More and more I think the concepts of race and identity are themselves the problem. We’re doing fine in the USA--people are intermarrying; police killings of black men are in reality very low; we’re all very lucky to be alive and American. Is it perfect? No. Of course not. Is there a nasty history of racism? Yes. Has that carried on some pockets? Sure. But c’mon. This new Woke obsession with race is pathological. Just accept people as people. You can love your heritage and history, but don’t make that your sole reason for being alive. We’re all individuals.
Honestly I don’t even know what ‘race’ and ‘identity’ are anymore. Humans are the only mammals who obsess about these things. Skin pigmentation. Truthfully: Who gives a shit? More and more I think the concepts of race and identity are themselves the problem. We’re doing fine in the USA--people are intermarrying; police killings of black men are in reality very low; we’re all very lucky to be alive and American. Is it perfect? No. Of course not. Is there a nasty history of racism? Yes. Has that carried on some pockets? Sure. But c’mon. This new Woke obsession with race is pathological. Just accept people as people. You can love your heritage and history, but don’t make that your sole reason for being alive. We’re all individuals.
Michael Mohr
‘Sincere American Writing’
https://michaelmohr.substack.com/