Reverse Racism

I have enjoyed reading White Privilege the past week because it has opened up my eyes to all the privileges I have, without even realizing it. I think the part where it listed out all the privileges white people have was extremely eye opening...because it was so true. Many of the things on the list I have never even thought about before, which goes to show the ignorance many of us have in the United States. This also it part of what I think invisible racism means. It's invisible because it has become so institutionalized and part of our every day lives and our societal norms, that we don't even realise it's there. Now I feel like I have a whole new perspective on what invisible racism is, and it is something that exists everywhere in our society whether we chose to see it or not. Another point I wanted to make was about reverse racism, when it comes to affirmative action, and the civil service exam, and things such as this. While I do think in some instances affirmative action and quota systems are not fair, I think it takes something like this to reverse the damage that has been done for centuries in our past. While we were discussing about reverse racism, something that popped into my head was reverse racism in the media. When you flip through the channels, you can see stations like BET (Black Entertainment Television), and then other things like African American Awards shows, and the Latin Music Awards etc. and I remember that I used to think to myself, what would happen if someone tried to make the "White Music Awards" or the "White Entertainment Television"? I think this is something to think about. Is is because people would be mad? Would this be seen as racist? Or is it because so much of our media is already centered around white people as it is? Brigit May, Post 16