Racism! Seriously?

The week has been raging with all of the racist comments that have been in the news. But are these comments really racist? Harry Reid, senate majority leader, made a comment about Obama's victory in the elections for 2008. Reid voiced that the only reason Obama is popular, was because he is a "light skinned" African American with no negro dialect. The press dismissed this statement and Harry Reid himself as "racist". It seems as if politicians would think before they speak, but then again, shouldn't the press? This constant view of everything being racist is truly getting out of hand, and one day, we will plunge into a state of insanity and live once again as barbarians. While it may be crude to be racist, it is also uncivilized to falsely accuse someone or something of being racist. Personally, I think it's bizarre! Harry Reid's comment may have been slightly insulting, but true? Yes. Should he have said it? No, he should have kept it to himself. I may be a proud republican but I do believe that the President is our leader, and he deserves respect from his followers. But making Reid's comment this big of a deal was completely unnecessary and uncalled for. Ridiculous! And then don't forget about James Cameron's popular new movie Avatar. Avatar has reached number two in the box office. Titanic, Cameron's most well known production is at number one. In Avatar the hero is a "white" man that saves the small civilization in the jungle. Apparently, because the hero was not of another race, this movie has been labeled racist! Crazy as it is, it's all true. People who have nothing better to do, sit at home and write off certain things as racist! For publicity, maybe? I think today, in modern day society, we are much too cautious about racism. We are constantly watching, and waiting for someone to make a racist comment about the Blacks, Asians, or Mexicans. It's absolutely inappropriate. Harry Reid isn't racist, and neither is Avatar! The unnecessary racist accusations should be exterminated. Rumors do nothing for you! Maybe, some of us can learn how to become sophisticated human beings and not throw racist accusations towards the truth!