Melting Pot Racist

Cultural appropriation madness
It’s an epidemic
The 'outraged over non-sense' crowd
In this moment
They are quickly spreading
Living by the code of the “call out culture”
     for example
“you can’t wear cornrows if you got white skin. . .  
. . .    It is racist to think otherwise!”
“hoop earrings are for only the Latinos. . .
. . .    If you’re not that but you wear them, you’re f*****g racist!”
“if you got black skin you can’t play golf. . .
. . .     That’s a game made for Jews and born racists.”
     at the moment
This seems to be popular
Full on professional hypocrisy
Hard core dumb assed recreational outrage
. . . as a self validating hobby
How sad it is
That all of it all of it’s. . .
Just a hall mark of the bored
Of the overprivileged
Soft mind's under no pressure
Yet needing to be feeling so f*****g special
Like a precious diamond
On demand
From a handful of dirt
So from an unabashed outrage
Bred from a willful ignorance
And fat stockpiles of hypocrisy
They rage and they rage
Against the melting pot
They call it racist

I call them stupid

Author's Note

Reviews

[KTizzle]

What a shallow poem. I feel like this could have been used to highlight institutionalized racism over media portrayal of racism. I had an interesting conversation with someone about this. He proposed that perhaps the sensitivity and media displayed divide is meant to distract people from the actual reality of it. While I agree, based on the media's portrayal of race that people are a little too sensitive, there's some humanity there. Don't write about topics without a good understanding of them.

Thanks for sharing.

[Davidgeo]

And what, exactly, makes you more of an authority on this than me? Because your black and I'm white?

[Davidgeo]

"Don't write about topics without a good understanding of them. " - - - - this poem was about people who say dumb s**t like that. So, I guess it's kind of about you. Keep hiding behind your skin color, insinuating someone can't understand because they are a different shade. . . it's not racist at all (that was sarcasm, in case you missed it).

[KTizzle]

Based on your poetry, what gives me more of an authority is my knowledge and experience of the subject.

However, I do apologize. I probably shouldn't tell you what to do. Write what you like, but if it's coming my way, I will speak my mind whether it's nice or critical. I was just so disappointed where you took this that I couldn't hold back my annoyance.

[Davidgeo]

What about my poetry informs you about my "knowledge and experience of the subject"?

[Davidgeo]

You sound like the thought police.

[KTizzle]

if you call me the thought police, I assume this poem is your thinking. If this is the case, your poem and thoughts are shallow.

However, you are right. I don't know what you know which is why I said based on your poetry.

[Davidgeo]

I asked you what about my poetry makes you think that. Be specific, don't change the subject or be evasive. And I said you SOUND like the thought police. There's a difference.

[KTizzle]

My god that's a bit of a list:

Your whole poem is on a superficial topic of itself. You're basically critiquing social media news on race relations, which does not send out accurate information. This is the qualm I have against the overall poem.

You drop down the word cultural appropriation without exploring its actual meaning.

The words in quotations are oversimplified. I've heard of the hoop earrings thing and disagree with it, but the other two have legitimate concerns.

The rest of the lines, I'm left wondering who is they you speak of? There are some who do rage against the melting pot and call it racist; they wouldn't be wrong. We do live in a society that after decades of fighting decided to include multicultural counseling, literature, and history so recently.

I feel like this poem is about a guy bitching about his very narrow perspective on a pretty sensitive issue.

[KTizzle]

that's just my perspective. I'm open to being wrong.

[Davidgeo]

This has very little do with social media. I don't even mention it once, you projected that onto it. It's more about the university environment and militant part of the black lives matter movement demanding separate spaces and accommodations so they don't have to deal with white people.. . which is akin to segregation and hugely hypocritical. About the words in quotations... it's a poem, not a thesis. And I am a guy bitching, but it's not a narrow perspective. I've been around, I'm not a kid. I've experienced all kinds of racism, I graduated from a large, diverse university in 2004 and served in the military until 2010 and have been living in the Chicagoland area since I was born way back in 1982. I've seen plenty of it from all kinds of different angles. You clearly did not understand what this poem is really about. Social media? hahahha Really? I had to go back and re read it a few times just to make sure. . . I never mentioned it once or even made an indirect reference to it. You need to improve your reading comprehension before you call someone out for being ignorant of something or for treating a sensitive issue in a superficial way.

[Davidgeo]

Have a nice day.

[KTizzle]

I'm sorry. It all just seemed like you got all your information from social media because it's so onesided and shallow, which is a lot like information posted on social media.

Not like you made the poem very clear dude, but I can connect the dots because the spirit is the same. Information about black lives matter and racial components often come through misinformed outlets such as social media. So my projection may have been a projection, but it wasn't a misguided one. The words you picked seemed misinformed. Therefore I made the connection to social media because it all sounded the same. One sided. Ill informed. And SHALLOW. How was I or anybody supposed to gauge that the quotations meant black lives matter? I know about Black Lives Matter and they dont really have anything to do with the quotations or well any of the poem, but social media does. So, my projection was definitely not illogical

The more I read about your actual thoughts behind this, the more you've proven my observations correct because none of what you said is about what black lives matter is about.

If you're gonna critique a movement, at least have a true depiction of it.

Poetry can mean a thesis. One phrase can mean a thousand other words. And of course, I did say I could be wrong. Once again though poem is not clear and is pretty shallow so some misunderstandings may happen.

[Davidgeo]

" It all just seemed like you got all your information from social media because it's so onesided and shallow, which is a lot like information posted on social media." What kind of logic is that? It makes zero sense to interpret someone else's writing like that.

"my projection may have been a projection, but it wasn't a misguided one" Yes, when you are trying to talk down to someone for a false reason, it is extremely misguided and very ignorant.

Poetry can mean a thesis? Do you know what a thesis is? You seem to have trouble interpreting context. It's not that this poem is unclear (poetry doesn't have to be anyway) I think you have reading comprehension issues and are backtracking because your logic and reasoning is being shown to be faulty and presumptive, at best.

You keep saying it's shallow and one sided... well, tell me then, with all your "experience", what's the other side? You call it shallow because you think I have a narrow perspective. . . tell me then, what makes your perspective so much wider and inclusive? How old are you by the way?

[KTizzle]

I am sorry if it feels like I am talking down to you, but I am not. I'm talking down to the poem and its ideas. Try not to take it personally. Let's try a different route. Let me reiterate what I've said, ok? I think we are agreeing way more than we are disagreeing. We both agree this is about you bitching. We both agree that people are a little too sensitive about racial issues. I said, "I feel the poem is shallow." Shallow doesn't mean awful or bad. It meant according to what I've already said. It meant I think it could have done more than just tell me someone who is just bitching about a situation that may or may not have been wrong. I'm not saying you are wrong or right, ok? And I did apologize. I shouldnt tell you what to do. Again, sorry about that. I didn't mean to devalue your thoughts or your opinions or your perspective. I'm sorry if I made you feel that way.

My perspective is not better than yours, just different. This poem is one sided because it doesn't actually try to humanize these people, these protesters. Why assume that this protest is simply about an email? Why can't the gathering be a bunch of students who are tired of racism? It is difficult to be at an ivy league school and be a person of color. I go to a university where girls still get called n****r and doesn't get reported because of fear of losing a job. I can't imagine how an ivy league college is. I don't see that in your poetry. Also, what those protesters said wasn't stupid. I mean what they wanted was a little out of reach, but they are right to feel angry against racism (that doesn't seem as important to white people because it hasn't constantly been in their face until recently). I just see an oversimplification of a problem in your poem. Also, black lives matter has nothing to do with this protest. That you are truly wrong about. I can back that up with pure evidence. Also, poetry doesn't have to be clear, but it does have to have a clear purpose, otherwise it kind of sucks in my opinion, though I'm sure I can find people to agree with that.

[Davidgeo]

Not everything written is going to be all inclusive. This poem would have to hundreds of thousands of pages long to do that. I should not have to go all the way back to prehistoric Africa every time I want to write about race relations, to be completely inclusive every time I write something is an absurd and unrealistic standard. You are putting demands and expectations on my poetry that just aren't reasonable. That protest was about the memo the headmaster sent out... NOT ABOUT racism, the students made a free speech issue about racism. To be honest, I feel like I'm talking to young women with very little life experience attempting to hold strangers to an unreasonable standard. I find talking with you unproductive and I think it's clear you have a problem with me writing about race because I'm white. . . I find you intellectually dishonest at best and racist at worst. Please stop talking to me now. Have a nice life kid.

[KTizzle]

Tearing apart this argument is too much work. Alright, dude. Believe what you want.

[Davidgeo]

Ha... yeah, sure... that's why you can't tear my argument up... because it's too much work. Ha. You are very transparent and clearly defeated. But what could I know, I'm white... I shouldn't be allowed to talk about this stuff.

[KTizzle]

you seem like you're just looking for someone to argue with now. If I'm such a kid and I don't make sense then f**k off already. I stand by what I've said and I know I never said that.

[Davidgeo]

I don't like racists and I think you've proven yourself to be a racist. Or am I not allowed to say that because I'm white?

[KTizzle]

you're allowed to say anything you want. Be as irrational and incorrect as you want too. Your race has nothing to do with it.

[Davidgeo]

You're still talking? Get lost racist. You're bullshit is obvious. Go waste someone else's time. . . people like you are a huge part of the problem and exactly who I was writing about in that poem. Now scram kid. . . racists aren't welcome on my writing.

[Davidgeo]

Contradictions from a racist (you) .. . "Don't write about topics without a good understanding of them." "doesn't seem as important to white people because it hasn't constantly been in their face until recently" but then you say... "you're allowed to say anything you want" . Good luck in school, with logic that retarded and transient you're gonna need it.

[KTizzle]

You know you're free to walk away from the conversation too.

[Davidgeo]

Ah, you're one of the last word turds then. I like how you deflect away from the above contradictions I just pointed out. I take it your not pre law... because you can't argue for s**t. Not scram kiddo, stop polluting my poem's thread with your dumb assed brand of closet racism self unaware dumb assery.

[KTizzle]

I mean I could point out a thing or two about the proposed contradictions, but doesn't seem like you want to listen to anything I have to say. You just want to fight. I can go all day dude. But if you want me to scram, do the big person thing and walk away.

[Davidgeo]

Then do it. You keep saying "I could do this but..." "I would tear your argument apart but...". You clearly have nothing real to say so just stop embarrassing yourself and walk away. I'm starting to pity you for all the wrong reasons.

[Barbara Walker]

Oh, I agree. You know, they're bored. They need SOMETHING to do. I know, let's make mountains out of molehills!

[Diane]

Hmmm. I have been seeing a lot of this on you tube. Kinda have me speechless.

[Mirror]

lol......hahahahahaha!! My dear, you have that true sense of humor, satirist, allegory, and excitement. in it, you give points!!! undeniable points.

"Living by the code of the “call out culture”
for example
“you can’t wear cornrows if you got white skin. . .
. . . It is racist to think otherwise!”
“hoop earrings are for only the Latinos. . .
. . . If you’re not that but you wear them, you’re f*****g racist!”
“if you got black skin you can’t play golf. . .
. . . That’s a game made for Jews and born racists.”
at the moment
This seems to be popular
Full on professional hypocrisy"


hmmmn.

"How sad it is
That all of it all of it’s. . ."

[Lady Tyke]

Not only bang on topic but also a great flow when reading.
Isn't the entitlement and ignorance of some people staggering?! Worrying that often those people happen to be in positions of power and of having their voices heard easily.

[Birdwild]

Very well said. A topic so conducive to the place we find ourselves daily.