Debating the dating Game!

The argument presented by Yolisa, in the Straight Shooter blog, is one that is flawed by the speaker’s lack of understanding and racist tone. Yolisa points out that every ‘jock’ on campus is a racist white male who will never associate themselves with black girls. She further stresses that people are better off with their own race. It seems that Yolisa is the one who is the fool who looks at people by some stereotypical lens. For her, a man wearing a khaki outfit might just be the ‘typical racist white man.’ It just shows that Yolisa is backward and sees people outwardly rather than trying to understand people and appreciate them for who they are. She then advises the youth to “stay with their own kind”. This came as a shock since Yolisa is part of our rainbow generation. However as a student who was raised in a democracy, Yolisa should see that people’s race does not matter when it comes to relationships. It just shows what she looks for in a man: race (possibly white). Therefore I found that this opinion piece is a racist comment that discriminates any white man with muscles on campus.

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