I think that it's mostly an issue for the people who make it one. I live close to the Ute reservation. They make race a HUGE issue, and honestly, they're more racist against white people than they think we are against them. A cop can't even give a Ute a ticket around here because he'll be called a racist, it will be taken to court and the cop will lose. It happens again and again. Utes can't be suspended from school because that makes the teachers and administration racist. It's gotten to the point where public schools out here really are not safe, because the Utes can beat on whoever they want without consequences. It's out of hand.
I'm not saying that racism is completely dead, there are definitely still some very evil, prejudiced people out there. I'm also not trying to be racist myself and say that all Utes are like this, because my brother-in-law is Ute and he's the complete opposite. This is just the type of racism I've observed in my area. It can work both ways.
Last edited by Kyra; 11-20-2008 at 01:22 PM.
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