Response to Tatum and McIntosh

I am intrigued by the readings written by Tatum and McIntosh. I feel as if being a part of this generation has helped out on racial differences a lot. Tatum makes a few points that I have never actually considered. One being that White people receive systematic benefits from simply being white compared to those who are of a different color. Thinking about it, he is right. If I took a resume into an office for a job as a receptionist at the same time that someone of another race did, I would most likely get the job over them. Not being cocky, just stating the sad, but true facts. This is aggravating to think about. Why are people so nitpicky and judgmental when it comes down to black person or white person or Asian or American? It’s not fair to those who receive all kinds of disadvantages from because of their race.
Another thing that stuck out to me in Tatum’s writing was the part where the African American woman speaks. She says, “I can describe myself as light-skinned, well-educated, heterosexual, able bodied, Christian, African American woman.” Why should this person have problems receiving aid and other advantages? The world seems to be telling us it’s because she is black. Yes, anyone can admit to being a well rounded person but the color of their skin or their type of gender should never effect their chances of others trusting what they say. Sure there have been black people lie to make themselves look good on paper, but hey, white people do it every day. And yes, there are crime and other bad things that seem to relate back to one of another race. Is it too much to ask for the world to think harder about these situations? Could it be in fact that anger is apparent more so in people of color rather than whites because they are not trusted? Because the outside world is extremely anti-accepting of gender or race difference?
I say this in respect of white people as well. It doesn’t give others the right to be racist just because it’s how they have been treated. This world needs a matureness to feed off of. Until the day comes that the population as a whole can open their eyes and see that there is absolutely no internal differences between races this place will remain hot tempered on too many topics concerning racial difference and prejudices.