It is my belief that EVERYONE has some type of prejudice within them.  After all, isn’t prejudice pre-judging someone or something based off of what you “THINK” you know, stereotypes and ignorance?   Isn’t it having a preconceived opinion based on factual and non-factual events?  Prejudice also plays a major part in being a racist, but I believe that you can have prejudice and not be racist.  To me, a racist is one who believes in the system of hatred, oppression and superiority based on someone’s race.   A racist usually believes that everyone, other than their race, is inferior.  I had a conversation the other day with a young lady who is tried of meeting men that aren’t “any good.”  She stated that she tried dating a white man because she believed that she was racist because she noticed that he didn’t season his food “correctly” or enough with salt and pepper.  So she thought to herself that a Black person would have hooked that meal up.  So she didn’t want to date him for that purpose.  I thought that she had a prejudice against him based on the stereo type that white people do not season their food.  She feels she was racist even though she was attempting to date this man who happens to be white.  She wanted a relationship initially with him, but couldn’t do it.  I personally thought that was very silly.  Anyway, what do you think?  Do you think she was being racist, prejudice, or just showing a sign of immaturity and ignorance on her part?  Is there a difference between being prejudice or racist?

Are open mics really open? There’s a lot of “back scratching” going on at open mics.  Many times, “the regulars” are over powering the mics and fresh new voices are not heard because of it.  Check out our featured article on Open Mics and then come back and comment on it.  How do you feel about venues playing favorites on the mic? 

Nikki Skies is a poet, actress, lecturer and author.  She is a very familiar name that circulates in the spoken word community in a very positive way.  From her one woman show to CDs to literary work of arts, Nikki Skies is definitely one to watch now and forever more.  Check out our exclusive interview and find out more about this poetic phenom.  What did you think about the interview?

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