Gray Area.

You have got to be kidding me, right? Every time my mouse ventures near the big blue "e" on my desktop and I click it (pretty damn often) I am referred to AOL's homepage. The first article for the last week has been regarding Tiger Wood's affair(s?). Today's really got me goin', because it hit home a little. Here's why:

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Terence Moore wrote and article about how Tiger is alone in his struggle because of something he said on Oprah in 1997. He expressed his thought that he was neither black, nor white. According to Moore, this lost him all the support he could be getting from the black community which backed OJ (when he killed his wife) Vick (When he decided animal cruelty was NBD) and more black celebrities who have found themselves in heaps of trouble. NEWSFLASH MOORE! Tiger isn't black, and he isn't white either! He is "cablinasian" (A word he coined growing up to describe himself). Moore, are you in this position? I doubt it, because my brother is, and I can see growing up the difficulty he has faced in finding his identity. It really is a struggle, and no, you don't fit in with the black people, nor the white, really. You're just not black enough, you're just not white enough.

And frankly, Moore, who would want support from the same people who backed a MURDERER?? Adultery is no joke, and I don't agree with Tiger's decisions. But why in the world would someone want support from the same people who supported someone who killed their wife, and animals? You say this is America- face it, you're black, Moore? Reality check- those days are over. It is people like you who continue racism in the world and force people like Tiger and my brother to choose. Why should they have to? It is not one or the other, you don't have to choose anymore. The people like you in this world are the same people that make everyday a struggle for that 6 year old on the school bus who was told to churn butter- because you make them believe they don't fit. So when you make them believe they don't fit, or force them to choose one side or the other, when Tiger makes this statement you can't really blame him because it is your attitude that landed him in this contemplative position in the first place.

All in all, people need to stop blaming race. Who cares what color Tiger's skin is? Shouldn't the fact that he cheated on his wife (which isn't even anyone else's business!) slander enough, now you through race in the mix? We've fought for civil rights and are well beyond those days. Race shouldn't be a factor, and your morals should be the basis of your judgements on whether or not you want to support Tiger during these times, not the color of your skin versus the color of him. Has Barack taught you nothing? It will be interesting when my generation is in your position Moore, because I believe we are above the topic of race, and beyond those days. It will be interesting to see.

And hey, what if you had an affair? Would you want it on the front page of every news article, magazine, and Internet site? Mind your own business if you would. I get it, its a hot story, and you're making bank- but at least come up with something a little more creative next time than Tiger is "missing out" on the support of the black community who supported other black troublesome celebrities, because he struggled with his identity at some point.



"I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one race, the human race, and that we are all members of it. -Margaret Atwood