The subtle art of "racialism"
[I grew up in geographic mono-ethnicism, but at age eighteen found life more rewarding in an ethnically rich community] Definition: racialism ra·cial·ism (rā'shə-lĭz'əm) n. 1. a. An emphasis on race or racial considerations, as in determining policy or interpreting events. b. Policy or practice based on racial considerations. 2. Chiefly British. Variant of racism. — Answers.com Ok... Now that we have the academics out of the way, let's look at this conveniently ignored and misunderstood word at the everyday/middle class/just-looking-after-me level. CBS's new series/comedy The New Adventures of Old Christine cleverly illustrated the results of "passive-discrimination" when Julia Louis-Dreyfus (yes, from Seinfeld fame) brings her stage son, Trevor Gagnon, into the classroom of an exclusive, private school for the first day introduction. Christine (Julia)...