I agree that whether we want to believe it or not, racism still does exist in the U.S. and it is shocking that it is still around. It should not matter what race or ethnicity we are, but yet sometimes it still does effect whether we get the job or not, getting into college, or grades, customer service, etc..
I too get the stereotypical jokes, like "Aren't you like a human calculator?" or "You probably don't have a life or any fun cause all you do is go to work and school" just because I'm Asian. I would not say that they are being racist, I would say that they are just carrying on the stereotypes. I personally do not feel comfortable enough to make jokes like that about other races, just because you never know who you would really offend.
I liked in your article "Race!" you talked about taking your friend to the hospital and he was treated poorly just because he did not have health insurance. It is a good example of prejudice in another light. It reminds me of sometimes when I go to restaurants I would notice that another table, older, probably good tippers, that our same waiter would give them top of the line service and give me the bad end of the stick. Just because I'm young and I don't order like 1000 drinks, the waiter probably thinks I'm not a good tipper so what is the point of giving me good service.
