Adam V.

It’s time to have an uncomfortable conversation. I watched the viral video of Jakiyra Metcalf, a student at Ole Miss, being harassed outside her own home by individuals making monkey noises. And as I sit here looking at those images, one simple, baffling question keeps echoing in my mind: I don’t know why one would choose to be racist? Think about that word. Choose. Because racism is not an accident. It is not a reflex, it is not a slip of the tongue, and it is not a momentary lapse in judgment. It is a conscious, active decision to weaponize history, pain, and systemic degradation against another human being simply because of the color of their skin. In a world filled with endless possibilities… where you can choose to be kind, choose to be empathetic, choose to pursue excellence, or simply choose to mind your own business… why choose to be racist?