UNR Students for Liberty

How is the “debate” about the supposedly “racist” skit done by a comedy troupe here in Reno even still an issue? No person involved is a racist. It seems that no person involved has been offended. No one cares. This. Shouldn’t. Be. An. Issue. But it seems to be and to prove a point I’m going to take the issue and crank it up to 11 as only a member of the UNR Students for Liberty can.

You see, there is actually no such thing as race. It is biologically irrelevant and civilly divisive. And even though the comedy troupe doesn’t appear to have been trying to make fun of race, maybe they should have. In fact, maybe I should. Below are a bunch of funny things about race — none of which are “offensive” in any meaningful respect.

If you choose to be offended by any of this you need to do two things: 1) Grow up. We’re adults, we should be able to talk about all issues with a sense of level-headed maturity. 2) Dash your misplaced sense of superiority against the rocks. Yes, these things are childish, but they’re also pretty funny. So crack a smile, while discovering that “race” really has no place in today’s society.

…And just to drive the point home, this is what blackface looks like:

…there’s nothing scary about it. It’s just some guy with shoe polish on his face. He isn’t unraveling the fabric of society. He isn’t destroying hearts and shattering minds. This picture, old timey, faded, black and white, is literally the epitome of absurdity in race relations.

It’s just a guy with shoe polish on his face.