How do we technically define the word invisible?

Webster defines it as not visible or out of sight. I wish to respond to the article about African Americans being “invisible” in Weakley County.

There are three main points that the article stated:

1. People wouldn’t speak to the author in Wal-Mart.
2. The university does not show enough black movies.
3. Both Wal-Mart and Super Wal-Mart don’t sell Ebony, Essence, or JET magazines.

Okay let’s get real here. You’re complaining about one person out of the whole county not saying “Hello” to you.

Hey wake up! Happens to everybody! I am from a small town in East Tennessee where everybody knows everybody and some of the people in Wal-Mart don’t say “hello” to other people. So, hey it happens to everybody.

What that is my friend is stereotyping, taking what one person of an ethnic origin said and assuming, that is what the rest of that group thinks.

Wait a minute, the word “group.” You know what that’s a load of crap! We’re all God’s children! Why can’t we all be called Americans instead of names that politically correct?

Your second point, the movie thing. Well, I have to admit that the University Center doesn’t offer a wide selection of movies but they probably have their reasons.

But, you seem to think that because they don’t show “African-American movies” that they are being racist.

Question: What do you define as an “African-American” movie? Is it like the movie Barber Shop? Or is it something else?

My point is that once again you managed to assume that because one or two movies were not shown on campus, that the entire campus is racist.

Have you forgotten what the rule is about assuming?

Incidentally, why must all this racism occur in the first place?

You are going to have to understand that not every single person in this country is a racist. I for one am not racist. I feel that a majority of the people on campus are not racist.

Let me give you an example of this: During freshman week, the university showed a film to the incoming freshman about racism. I talked to several people, of different ethnic origins, and asked how they felt about it.

I will tell you with full sincerity they had the same opinion as me due to the fact that the film was nothing but a bunch of racist cowards talking about how they hated each other.

It should have been a positive thing. But my point is that almost everyone in that room saw that it was not positive.

So again I say don’t judge groups by one person. Oh goody, goody! Our last point! I gotta say this one’s a humdinger!

Wal-Mart and Super Wal-Mart don’t sell Ebony, JET, and Essence.

First off, since when is it a law that all Wal-Mart stores must sell the same thing? Oh, Question: Aren’t these magazines racially motivated?

I just don’t get it. You attack and bombard the university for being racist, when you yourself are racist. You hypocrite!

And yes once again you are wrong about your comment about people in Weakley County seeing the variety of ethnic groups in this county.

Hey got news for ya, they do! But what they hate, is people that go looking for problems with society!

And about being in a community, hey got news for ya again little girl! We are part of a community! And what screws it up is people like you who go around making trouble by looking for problems in it!

So here is the main point: Knowing these circumstances in this society today, racism is going to be a problem with the world from now until God comes back.

But maybe, just maybe, everybody will just get over their problems with the other races and get along with each other.

So why doesn’t society try that little dose of medicine. If they don’t like trying, then don’t complain!

Drew Jeffers is a Freshman Landscaping major.