“white” talk?

in class today, we were discussing politics. and ralph nader. and a comment he made about barack obama. and how he spoke.
ralph nader said that obama spoke “white”. from that, something else arose…
what exactly is “white” talk? do i speak white? but i’m only half…so would i speak half white and half other??? and from that discussion we came up with a conclusion: nader said that because obama doesn’t speak “black”…or maybe we should use the word ghetto. ghetto, not standard American English, slang.
and with nader’s low blow to obama, he actually became a rascist in a sense.
and as i walked home on the streets of oakland listening to a sad song (jason mraz) i started to choke up. the discussion we had 30 minutes ago popped up in my mind. and the song has nothing to do with rascism or stereotypes or anything of that nature. but to see the streets of oakland. a place where many say is “ghetto”. empty streets. broken glass on the sidewalk where it meets the street. and to think of the rascism that is still in the world today. and i knew that it was still going on. but to really feel it right now. through my core. made me sad.
the stereotypes we hold for people. because of their skin color. where they live. how they speak.
to not really know someone and be able to judge them because of some stupid preconceived notion…is just that…STUPID! and unneccesary. and ridiculous.
and right then i made a point to smile at everyone i walked past. to look at them straight in the eye and smile. and not some fake smile. or scared smile. but a genuine one. a smile that someone can feel. they can feel the warmth i feel for them as a human being. the respect i have for them.
i don’t know them. so why start the relationship, even if it lasts for a brief second, on a bad note? first impressions are made in 15 seconds. and if i only get a few seconds in your life, i want to make the best impression i can. a real one. a positive one.
and now i invite all those who are reading to do the same.
just because you hear someone speaking slang, don’t think that they’re a bad person. because…well, JUST because!!!
remember:

smiles are contagious