What bothers me most about racism is that it's all circumstantial. If Dave Chappelle is on stage ragging white people, it's 'funny'. If Carlos Mencia is on stage talking about African Americans it's 'funny' but if a white man said -anything- about any group of people he's automatically labeled a racist. He'll be put on CNN,NBC,Fox and any other media for it. As a white male that grew up in Louisiana, I've seen things from both sides. I know where to go and where not to go though, especially in New Orleans. Is it racist that I feel my life is in danger when I drive through the streets because of the violence?
The other thing that bothers me is that not everyone is 'American' if they live here. I don't know about other countries, but here you're African American, Latin American, etc but if you're white you're just white. I'm of Irish and German heritage, but I'm white. My family has only been in America for maybe 100 years, but I'm not Irish-American. Titles need to be dropped if everyone is going to feel equal. No African America, no Asian-American, if you're a citizen you're American.
Every race/culture goes through something. My grandpa tells stories of how his dad was treated when his family first moved here. The LGBTG groups are going through it right now, eventually it'll go away and some new controversy will arise and it too will pass in time.