I’ve looked a number of blogs, etc. where a number of people weighed in including people who, like you, said they were from or grew up or lived in Hawaii for a significant period of time. Suffice it to say, that your assumption about the treatment Palin may have been subjected to is myopic and probably doesn’t tell the whole story — a story that includes White racism directed towards Asians/PI’s.

And since we’re making assumptions about what would not be uncommon… it stands to reason that if Palin was subjected to the kind of racism/harsh treatment you suggest is common… Well, it would make sense for Palin to have reported such the mistreatment in her own account(s) but the only thing I’ve seen is Palin’s claim that Hawaii was “too perfect”… TOO PERFECT with the lure of the beaches and overall lifestyle, apparently, being too much of a distraction in terms of her focusing on academics.

So, in the same tone you started your first post… I like the assumption that Palin experienced racism based on the quote attributed to her father which didn’t mention anything about Palin being subjected to anything other than the loss of racial/ethnic majority status.

That’s it.

Of course, I feel no great sympathy for them. I do ache for those who’ve been physically assualted. But on the whole, “Welcome to the world people of color live in all over the US.”

Though, it doesn’t seem as though Palin was spit on. I feel almost certain she’d cry foul if she were.

All that aside . . . Nquest!! Where have you been?!

I wouldnt think that it said something negative about a black persons character that they didnt enjoy being in a place where whites ganged up on blacks and spit on the, hit them, called them the N-word, etc. I would not suspect them racist if they left.

And I am not particularly fond of Palin and her politics, personally. So I have no interest in defending her character. I think some rather unpleasant things about her myself, some of them perhaps not wholly justified. If she said something clearly racist, I would not mind in the least that she were held accountable for it. But in the interest of fairness, I just dont think what was provided to us here in terms of evidence is enough to make the call that this is racist on her part.

I wish I could have found more context for her fathers statement.

The idea that Palin and her friend didn’t find being a minority in terms of not being among the dominant racial/ethnic group something that wasn’t “glamourous” or a feeling that wasn’t “comfortable” is hardly flattering especially when went from the diversity of Hawaii to lilly White Idaho. The obvious conclusion to be drawn is Palin is rather “comfortable” in places where her racial/ethnic group is the predominant majority.

Again, hardly a flattering character trait in an increasingly diverse mainland U.S. society.

Now mind you, from the quote, it could be either, so I am not saying that she is NOT prejudiced. However, I grew up in Hawaii. And if you want to find some extreme examples of anti-white racism in the US, thats a fine place to start looking. However, I dont actually expect any one to do so.

From that quote alone, however, it could just as easily be either scenario.