Racism?

So, after much contemplating and arguing with myself (NOT out loud), I decided that I do not think that Troy Maxson is a racist. Obviously, Troy makes it very well known that he doesn’t exactly favor the white race. He is constantly complaining about what white people do or what white people say, how white people do the things they o and who they do it. (He mostly complained when it came to sports, and also when talking about his job early on in the play). It is not that Troy is racist, because I don’t think he is, but I think he just thinks that he does not owe white people anything. (Which he doesn’t). He doesn’t think he should have to answer to them, deal with them, or anything along those lines. Most people actually would argue that this is a case of racism, but it, in my opinion, is not the least bit racist. Just because he thinks everything stated about, does not necessarily mean that he hates the entire white race. For all we know, he could feel this way about EVERYONE. And I think that he does. He strikes me as the type of character who only wants to answer to his own self and knows he doesn’t owe anyone a thing at all.

It is not racism.