Racial Pride is Stupid

So, i was looking around on thefacebook.com instead of reading insurance law. Anyway, i stumbled on someone's profile, and it stuck me: racial pride is dumb. I'm going to paraphrase Ayn Rand here and assert that racial pride is basically taking credit for other people's accomplishments. (I should also note that, as far as i know, this is the only thing i agree with Ayn Rand on).

Now, let me clarify what i mean here. I don't mean that you can't be proud of who you are. And i'm not saying that part of who you are can't be racially or ethnically motivated. Nor am i saying that it's stupid to be proud of who your parents are, where they came from, their struggles, etc. For example, i am in constant awe of the things my parents have managed to do with their limited means. However, that's a long way from saying that i'm proud to be Mexican because i'm Mexican. I'm proud to be Mexican because i'm proud of my parents, and my parents happen to have been born in Mexico. I'm sure the same thing would apply if my parents had gone through the same things but been from some other country.

Moreover, i don't think there's value, at all, in being Mexican as opposed to other ethnicities. And, finally, i believe it is absolutely stupid for someone to claim that they know something significant about me simply because they know i'm Mexican. Knowing where my parents came from doesn't tell you anything more about me than where my parents came from. Any additional information that you infer is based on stereotypes, plain and simple.

I am an individual, not a member of a group. and you should be, too.