Too Sensible, and No Fun

IT WAS RECENTLY REPORTED in the mainstream American media, which now seems to include the internet, that, believe it or not, a meeting recently took place between high ranking members of the NAACP, and the KKK. For non Americans, that's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Ku Klux Klan. These two ancient and venerable organizations have a long history of, shall we say, antipathy, owing to their distinctly mutually exclusive purposes. By all accounts, the meeting went well, with no violence or unpleasant language. The high head holy dragon of the klan, or whatever the title is, even purchased a membership in the NAACP, reportedly. The klan, however, did not reciprocate. Or rather, the NAACP) didn't, or both of them didn't - you have to be white to be in the klan, was the explanation. Well, so far, so good. If the English and Irish can do it, by golly, so can Americans! Conversely, if America's two EPOs (Epidermal Pigmentation-based Organizations) can do it, then anybody can, all the rest of us can! This is exciting. Is it possible that the two groups could ever unite as one? One would think not. Seperate but equal would be the best the klan could do, even though there does not seem to be anything inherent in the mission statement of the NAACP that would hold it back. What about this? They form a governing body, sort of a blanket organization, consisting of all organizations which exist exclusively on account of the fact that human beings have different skin colors, a governing body which would oversee and monitor such organizations, overseeing their health and welfare. It could be called the "Skin Color Asociation of America, (SCAM), or the American Skin Color Association Council (AMSCAC). Or how about the "Pigmentation Enthusiasts Group? (PEG)...silly, maybe, but certainly so sillier than placing such great importance on skin color, of all the millions of human traits, that large organizations are formed, for whatever reasons, because of it. One alternative would be to stop, as a species, giving a damn about what color people are, and stop making all this organized fuss over distinctions which are beyond trivial, beyond meaningless, to anyone of intelligence. But then again, that would be too simple, wouldn't it, and too sensible? And maybe it just wouldn't be as much fun.