In his essay, Robert Jensen states that Caucasian Americans believe that to be considered a true "American", one's skin must be white. He uses Hurricane Katrina as an example, saying that, “…one of the hurricane’s most lasting legacies is the way it made visible the effect of racial and class disparities on who lived and who died…. (Jensen, par. 1 )." According to what was shown on television, it would appear that the bulk of the destruction was caused by the black community, but upon closer examination this hypothesis would prove absurd. Of course, racism has not been completely eradicated from American society, and no racial group can honestly claim to be completely innocent of having exhibited racist behavior at one time or another. To single out an entire group of people for an accusation of racism is nothing short of ridiculous. There is a notable lack of documented support for his claim; the basis of his argument is a matter of opinion or point of view on the situation. How people perceive each other depends on the individual, so crediting a racial population as a whole with a very broad accusation of racist behavior is certainly unfair. Sure, there are certainly racist white Americans living in the United States today, just as Jensen suggests, but the mass of the white population in our country has no personal problem with another race, proving that the author's statement is inaccurate. The first point was to mention that President Bush is racist against blacks because of FEMA's poor response to the tragedy caused by Hurricane Katrina, which is illogical. First, the President only appoints the head of FEMA; Bush's involvement in the actual recovery... in the middle of the paper... a lot and segregation, but unfortunately some people still insist that the country's leaders have white prejudices, even though there are different racial backgrounds among all the government officials on the way to the White House. A perfect example of such hypocrites is the author of the essay under analysis. Robert Jensen's agenda appears to be more of a political attack against a certain Republican official in the White House, rather than any real concern for the well-being of the American people. Such a concern would applaud the collaboration between the mixed races that make up the New America. WORKS CITED Jensen, Robert. “The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism, and White Privilege.” UCF Common Reader (2006): 15-16. Reality of reverse racism. Home page. CBS News. January 31, 2006>.