Even racism is racist......

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I was just participating in another discussion here on myLot, and while I admit racism no matter what the case is in my opinion is inexcusable. Too many people have been "programmed" to believe one way or another by the examples they had in their childhood. However in my experiences, I say even racism is racist because, when someone says, or does something that is "hate" or "race" involved against "minorities" there is almost always a big deal made out of it via the media, government, non profit associations etc,,,( please note I don't even like using the word minorities because I don't believe anyone is "minor" compared to anyone else, but for lack of a better word.. I used it.) How often do we hear about the racism or hate crimes committed against Caucasian people, or even Oriental,Philippine, Hawaiian, Italian etc?? It's not that racism doesn't happen against these people, it does we just don't hear about it. In my entire life 32 years I have only seen one instance made into a "big deal" about Caucasian people, A few about Mexicans, and other races that people automatically assume are Mexican though they are from South America, and a few about Muslims, and Jewish people. The story about the Caucasian racism was that of the New Haven Connecticut fire fighters that took their case all the way to the supreme court and that just happened this year. you can read that story here if you are unaware of it http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20090701.html The story that originally brought this topic to my mind is about some children that were banned from a privately owned community pool for what many believe is because they are minorities. This article states: "When the Minority children got in the pool all of the Caucasian children immediately exited the pool," Horace Gibson, one of the camper’s parents, stated. "The pool attendants came and told the Black children that they did not allow minorities in the club and needed the children to leave immediately." http://www.s2smagazine.com/node/1249 This other article states: "The banning has caused so much controversy that U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) plans to launch an investigation into the discrimination" claim."http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Campers-Complexion-No-Problem-for-New-Pool.html A senator is investigating the situation? Don't get me wrong I agree it should be investigated, but my question is... if it were the other way around, and it were Caucasian, Philippine, Oriental, Hawaiian, or other children banned from the pool because they don't allow them there would it have been made a public ordeal? It seems to be that the majority of the stories made into a big ordeal about racism are ones about those of that are based on religious beliefs, or about someone or a group of people that are of African American decent. I know racism is a "touchy" subject and I do try to stay away from it, but I felt this is something that needs to be discussed, and I wanted to know what other people think. If you were to be discriminated against because of your race, no matter what race you are, would you let it be known, maybe call the newspaper or something? If yes, why? If no, why?