Race and inequality

Being a white female in the united states is a sort of privilege compared to other Countries. Most people who i have worked for have always looked at me as too feminine to lift heavy objects or to work certain machinery. Just because i am a female, does not mean i cant lift heavy things, its just that i may need help doing it. I am perfectly capable of doing many things that men can do. I work on the side for a handy man company along side my boyfriend, and i learn many things from working with men. I dont believe that any woman should be looked at as "just a woman" and all we do is cook and clean. I also go out snow plowing to make extra money...my roommate's father wanted to know why her twelve year old son couldn't go out snow plowing, and why a girl should go. I was very insulted when he said a twelve year old could shovel three or four feet of snow instead of a twenty year old woman. Also, Racial discrimination is a huge issue i hate to face, but have to face everyday. I believe that there is no such thing as race, i think of everyone as equal. In Florida, the schools are pretty much divided, no physically but emotionally and racially. Kids stay in their own racial groups, they divide themselves from any type of racial groups. When i moved to Maryland, everything is flip-flopped. Everyone is friends with everyone, and racial groups are not as pronounced. I dont believe in different races, i think of everyone the same which is how i was raised. I dont like to associate with racists because its no ones fault that they are a certain race, instead they should be proud of their race and heritage.