Gracie, we are not talking about the thugs and criminals here. This is about the indignities suffered because of skin color. We can change our jackets but we can't change our skin color. That a black man would be followed in a store to make sure he didn't shoplift is wrong. To assume the man standing next to you is a valet because he happens to be black is wrong. To think the Hispanic walking down the street is a day laborer or illegal is not right. As I said, people should be judged for their actions, not their appearance.
Racism comes in many forms. Some of the worst, the most demeaning is the subtle racism. Blatant actions can be fought. The subtle ones just cause little nicks that become scars on the soul.
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Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)
"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
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