The Chronicles of “B”

I was gonna write a blog today to update you all on what is about to go down with the little Princess who ran me down but there has been a little change in plans.  Something happened to me today that has not only made me angry but has made me really stop and evaluate where we are in this country today.

I hope you continue to read this but be forewarned…this is an angry blog and it concerns racism and prejudice so I will probably say some things that might shock you or offend you so read this at your own risk!

It all started this morning with the Montel Williams Show.  I was watching Montel….well…because I like watching Montel.  He usually has some pretty interesting subjects on his show and today was especially good.  On the show today he had a black women who was prejudice against her own race.  She considered black men stupid and immature…she said that black peoples skin looked dirty and their facial features made them look like monkeys and she wanted no part of that.  She was actually undergoing surgery and skin bleaching to make herself look white and categorized herself as bi-racial not black!  Some of the stupid things she said during the course of the show would have made a Klan member squirm!!  It was disgusting and ridiculous!  I was totally amazed that a black women would go on TV and tell the world she was ashamed of her race.  As if African Americans don’t have enough prejudice to deal with they have to hear about it from a member of their own race!!  CRAZY!!

Well I was pretty wound up about this when I went to work and I was sharing the story with some co-workers when this new guy…a young white man about 23 years old came up and started listening to the conversation we were having.  We were all sharing with each other how shocked we were that prejudice at that level still exist in this country when new guy chimes in with…."What do you expect from a bunch of stupid ni**ers on a show run by another stupid ni**er???" 

Deadly silence!!!  I mean you could have heard a pin drop!  Everyone was stunned!!!  When the initial shocked wore off I exploded!!!  "WTF did you just say??"" I asked him.  The dumb ass repeated it!!!  Now it’s on!!! 

I won’t bore you with some of the hateful words that followed but I will tell you that I had to be physically restrained by some of my co-workers or I would have killed this guy!!

After words I sat steaming over the incident but I also sat reflecting on how little things have really changed over the years.  Sometimes I don’t think we have advanced civil rights one little bit since the 1930’s.  Those same old ideas and stereotypes still rule our thinking…both black and white!!  It’s so sad how we as a people are still so hateful toward each other.  And then it occurred to me that it isn’t just race either…we are just hateful and prejudice in general!!  Think not???  Think again.

When was the last time you made a not so flattering remark about a gay person…. a fat person….a person you considered ugly or maybe stupid.  I’m not guiltless here!!  I’ve made smart ass remarks about every single person I just named.  If we can’t change the way we view or talk about people because of their sexual orientation, their appearance or the amount of money they have in their pockets how can we ever hope to heal the wounds of racism??

I know it can be done!!  I grew up in a house with a dad who made Archie Bunker look tame!  I heard the "N" word everyday and heard all the jokes on a regular basis.  I grew up thinking black people were lazy and dirty…all Hispanics were knife toting lazy thugs….and all white people were good and pure.  Thank God I didn’t buy into that bullshit!! 

My dad was that way because his parents were that way as were their parents.  Anyone of them could have changed their thinking but they refused.  I chose to think for myself and refused to believe the stereotypes.  In my life I have had a number of very good friends of  many different races.  One of my dearest friends was a black man who died way before his time….I loved him like a brother and I still adore his family as they do me.  I’ve dated black girls, Hispanic girls and Asian girls.  If I could change my way of thinking so can others!!

I don’t mean to hold myself up as some civil rights activist all righteous and pure.  I am far from that!!  But I truly believe that we all are members of the human race and should act accordingly.  There is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage but don’t hate someone else because they are proud of theirs. 

There are far too many people in this country today both black and white who fan the same old flames of hatred that have been around since the Civil War and before.  I could go on and on about this and believe me I have a lot more to say  but I don’t feel this is really the place and I just don’t have the time right now.  Plus I’m just frustrated as hell right now so I don’t want to just keep on rambling!  One last word though…..if as a country we don’t learn to love one another how can we ever hope to survive???  We are a melting pot of many different origins and if we don’t learn to get along that melting pot is going to have a melt down!!

"B" 

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