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Mar 20, 2010, 08:23 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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Thank you FlamingJune
How would you explain this clip?
I understand what you're saying, but as Al Sharpton said after the Michael Richards fiasco, "You can't spit out what you haven't eaten" - meaning when your stomach has had all it can take, your heart and mouth can't throw out feelings that aren't there...when you've had all you can take, the truth comes out.
It's not possible to tell good from bad merely by appearance, sweet smiles and manners. It's difficult to believe a promise of friendship, support, opportunity, or an apology if you can't tell good from bad. For this reason, people need to be tested before they can be trusted.
It really hurts to get into an argument with a friend who promises they are not racist, only to have vulgar hatred and vile racial slurs thrown in my face. It really hurts to be given an excuse on why you cannot participate - only to overhear laughter, being called vicious names, and cries of victory for destroying your hopes and dreams....based solely on your skin color (in my case being a "N-lover." and "race-traitor"). it really hurts to hear them laugh at what they would like to do to you - to "teach you a lesson" - if they had the chance to spend some "quality alone time." It really hurts to witness your husband and your child's life being threatened. It really hurts when you take it to the authorities and people who are supposed to be your "allies" tell you it's YOUR fault and no one cares.....time after time, day after day, year after year, decade after decade, generation after generation.
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