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I am a white male married to a black female with 2 mixed kids living in Texas. While we haven't experienced much bigotry our way, it has happened. The first ti
by scragg 12y ago
I am a white male married to a black female with 2 mixed kids living in Texas. While we haven't experienced much bigotry our way, it has happened. The first time I was filled with disbelief and shortly after rage while my wife (then gf) cried.
Our lives would be different if we were born a generation ago. Thank you MLK and Tim Cook.
- dwild 12y agoHave you experienced that only from older people? We can only hope that this kind of bigotry go away with new generations.
- scragg 12y agoOlder. Negative experiences with younger people were just ignorant and probably did not intend harm. Some older folks will say things with pure hate and complete disregard to our feelings. I understand when Cook mentions the empathy you gain when being a part of a minority. I get anxious when walking into a restaurant that I am unfamiliar with. I think to myself... are we are going to be welcome here, is someone going to say something, what should I do if that happens etc. I've never had these feelings the first 25 years of my life. On the other hand, there were occasions complete strangers (usually older) have said very nice things to us in public. These positive experiences greatly out number the negative.
- dwild 12y agoWe still have hope then, thanks!
- sinisterbend 12y agoreddit and similar sites are basically overflowing with teenage/20-something white male racists, so I'm guessing no...
- grecy 12y agoWow. I feel so sorry for you that you live in a supposedly civilized country and you have to live with that. What a shame.
- mikestew 12y ago> Wow. I feel so sorry for you that you live in a supposedly civilized country You might have missed the part where he said he lives in Texas.
- grecy 12y agoOh I saw it. That's exactly what I'm talking about. The United States constantly labels itself the best country in the world, the pinnacle of democracy and freedom, etc. when unfortunately the reality for millions of people is not so good.
- mikestew 12y agoRight, because there are no rednecks in the rest of the world, just an atmosphere of openness and a complete lack of xenophobia. The reality is, tribalism and convenient categorization is everywhere, and the United States is not immune. Just because there might be a legal system in place to address discrimination in its various forms does not mean you won't run into close-minded, hateful individuals as you walk down the street. As Bruce Hornsby sang years ago, "Because the law don't change another's mind When all it sees at the hiring time Is the line on the color bar"
- itsathrowaway 12y agoGreat point. Just ask a Romani (Gypsy) if they think other citizens in the Czech Republic discriminate against them.
- aikah 12y agoRomas =/= Gypsies ,they are 2 VERY different people.
- notastartup 12y agoyou should think about moving to west coast or a large city.