When people talk about racism and how it not a problem I am reminded of 2 things that have happened to me. but first you should know that I am white (very) and was raised in an upper middle class home where nothing like this ever happened

My husband is mexican and older than me by 12 years. on our first date we were pulled over by the cops for swerving in the lanes (we were not) it involved 6 cop cars and took 90 min. they searched his truck they pulled me aside and asked me if my parents knew where I was. I was 21 so told them it was none of their buisnes. this happened all because there was a hispanic man in a new truck with a young white girl something must be wrong? this opened my eyes to what it can be like being a non white race.


After getting married and having kids one day in the home depot parking lot as we were walking in i realized that I had forgot my phone in the car so my husband walked in with the kids and I turned back to get my phone. A guy met me at the car and informed me that i had tainted the white race and i should be ashamed. just stared at him in shock and said noting. thinking back on it I should have told him I improved it by giving it some built in sun block. I burn like a vampire but my kids tan really well.

also mixed race people are the most beautiful all you have to do is look at my daughter people stop me in the stores to tell me how pretty she is and she is only 7! my husband has said that he is getting a big gun when she is a teenager

So I guess my point is until you have walked in anothers shoes.......