Growing up I knew that their where still prejudice and bias people in the world but I never really thought that people are still caring on like this. For example, when I first moved to the South I was so excited because I had never seen so many black people working in all the stores, fast food restaurants, businesses, or even owning their own business. Well I am a business owner now and I bought a black BMW with rims and tinted windows. One day me and my husband was driving up the cost and we where pulled over because my tail light was broken that' was fine but the officer who was white kept making remarks like, "this is a mighty fine vehicle you have, you must have a good job to be able to afford a car like this." He also kept asking us what do we do for living to be able to get a car like this. The next minute I saw another police car pull up and I was really scared because I didn't know what they were going to do because, I didn't have any tickets, my tags was current and my car was registered. Well they let us go but it was so scary because I could see the other police standing on the other side holding his gun. I felt like they where treating us like criminals and making statements as if black people could not afford a luxury car like a BMW.
I forgive those men I just feel sorry for them because black people have always been labeled and I understand that because when I was in that situation with the children I went to school with because the white children made me feel so uncomfortable and unwelcome to their school that I really disliked all white people into I actually got to know and be around more white people and I found out that not all white people are prejudice. For me I believe that you have to look at individual people and not judge a whole culture because not all people rather they be black, white, Hispanic, or Asian are prejudice. I love being an American I just wish that the wold could be in harmony and just love not hate one another.
Denice,
ReplyDeleteIsn't it ironic that the police, who have the power on their side (law, shrieking sirens and guns)oppress people with their very presence. They don't have to say a word. The irony is they are oppressed too, by the people they pledge to protect. I see inequities on both sides but a higher proponderance on the side of the average citizen.