RACE
“If you love someone color is not an issue they are. Together you will overcome it.”
-Trisha Morgan
-Trisha Morgan
“ I was eating out on South beach (Miami, FLorida) and because maybe I was black, young looking or whatever the case was I sat at a restaurant and ordered and the waiter came to me saying am I sure I wanted to eat there because prices can go from $80-$100 a plate....
Yes, there are always ignorant people and the only way to stop that is not act the way you think they perceive you. I could of took it offensive but instead I said, “Thank you.” And [then] asked him what he would suggest from the menu that is good. I just learn not to always be on the defense.”
Shanna-Kaye Kerr
There are no recent recollections of me experiencing racism, gender discrimination, or inequality personally. However, I have witnessed and I am fully aware that it still exists. Trudian Gordon
“I am a Latina, but I don’t speak one word of Spanish. I was shopping at Target one day with my cousin when an older black women came to me and asked where the bathroom was. I realized I was wearing a red shirt like the Target employees do but I told the lady I didn’t work there and had no idea where the bathroom was. She then looked at me and said well you should your kind are always cleaning bathrooms. My cousin and I were so shocked we didn’t/couldn’t say a word. The women then said “What?!?! No speaky english? The woman then walked away and my cousin and I busted out laughing. At first we thought it was funny but after taking in what actually happened I became angry. So angry that I felt like going back to Target and giving that lady a piece of my mind.” W. Diaz
.... I just kept my opinion to myself until one day I overheard her talking to another supervisor and how she had nicknamed me and my husband d Nicole and OJ. I took the matter to corporate and she was fired after a full investigation.”
-Rachel B.
“One distinct memory is when I was interviewed over the phone for a position and when I met the interviewer in person she had a strange look on her face. I few weeks after I took the job a coworker informed me that the interviewer thought I was white because of my voice and said I did not have a "black name". Samantha Brown
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1 comment:
Dear W. Diaz,
I am Latina and speak Spanish and when I read this I could not believe that someone is that ignorant. I think I would have done the same thing you did which was laugh. But then I would be angry with myself for not saying anything. But at the same time I wish I would have said something I would have realized that there is really nothing to say to that. An argument wont make that person's ignorance disappear. I guess what I am trying to say is that there is no point to argue ignorance.
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