- Jan 11, 2020
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There is an elephant in the room and nobody wants to talk about it. This country is in turmoil when it comes to being a melting pot. For young people, let me explain. When I was in grammar school we were all proud to be Americans and our teachers taught us that we were admired all over the world because of our various cultures and racial backgrounds. This was referred to as a melting pot.
And then I grew up . . . My eyes began to open in college. My English teacher was a Black man who had us read about the history of race relations in this country. I was astounded that all the prejudice I knew existed was actually the law. Prejudice is pre-judging someone. When this is institututionalized [made law] it becomes racism.
In 1968, I joined the civil rights movement. I protested. I married a Black man. I had two Black children. I believed in my heart that there as no more racism in the world because commercials actually portrayed black people in an equal light.
When my son was 18, I dropped him off at his house.. The police pulled me over. This was in a liberal city. I asked what the policeman wanted and he said, "I just wanted to make sure that Black man was bothering you." When I said no he gave me a ticket.
My son has been pulled over many times and told he was in the wrong neighborhood. Once when his car stalled at three in the morning he got a ticket for obstructing traffic. The judge laughed and apologized to Karl. When he was a freshman at U.C. Berkeley he was drinking a beer on his 21st birthday. Instead of giving him a ticket, the police threw him on the ground and beat him like Rodney King.
I could go on and on. I am a white mother of a black child and if you are interested in what that is like watch the movie "American Son." Every time the phone rings I jump a mile. I beg my son to stay home at night and if he is pulled over not to stand up for himself.
I am now a Christian and do not get involved in things outside the church, but I watch the news. There is turmoil in this country over race. This includes some of our immigration policies like separating children from their parents. It is ok to send the family home. They are breaking the law. But why take children away from their parents and why make that legal. That is institutionalized racism.
You can leave this venting post alone or you can help me pray for this country that something good comes out of these protests. Satan can easily use this opportunity to encourage looting. Looting and burning is bad and it takes our attention off the real problem. And pray for me and my son. We live in fear. I am frightened just posting this to people who I really don't know. But it comes from the heart.
And then I grew up . . . My eyes began to open in college. My English teacher was a Black man who had us read about the history of race relations in this country. I was astounded that all the prejudice I knew existed was actually the law. Prejudice is pre-judging someone. When this is institututionalized [made law] it becomes racism.
In 1968, I joined the civil rights movement. I protested. I married a Black man. I had two Black children. I believed in my heart that there as no more racism in the world because commercials actually portrayed black people in an equal light.
When my son was 18, I dropped him off at his house.. The police pulled me over. This was in a liberal city. I asked what the policeman wanted and he said, "I just wanted to make sure that Black man was bothering you." When I said no he gave me a ticket.
My son has been pulled over many times and told he was in the wrong neighborhood. Once when his car stalled at three in the morning he got a ticket for obstructing traffic. The judge laughed and apologized to Karl. When he was a freshman at U.C. Berkeley he was drinking a beer on his 21st birthday. Instead of giving him a ticket, the police threw him on the ground and beat him like Rodney King.
I could go on and on. I am a white mother of a black child and if you are interested in what that is like watch the movie "American Son." Every time the phone rings I jump a mile. I beg my son to stay home at night and if he is pulled over not to stand up for himself.
I am now a Christian and do not get involved in things outside the church, but I watch the news. There is turmoil in this country over race. This includes some of our immigration policies like separating children from their parents. It is ok to send the family home. They are breaking the law. But why take children away from their parents and why make that legal. That is institutionalized racism.
You can leave this venting post alone or you can help me pray for this country that something good comes out of these protests. Satan can easily use this opportunity to encourage looting. Looting and burning is bad and it takes our attention off the real problem. And pray for me and my son. We live in fear. I am frightened just posting this to people who I really don't know. But it comes from the heart.