Last week, a guy called me a "fucking nigger" among other racist slurs. Kicking his teeth in would have been justified but I laughed it off.
I laughed cos a "fucking nigger" isnt who I am.
I laughed cos a "fucking nigger" would have laid him flat on his face.
Most importantly, I laughed cos us "BLACK" men are expected to act, react and be a certain way and he wasn't going to get the pleasure of seeing that tonight. Instead I responded by getting in my car and driving off.
What I am, however, is an educated man of African origin who sees no color when relating with my fellow humans. A man who has a functioning brain to know that strength is not expressed by fists but by the ability to lift up a fellow human in time of need. A man who had ever present loving parents who raised me right.
Best part, me and that guy are very cool now. No teeth kicked in. No blood lost. No beef gained. Just respect given.
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No matter the circumstances the color we are One human
Hola, recuerda que ante los ojos de Dios, todos tenemos el mismo color. Te cuento que aquí, en el lugar en el que vivo nadie está pendiente de las diferencias raciales que existen en otras partes del mundo. Ah mira y te quiero contar que ya publiqué mi tercer post. En este hablo de las actividades que he emprendido para conseguir la manera de vivir de una manera medianamente decente en mi convulsionado país, Venezuela.
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Hello, remember that before God's eyes, we all have the same color. I tell you that here, in the place where I live nobody is pending the racial differences that exist in other parts of the world. Ah look and I want to tell you I've already published my third post. In this talk of the activities that I have undertaken to get the way to live in a medically decent way in my convulsed country, Venezuela.