Sheolm is absolutely right in her opinion on the plague of ignorance that still infects Americans today. Its easier for us to watch a television show about violence, guns, sex and drugs than to sitt down and try to acknowledge the being behind the person's color.
I faced this same ignorance in the month of April against a rich, loft-owner who accused me of stealing his camera off the rooftop of my friend's building just because I was black. The security guard did not even have sufficient evidence to accuse me and felt like complete idiots after my white godfather furiously interrogated them on their unjustice behavior. Even though the event happened and the past is over, yet that thought still lingers in my mind. Would LADP really have imprisoned me or the rich and careless camera owner have still pursued me if my godfather wouldn't have spoken up on my behalf? My whole life would have been ruined, opportunites for scholarships and college acceptances and all. I wonder if this country, which is supposed to the land of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, is still so free and equal after all. That was a harsh reality for to me realize, because I simply didnt consider that ignorance could touch me no matter how light of a African American woman I am. I just hope that maybe there is a future, or if we will continue to be blind to our own stubborness and insecurity.
