The stories below are true events:
In 2010, I was in NM taking a field course. I encountered a Mexican guy who happened to be a "tough guy". He stood still for a moment in front of me and then said, "Hey! It's a nigger!" I didn't get upset nor angry because that's what he wanted. My classmates looked at me seeing if I would get upset and start a fight. I didn't say anything to him nor to anyone. I simply just walked away. It's life.
A few days after that, two whites looked at me as if I was going rob or rap a female classmate who I was having a conversation with. I didn't upset because it's life.
When I was living in NC, there was a KKK march in the community I was living in 1990 (mostly whites, blacks and Mexicans). Everyone in that community went inside and closed their doors. They did that because they didn't want to provide them with the power they wanted. We simply ignored them.
A few days ago, I decided not to drive to the store because I wanted to walk instead. As I approached the store, I happened to see a black woman getting out of he car to enter the store too. She looks at me as if I were a criminal and then stands still with a nasty look on her face. I said, "Listen, I'm not here to hurt anyone! I'm not going to do anything". Apparently, that put her at ease but the black bitch still was upset!
I have so many stories I can share but you get the point. It's life. There's no racism. It is what it is.
I've learned to take things and move on. I understand who I am as an individual.
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