It's been a sensitive subject since the very beginning of time.
Is it that frequent? Does it still exist? Will it ever disappear?
Two nights ago my mates and I went to celebrate a friends birthday. We had a blast until an unfortunate event happened. We encountered an individual who became aggressive and made racial comments after I asked how was his night was.
I was obviously enraged but was held back by ALL my white mates. You know what the sad thing is? Taking into account the fact that he might be drunk, his mates softly cheered him on.
Being born in Australia in the late 80's, I never felt isolated with regards to my ethnicity nor did I feel out of place with my white mates up until last Sunday night.
Was I lucky to not experience that during my childhood?
At the moment I'm just thankful that I have such a good group of people that I hang around with.
I now feel sorry for the person who felt that way to me. Whether it was his upbringing, his urge to live up to his mates standard or something else. I just hope he would see things differently one day.
Peace out
Is it that frequent? Does it still exist? Will it ever disappear?
Two nights ago my mates and I went to celebrate a friends birthday. We had a blast until an unfortunate event happened. We encountered an individual who became aggressive and made racial comments after I asked how was his night was.
I was obviously enraged but was held back by ALL my white mates. You know what the sad thing is? Taking into account the fact that he might be drunk, his mates softly cheered him on.
Being born in Australia in the late 80's, I never felt isolated with regards to my ethnicity nor did I feel out of place with my white mates up until last Sunday night.
Was I lucky to not experience that during my childhood?
At the moment I'm just thankful that I have such a good group of people that I hang around with.
I now feel sorry for the person who felt that way to me. Whether it was his upbringing, his urge to live up to his mates standard or something else. I just hope he would see things differently one day.
Peace out