The N word
I have sat on this for a while, as it really disturbed me that I experienced this in the town I live, but in light of what is happening in Charlottesville, I feel compelled. I was in a local business this summer - and as I was in the store, I heard an employee talking to a customer and used the "n" word. I asked another person that was with me - did I hear what I think I just heard? That person confirmed that what I thought I heard was correct. So..... racism is not just someplace else. It continues right here at our back door. I was appalled that I heard the word roll off the tongue as if it was part of their daily language. She used a word that is a slur and is insulting and provoking.. and racist. Today we saw where racism has manifested itself into terroristic acts. We worry about terrorism coming into America - we better look at the terrorism home grown in our country - we need to look long and hard at ourselves before we start pointing fingers at ou