Those Staring Eyes
JACKSONVILLE FL --I walk into a restaurant, and I get the feeling as if I am an off shoot from a Tu Pac video, "All Eyes On Me". They stare me down from head to toe as if I just stepped off the bus from Hollywood; or is it Selma Alabama?
Now, please do not take this in the wrong light, but by "They" I am referring to white people in the south. I would imagine that it does not take a rocket scientist to determine that I am not white. They, the white people of the south, fix their eyes on me as if I am some new kind of exhibit, never before seen in this country.
They stare as if to say "Oh My God's, he's black."
Well, as a matter of fact, I am. Wow, and the amazing thing is it took me to move to the south before I honestly became aware of that fact. Kind of make a person want to quote a saying from the movie "Bad Boys" when Martin Lawrence said "Don't be alarmed, we're negros."
Now, I have not taken it that far, but I have made the comment that some of "These People" act like "They have never seen a black person before."
Yes, I became defensive as a result of their stares of ignorance. I, my wife, and sister in law walk into a Shoney's in Kingsland GA, and the White customers stare us down as if we should be the one's serving the food. What? Have we gotton caught in a racial time warp or something? Maybe the south is still reeling from what Lincoln did to it in the 1860's; who knows?
Now I know there are some who are going to take this the wrong way, and my advice to you is "Grow up and catch up with the times."
We are not the frightented "Coloreds" that your grand parents used white sheets and hoods to scare. As much as you may or may not like it, we are not going anywhere. Your eyes can cut into us with your hatred of race, and regardless of how you feel, we will still be in your face.
Bottom line is this America, We are a nation of diversity, embracing various races, and sharing a common blood. If you can not deal with that, you may want to consider relocating to some other country that will accept your level of ignorance. I hear Germany is looking for a few good morons.
-- Numinous Owl -- All Seeing Owl -- April 1, 2007
