On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 12:00 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I grew up around racists... no black face... not ever. > > I’ve stated over on my own social media that, growing up in my > neighborhood in Pomona, one could not be racist and have friends. My group > of friends never thought much about it. When our respective moms told us to > “go outside and play,” we played with whichever kids were in the street. My > oldest brother was the only white guy on his high school football team. It > wasn’t weird to us; it was normal and no big deal. Nobody I knew would have > worn black face either as a gag or to be offensive. > > When I went to high school in Corona, I attached myself to the group of > kids who hung around what was called the “scholar bench,” and they were > even more diverse (I brought down the grade curve significantly, yet they > remain my closest friends to this day). Again, black face would not have > been contemplated. > > College up in the state of Washington, most of the campus was white. > That’s how much of Western Washington was at the time. But even surrounded > my mostly white folks, no black face. > > I wrote this not as some sort of humblegrag; my story is not unique. If > you are any age and remember with any degree of nostalgia the racist > behavior of the people you knew when you were younger, you need help. > Racism certainly existed all around me growing up, but the bigots were not > overt about it. If anything, racists kept it to themselves. > I don't wish on any young people to experience the racist environment I grew up in, even though it was in no way threatening to me. I certainly would not say to someone who expressed being offended by something I said or wore that it was okay when I was young and they are at fault for being offended. Back to Megyn Kelly: she is bouncing between agents because nobody wants to handle her and NBC News chairman Andy Lack said that they are going to discuss ending her show. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/megyn-kelly-dropped-by-caa-1154923 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
