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House of Leaves · 05-01-2023, 05:57 PM

My late Grandmother (RIP)...when she was in her Mid-80s few years ago...I specifically remember:

The NICEST /kindest hearted person in the world.

AND I'm sure (earlier in her life/career...if there were any (albeit rare) interactions with a black individual (male or female) she would treat them with respect and dignity. As a fellow human should/would. She had a great heart. I didn't know she had any hate.

The word I believe is ignorance.

As, in her mid-80s getting a little more cranky/tiny senile...it's the "Random" black stranger walking down the sidewalk, as she looks out her window.

You know...she doesn't like "the look of him"...is threatened a little perhaps? By the mere appearance. Of her neighborhood which is now probably close to 50-50 white/minority...

She made a very distastefuly racist comment in front of me and my family after witnessing the black man pass by.

I AM NOT EXCUSING THIS THOUGHT PROCESS/BEHAVIOR.

I am saying: I am NOT SURPRISED that an 85 year old white male SOUTHERNER **** up this bad and nearly killed an innocent kid.

It is not so much hate (with the very old generation). It is ignorance and the way they lived for decades and decades.

Times have changed...but we still aren't where we need to be apparently.

Maybe when all the Octegenarians DIE OUT like my AMAZING grandma...things will be a little better.

05-01-2023, 05:57 PM	#1
House of Leaves Banned Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: reality Posts: 165 Rep Power: 0	Old Racists - KC shooting of kid at wrong house My late Grandmother (RIP)...when she was in her Mid-80s few years ago...I specifically remember: The NICEST /kindest hearted person in the world. AND I'm sure (earlier in her life/career...if there were any (albeit rare) interactions with a black individual (male or female) she would treat them with respect and dignity. As a fellow human should/would. She had a great heart. I didn't know she had any hate. The word I believe is ignorance. As, in her mid-80s getting a little more cranky/tiny senile...it's the "Random" black stranger walking down the sidewalk, as she looks out her window. You know...she doesn't like "the look of him"...is threatened a little perhaps? By the mere appearance. Of her neighborhood which is now probably close to 50-50 white/minority... She made a very distastefuly racist comment in front of me and my family after witnessing the black man pass by. I AM NOT EXCUSING THIS THOUGHT PROCESS/BEHAVIOR. I am saying: I am NOT SURPRISED that an 85 year old white male SOUTHERNER **** up this bad and nearly killed an innocent kid. It is not so much hate (with the very old generation). It is ignorance and the way they lived for decades and decades. Times have changed...but we still aren't where we need to be apparently. Maybe when all the Octegenarians DIE OUT like my AMAZING grandma...things will be a little better.