(07-08-2023, 10:06 AM)Ronster Wrote:

(07-08-2023, 09:55 AM)mikesez Wrote: I would say this to you whether your stories involved race or not:
Those people aren't in your life anymore, but
To the extent that you still think about them, find a way to forgive them.  You'll feel better.


In my middle school, allegedly white boy day was going to be the last day of school, and rumor was I was one of the ones they selected to target on that day.  A couple of friends watched me that day and nothing happened.  But I was scared and worried.  We all thought we shouldn't tell an adult because snitching was wrong or whatever.  That was decades ago.  


I was at a house party recently and a parent of a middle schooler mentioned that her white daughter was experiencing racist threats.  That was distressing.  The girl came over and told us what happened.  A group of black girls had been going around telling white girls that they weren't allowed to celebrate MLK day and would need to come to school that day.  The girl was still upset about it even though it was months prior.  No one had laid a hand on her or threatened to lay a hand on her though.
So yes racist events are still taking place
People are still getting pissed about them
But in an objective sense, these things are getting less and less severe.

You are so wrong on this point, it’s getting very severe and much, much worse…