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Do you think this experience altered the course of his life? Have any of your experiences with hate speech altered yours? It's not a question that can really be
by ferrari8608 11y ago
Do you think this experience altered the course of his life? Have any of your experiences with hate speech altered yours? It's not a question that can really be answered for sure, but I would like your honest opinion.
I remember being called a "white monkey" by a black girl in school when I was a kid. In that class, I was the minority, the only white kid. I don't think that experience affected my life negatively. Roll eyes, move on with life.
- CocaKoala 11y agoHey, that's awesome that you didn't let that negative experience colour your life! I'm really happy that you were able to let it roll off your back. How many times did it happen? Once? Twice? A few? A few thousand? How many years did it go on? One? Two? A decade, at least? How many people? Just that girl? Just the kids in your class? Random people walking down the street, or sitting next to you in public?
- ferrari8608 11y agoThat particular incident gets a memory due to the fact that nobody before or since has called me that particular thing. During the time I went to that school, it was an everyday occurrence that I would be singled out for one reason or another (primarily because my skin was different, I suspect). Sitting in public was not an option in that area. Walking down the street wasn't really something that ever happened either. You might get shot doing that. We had drills in school for what to do when, not if, but when gun shots were reported in the neighborhood.