and, yes...these are the folks most in the way of a better world. always have been, I guess. I grew up here, so I'm perhaps a little biased.
As a white dude(I prefer "Pink"
, I never really thought much about race. I rode the(rural) school bus with lots of Black Folks...never understood them, but we were always friendly. My Brother had a best friend that was black...he really educated us on what it meant to be Black in Texas.
But it wasn't until I was the only white person, at a catfish place/club where I worked, that I really got a feel for things.(the (I think it was) Ice Cube concert was particularly harrowing...my Black coworkers protected me from the less enlightened customers.Glad I had my Sociology Hat.
Now, I'm married to a Mexican(13 yrs), 2 "Half breed" boys...in a little town where Brown is Black...lots of unacknowledged racism, just below the Quaint Patina.
Walk a mile, and all...Racism is Stupid, but it's very real.Especially if yer on the receiving end.
The white folks referenced above likely won't change, inwardly, where it matters...no matter if they gain a black/brown/purple daughter in law...or "half breed" grandbabies.Just outwardly.
it's in the younger folks where we must place our hope, in this area.
In Texas, see Demographic Trends...not only more "Hispanic" Folks...but more intermarriage...like Us. My boys think racism is dumb...plain and simple, and with no prompting...and it's amazing how hard it was to explain it the first time they were aware of such things.
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