Holding a Black Lives Matter Sign in America's Most Racist Town

[Lucky Luciano]

6. That hotel is in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur actually!

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Seriously though - sorry for all the trauma you endured. I cannot begin to comprehend what it’s like to be treated badly because of who you are. Today I got a mild taste of it ironically, and it filled me with barely controllable violent rage that I ultimately did control. I was simply walking my dog in Hell’s Kitchen NYC (lots of gays in this neighborhood though I’m straight) and some guy made kissy sounds that I assumed were directed at my dog...as a typical dog parent, that made me smile at the guy...he then said, “don’t look at me you fucking fa***t I’ll fucking kill your fa***ty ass.” My immediate thought was decapitating that piece of shit with a baseball bat. I yelled some choice words back at this piece of shit with raging adrenaline- I really wanted to execute the motherfucker for daring to disrespect me - really. I did let it go...he was the type with no education that could have a gun...and my job requires background checks.

Then I, a straight upper income white male, realized that marginalized groups deal with this shit every day and I could barely control my violent rage. I don’t know how the marginalized groups control their anger after I could barely contain mine from one comment from one demented uneducated piece of shit not generally worth my time and totally beneath me.