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People talking
Why do people always want to talk to me about other races? The other day hubby and I were talking to a lady I just met in my community who is from Greece. I just had to mention how much we loved Greece when we went there a few years ago and that we named our daughter Athena. She leaned towards us and said conspiritorily: "My son's friend was dating a girl in NY named Athena, and she was black!!" As if it was some scandalous thing. We just smiled and said REALLY!! (our daughter happens to be black.)
I've had this happen before with other people too who just have to get with me and talk about some OTHER group as if I'm in on their idea - sort of an "us and them" kind of attitude. I just laugh to myself and think.. if you give some people enough rope they WILL hang themselves.
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