http://willroman.com/2008/11/racism/ I am an entrepreneur and student of the arts. Watch me change the world. Thu, 03 May 2012 15:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://willroman.com/2008/11/racism/comment-page-1/#comment-518 rita Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:20:19 +0000 http://willroman.com/?p=506#comment-518 hey will. i clicked on your christmas pictures and started reading down. you have quite a way with words. i'm impressed. anyway, i thought i'd comment on this one, just because it brought up an experience of my own. i don't think you know my dad's family very well (neither do i, but i see them from time to time) and we've obviously never been close on my mom's side. anyway, my dad's family is all from new iberia, LA, whitetown USA. i remember racial slurs being thrown around as a child. imagine the shock and disgust they all displayed (in letters) when i was pregnant at 21 with a black man's child. anyway, my uncle sid came over one day after jaron was born, and jaron's dad was there for about 15 minutes. sid and courtenay spoke amicably about football, basketball, what have you. so after courtenay left, i vividly remember my uncle sid saying, "Wow, he's just like me. he plays sports and everything." at that moment is when i feel i understood true ignorance...anyway, just thought i'd share that. hey will. i clicked on your christmas pictures and started reading down. you have quite a way with words. i’m impressed. anyway, i thought i’d comment on this one, just because it brought up an experience of my own. i don’t think you know my dad’s family very well (neither do i, but i see them from time to time) and we’ve obviously never been close on my mom’s side. anyway, my dad’s family is all from new iberia, LA, whitetown USA. i remember racial slurs being thrown around as a child. imagine the shock and disgust they all displayed (in letters) when i was pregnant at 21 with a black man’s child. anyway, my uncle sid came over one day after jaron was born, and jaron’s dad was there for about 15 minutes. sid and courtenay spoke amicably about football, basketball, what have you. so after courtenay left, i vividly remember my uncle sid saying, “Wow, he’s just like me. he plays sports and everything.” at that moment is when i feel i understood true ignorance…anyway, just thought i’d share that.

]]> http://willroman.com/2008/11/racism/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Caroline Fontenot Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:55:11 +0000 http://willroman.com/?p=506#comment-512 Completely agree, Will. Just saw this post and glad it's here. Completely agree, Will. Just saw this post and glad it’s here.

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