I born into a racist family. I didn’t ask for that. I was raised racist and didn’t know it till I was a teen. Even as a late teen I remember my sisters and cousin telling my grandmoher she’s not supposed to use the N word, so she called her new nieghbours ‘darkies’.
My older brother was famous for racist jokes, it was a very white area of Etobicoke back then. I was a redneck, but got better. My brother stayed a redneck, just loved Jeff Foxworthy. My older sisters started the change. One day they sat my mom down and told her my dad was racist and hate is not right. For me it was a long slow change. I was also homophobic. After high school i entered the workforce and met people from nationalities I never heard of. I slowly became friends with Mohamed who worked at the other end of the machine we operated. I came to respect immigrants. Hard working people from far away places who just wanted a better place to raise thier family.
My dad finally started to come around in his later years and had regrets when he died.
That opened my eyes and my attitude even more. And when I got clean and sober I learned a new way of life and became accepting of all people and other ways of life. When I was a kid we celebrated Columbus as a saint. Now we know he was a racist murderous rapist.
So, the world has hope. We can all do better and be better.
I made an effort to raise my kids to accept others as they are.
Recently had a conversation with my daughter after we met ‘Julia’. Hard to describe and accept her/him as a woman. Masculine build, very hairy, big deep voice, and mom style dresses and shoes. But that who she chooses to be and who are we to say different. So, we decided we’ll refer to her as a she. Keep an Open Mind and Live and Let Live have become slogans to live by. Life in other places has taught me a lot. And changed my attitudes. I’ve participated and supported Pride events, years ago we used to make jokes about it. Times have changed.
And a lot of exotic escorts have taught me a lot as well.
P.S. and I’m going to see COLD PURSUIT tonite because I like revenge movies.
My older brother was famous for racist jokes, it was a very white area of Etobicoke back then. I was a redneck, but got better. My brother stayed a redneck, just loved Jeff Foxworthy. My older sisters started the change. One day they sat my mom down and told her my dad was racist and hate is not right. For me it was a long slow change. I was also homophobic. After high school i entered the workforce and met people from nationalities I never heard of. I slowly became friends with Mohamed who worked at the other end of the machine we operated. I came to respect immigrants. Hard working people from far away places who just wanted a better place to raise thier family.
My dad finally started to come around in his later years and had regrets when he died.
That opened my eyes and my attitude even more. And when I got clean and sober I learned a new way of life and became accepting of all people and other ways of life. When I was a kid we celebrated Columbus as a saint. Now we know he was a racist murderous rapist.
So, the world has hope. We can all do better and be better.
I made an effort to raise my kids to accept others as they are.
Recently had a conversation with my daughter after we met ‘Julia’. Hard to describe and accept her/him as a woman. Masculine build, very hairy, big deep voice, and mom style dresses and shoes. But that who she chooses to be and who are we to say different. So, we decided we’ll refer to her as a she. Keep an Open Mind and Live and Let Live have become slogans to live by. Life in other places has taught me a lot. And changed my attitudes. I’ve participated and supported Pride events, years ago we used to make jokes about it. Times have changed.
And a lot of exotic escorts have taught me a lot as well.
P.S. and I’m going to see COLD PURSUIT tonite because I like revenge movies.
