Invisible Line

I’m on your side

I just don’t know what to say

I don’t even see color

I was taught everyone is equal

I would never treat anyone bad

They don’t deserve to be treated like that but there’s nothing I can do about it

It’s not my fault I was born this way

Whitest black person I know

So well spoken

Doesn’t talk like she’s black

Too many of them just makes me.... uncomfortable

Is that your real hair? I just had to touch it! It’s so poofy I had to know what it feels like!

How do you get hair like that? Is it real?

You laugh, mean well, smile, but would you pet a dog without asking the owner first?

Another diversity training/tolerance training? learn how to “tolerate them”...Tolerate? How about making things equal? Instead of barely tolerating?

Love to hire you but we need to interview some minorities

White man can’t get a job these days, it’s reverse discrimination!

I’m not being defensive, just think about it from the white side!

Well, I thought we’d be talking about their race, not mine, I’m white/normal

There she goes, pulling the race card again

Don’t bring it up around her anymore, she’s just a little... much

She gets so emotional over nothing

But if I can’t talk to you about this stuff who do I talk to?

We don’t know any “others”, can our kids be friends?

Can you pass me the skin colored crayon? Oh, bandaids don’t match your skin color?

White hair care products are just “normal”, yours are over there in the ethnic isle

oh..... I never even thought about that!

Are you unconsciously enjoying “normal” life? Never thought about how you live a different “normal”?

Think about it! or this will perpetuate. Don’t just feel guilty about it. It’s too late, you can’t unlearn what you know.

I know it hurts but NOW you know better,

do better,

be better.