Tuesday, September 9, 2008

So, by that you mean...

I know some ethnic minorities have to deal with a lot of racism or prejudice growing up.  Luckily, I don't remember kids teasing me or making comments toward me because of my ethnicity.  Well, I do remember some kids in high school calling me "Geronimo" or "Sacajawea," but they probably said that to every girl who wore her hair in braids.  And there was that kid in elementary school that called me "Eskimo," but I'm pretty sure it was because of my coat with a fur-lined hood.  And then there were those kids who called me, "Mahana, you ugly!"  But that was most likely because...

Oh.

Well, that wasn't nice at all.

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