Colors

I don't understand what's so hard about treatin' people like people.

The other day, about 4:30 in the afternoon I got a phone call. I was just sittin' here workin' on my last blog and then the phone rang.

I answered and this is what I heard, "I hate all you fuckin' wetbacks I wish you'd all go back to your own fuckin' country."

"Yeah, well, you can go to hell."I said angrily. I heard a girl in the background laughin' as I hung up.

I am Mexican-American. My father was born in Texas. My mother came to this country legally and recently became a citizen of the U.S. Both of them are hard-working and speak english. I am cut of the same cloth. I am proud of my heritage. I am proud to have been born in Texas. I am proud of who and what I am. If you got an issue with any of that you can kiss my ass.

Everyone should be proud of their heritage. We should all be able to wear our traditonal clothing, or eat our traditional food, or worship our gods all without being persecuted. I love the differences of people. I like that there are people in the world the see things differently than I do. Revolutionary ideas come from the differences in the way people think. We'd all do everything exactly the same and the world would be a boring place if we didn't have people of different cultures, colors, and philosophies. It's so amazing to me to talk to people that have worked and studied hard to get to the U.S. in an attempt to find success. I wish anyone that works for it and is deserving of it any success they desire.

I have little tolerance for those people that can't appreciate the differences that make this world wonderful. Can't make a rainbow using only one color. There are so many other things to do with your time than encouraging ignorance. Ignorance should not be seen as any kinda cool. Is it cool that a person can't do math? Is it cool if they have no class? Is it cool if the encourage ignorant ideas? NO to all of that. I don't think people are ever too old to learn anything. It's only a person's own closed mindedness that prevents them from learnin'.

The true colors of a person's character is what you should judge them on. We've all been taught this for the last thirty years but still some think it's ok to discriminate. I don't understand it. I don't think I ever will. People are just people. I get not likin' liars, thieves, and murderers but those are deeds not colors. Not likin' a person 'cause he's darker or lighter skinned than you, or 'cause his hair is different, or 'cause he's from a different place is all just ignorant. These people are born different and they can't help that. It's only chance that stops any man from bein' a brother to you. Even that doesn't have to be. If you accept a man with open arms and respect him he will be your brother.

Just treat each other with respect. Try to understand each other. You don't have to like everybody you meet but I don't think it's too much to ask everybody to act like civilized people.