When I was little I lived in a very small town. A town so small that everyone knew everyone, we had two stop lights and a diner. The closest restaurant or department store was 30 plus minutes away. My fiancé grew up in grove city, He was one of the popular kids in school so he has a lot of friends who are of a different ethnicity. Growing up my parents let me adventure off, but never like what I did this past weekend. Mikey, my fiancé took me to one of his friends’ houses to hang out and watch a football game. The events that followed not only scared me but opened my eyes to what African Americans go through on a daily basis.
The night started out great. Mikey and I got ready at home and we had a few drinks before we left. I wasn’t sure where …show more content…
Tasha is an African American woman, she is very nice and polite. I have known her for probably a year and a half. She was driving and I was riding in the passenger seat, she carried on a conversation with me about my fiancé and I too about her husband. We arrived to Roosters and both got out to get the food. When we went inside, the host was very rude to her. I did not understand why. I was very polite and did not say anything to the host about her rude behavior because Tasha seemed used to it. I waited till we got the food and got back into the car and then I asked her about the host behavior, she responded with “just some white trash that tried to ruin my marriage”. I didn’t know what to say back to that, so I said “I’m sorry” and left it at that. By this point I was upset because of what she said. I thought to myself “white trash? If that’s what she thinks of that “white” women, then what does she think of me?” This had me upset for the rest of the night , but I blew it off for the time being. We arrived back to the house and all sat down at the kitchen table. Two of the couples blessed their food before they ate and everyone else started
The night started out great. Mikey and I got ready at home and we had a few drinks before we left. I wasn’t sure where …show more content…
Tasha is an African American woman, she is very nice and polite. I have known her for probably a year and a half. She was driving and I was riding in the passenger seat, she carried on a conversation with me about my fiancé and I too about her husband. We arrived to Roosters and both got out to get the food. When we went inside, the host was very rude to her. I did not understand why. I was very polite and did not say anything to the host about her rude behavior because Tasha seemed used to it. I waited till we got the food and got back into the car and then I asked her about the host behavior, she responded with “just some white trash that tried to ruin my marriage”. I didn’t know what to say back to that, so I said “I’m sorry” and left it at that. By this point I was upset because of what she said. I thought to myself “white trash? If that’s what she thinks of that “white” women, then what does she think of me?” This had me upset for the rest of the night , but I blew it off for the time being. We arrived back to the house and all sat down at the kitchen table. Two of the couples blessed their food before they ate and everyone else started