Friday, August 11, 2017

The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression

A memory I can remember growing up was being called a racist name by another student. It made me very upset to the point I started to cry because I was so upset. I also couldn't believe that she felt so comfortable saying that out loud in front of other students and staff. Hearing that name made me feel as if I wasn't important or worthy to be in her presence. I was trying to go at her but my friends held me back and made me realize it wasn't worth it. But being called out of your name is truly heartbreaking and I wouldn't wish this on anybody.

This could have been handled differently if she would have been patient and we could have talked about why she was so angry. I later found out she was upset about a personal matter and I was basically at the right place at the wrong time so she took her frustration out on me. In the end she did apologize and said she felt disgusted with herself after she said it.

3 comments:

  1. Shakira,
    I am sorry this awful incident happened to you. It seems as though you handled it as well as you could have. I am sure you think about this experience quite often as you work with the children and families you work with each day.

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    1. Shakira that comment was from me Kevin Davis at kevin.davis3@waldenu.edu I am not sure why it is not showing up.

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  2. Shakira
    These situations are frustrating when they come back and say I was going through a hard time you were just in the wrong place...this is not an excuse and hopefully that girl if truly disgusted with her self, she will advocate for you and others that this is damaging the mentality and physical strength of a person. I hope this does not happen to you again, and I hope you have peace within yourself after her hateful words.
    Kelley White
    https://kelleywhite.wordpress.com/

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