People like me are told those hateful words all the time. They are meant to make you feel less, and to get others to bully you. They are meant to make feel out of place, like your contribution doesn’t count, and like you will never be welcome in your own land.
It is a racist move precisely because of that intent. Yes, we all learn to live with it, to ignore it, and to continue being decent human beings.
Nonetheless, it hurts.
It hurts to see it being done to your children and the people you love. It’s easy for you to say “so what? Get over it. It’s not a big deal”
Ah! The callousness of the privileged! How well you mask your racism under a pretense of emotional equanimity! Those of us who have experienced over and over, however, can see the truth behind your pretend wisdom. You are not above the fray. You are the instigator.
This is so sad. No one is here to stay permanently, but some act as if they are. Detorating human values are the reason for so much hate
Solidarity is key in these times. People of good heart to stand beside those marginalized and oppressed is the balm that heals humanity’s suffering.
So true