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Starbuck · 10-02-2011, 01:14 AM

I remember watching the Jackson 5 cartoon when I was a kid, I loved it. Now I'm dating myself, LOL. When I was in the seventh grade I had posters of Michael on my wall and a hidden article about him and his brothers on which I'd written "I love love love Michael Jackson!" Well my parents found the article and since they were racist, they took the article and my poster, and gave me the talk about how "white folk and black folk don't mix". I didn't see Michael as black, he was just another person, and my hero! I never saw my poster again.

Thankfully I grew up and un-learned the prejudice they taught me when I joined the Army, because one of the FIRST things you're taught in the service is that you WILL learn to count on your brothers and sisters of all colors and creed, because your life may depend on it! I'm so thankful for that re-education because racism is just plain ignorance and fear. What's more, I've been able to educate my parents about how I don't like their racism and they are changing!

10-02-2011, 01:14 AM	#18
Starbuck Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Soft Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,436 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,378 Thanked 2,148 Times in 756 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I remember watching the Jackson 5 cartoon when I was a kid, I loved it. Now I'm dating myself, LOL. When I was in the seventh grade I had posters of Michael on my wall and a hidden article about him and his brothers on which I'd written "I love love love Michael Jackson!" Well my parents found the article and since they were racist, they took the article and my poster, and gave me the talk about how "white folk and black folk don't mix". I didn't see Michael as black, he was just another person, and my hero! I never saw my poster again. Thankfully I grew up and un-learned the prejudice they taught me when I joined the Army, because one of the FIRST things you're taught in the service is that you WILL learn to count on your brothers and sisters of all colors and creed, because your life may depend on it! I'm so thankful for that re-education because racism is just plain ignorance and fear. What's more, I've been able to educate my parents about how I don't like their racism and they are changing! __________________ To forgive is to set the prisoner free, And then discover the prisoner was you.