Friday, May 1, 2015
Back again,at last. In the past few months, I've been confronted with examples of reverse racism in places I wouldn't expect. In one, I was interviewed in the hospital by a group home care owner in response to a hospital social worker inquiry. She described in glowing terms how I would have my own room with food three times daily, TV & Internet access all for only $650.00 a month. When she came in a room I shared with an old black man for a personal visit, she mistook him for me and her smile instantly fell when she realized I was the man she had been talking to. She left quickly telling me she didn't have any literature with her but her husband would bring it by later. Needless to say, he never showed up and her phone number never did answer again. The second was when a new resident came from Ohio. He keeps switching channels to BET or MTV IV, another all black channel here in Houston. We had an attendant here who used to bring movies, some black comedies that I enjoyed with a female actress who made me laugh so much my sides hurt. But contemporary black dramas and shows contain so many allusions and innuendos from the black culture it's hard for a white person to understand or enjoy. When James and the black attendant are laughing uproariously, try as I might I can't see any humor in the dialog or situation. James is very angry that his medicaid from Ohio won't transfer to Texas and only pays about $400.00 less than Ohio paid. It's all a plot against black people. I don't expect James to stay in Texas for too much longer. Tomorrow's topic is marriage equality.
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