Thoughts...
Tonight Dave's younger brother Steve came up for a visit. Now, I like Steve and all (Dave even tried to hook the two of us up way back when) but sometimes I don't like the things that come out of his mouth. On the way back from Blockbuster he started talking about this Black man at his work. That was all fine and dandy. The problem arose when he stared using words like "nigger" and "colored." There were also racial jokes made by both him and Dave. Now, I can't get too totally angry because I've listend to, laughed at, and probably even told racial jokes myself. However, when it comes to Black Americans I get a bit on edge and do not like the negative connotations I pick up. This is because someone I care for very much is half African American. I never want to see this person hurt, and by watching the guys jest back and forth I see the problems of the future. It's going to be hard enough for him being half and half, so it frustrates me further when I hear these jokes. Steve doesn't know about my connection to this individual but Dave does. However, it doesn't seem to click with him that this sort of thing bothers me. Sometimes it's not so bad, but tonight I just didn't want to hear it. I didn't say anything, which is probably part of the problem, but I thought he would take in some consideration. I will give him credit for not using the particular words that Steve did, but still...