It seems to be worse than usual.
I rarely watch the news. I did see Obama give his speech the other day about all the shootings and to not forget that all Muslims are not terrorists and what not.
So the other day I'm standing in line at Wendy's, and I can't help but to listen in on a conversation taking place right in front of me. Apparently it was a group of AA people who just got out of a meeting. The one most involved in the conversation was an old man, I'm guessing in his 80's, totally decked out in veteran gear, and he was basically telling everyone how he was walking by, and came across " two of those damn Muslims". He basically said something along the lines of, they were staring at him in a weird way, and somehow thought they were going to pull a gun on him. He was also starting to direct the conversation towards me , since I was standing there listening. Idk if it's because I'm bald with a beard, Maybe he thought I would jump on board. But I did finally pipe in and said " maybe they were thinking the same thing as you. Maybe they thought you would pull a gun on them." He immediately realized I wasn't on board, kinda waved me off, and continued talking to his group.
So I thought that was pretty silly. Apparently there are lots of people who think all Muslims are terrorists..
Then, this morning, I get a text from my mom, who I swear isn't all there, and very racist and homophobic, of a huge new tattoo she got on her arm. It's an eagle(she's obsessed with bald eagles) with the words "The time has come to take back what is ours!"
I'm just kinda speechless about it.
Should I stay inside for awhile? Is there a big race/religious war about to begin? It's starting to make me really wonder.