I am sick of this!!

Okay, I'm going to vent about racism and if you are a part of a minority you might as well stop reading because you're going to think I'm a racist.

Okay, so on the bus I drive in the morning I have a student that is a black 2nd grader. She is the most racist person I have ever met (and I went to East High). This girl has obviously been taught this since birth. She has absolutely no care for the people around her and she literally has told me multiple times how much she hates everyone. Two weeks ago she turned around and punched a kid in the face because he was "calling her racist words". In reality, the kid was staring out the window minding his own business. After I told her to sit down (she was standing on the seat), she promptly flipped me off. The kid she punched was a white male.


Okay.......WHAT THE ****? Are you KIDDING me? When I was that old if I even talked back in a condescending tone, I was absolutely torn apart. AS IT SHOULD BE. I learned respect for adults and others in authority by learning when to keep my mouth shut. I'm totally not perfect but one thing I do know is, I would never have done this. I would be totally ashamed.

ANYway, I wrote her up (FINALLY, this had happened multiple times) and she was kicked off the bus for a week. Well Monday was her second day back. She didn't even make it a week and it happened again. I am driving along and I hear scuffling. I glance in the mirror and she is kicking a kid that was "annoying her" (I'll give her credit the kid is REALLY annoying) and then she yells "YOU BITCH!" at the top of her lungs. I slammed on the brakes and pulled into a parking lot. I turned around to see her sitting in her seat making awful faces at this other kid. If I didn't know better I would say she was sucking out his soul.

I looked at her and said, "What are you DOING??! Why are you swearing at everyone, and why do you HATE EVERYONE???" She looked me right in the eyes, RIGHT IN THE EYES, and said, "I don't care." Three little words "I don't care."

I was blown away. What do you say to someone like that? Obviously the hate for everyone white has been engrained into her psyche. I had nothing to say. I moved everyone to the back of the bus but her and she sat in solitude. I told her to scoot to the window. She didn't. I STARED at her and said that we weren't going anywhere until she did. Well, 4 1/2 minutes later (literally), she moved. WOW. I must say I have to feel bad for her. She has such a distorted image of reality and she thinks that she can do and say whatever she wants because she has been somehow oppressed.

Speaking of oppression, I am sick of minorities these days walking around with their heads the size of watermelons and demanding handouts because the have somehow been "oppressed." What the crap are you thinking? You have NOT been oppressed. Minorities, Blacks especially, have the most handouts of anyone in America. If you are a black person, you can get ahead anywhere with the same degree as anyone else. In fact you can usually get preferential treatment because somehow America owes you something. Well guess what, America owes nobody anything. I don't care if you're black, white, yellow, orange, or pink.

And I'm using the word blacks because that's what you are. I'm white. I am a white person. I am not German American or Dutch American. I AM WHITE. Very few black people are actually African American. If you were born in Africa then fine. Your African American. But usually the people that were actually born in Africa have a great deal of respect for life and the people around them. They typically aren't bigots and can find friends in anyone. However, many black people can't seem to respect anyone unless they are also black.

I have many black friends. I love them just as much as I love my other friends. However, the friends I have are great people and are who I believe to be, the minority within the black race. The kind respectful people that aren't out to get anyone and find no meaning in skin color. I treat everyone equally until they act racist towards me. Then I have lost all respect for them. I never owned slaves and I have never sprayed a fire hose of water at a crowd of blacks. I have never called anyone the N word and I have never committed any kind of hate crime WHATSOEVER. So STOP acting like I owe blacks something because I'm white! I am not a slave driver! Those people are no longer in America so GET OVER IT! I am sorry that black history sucks, but guess what, the future is brighter then the present. ALL YOU BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES OUT THERE, STOP LIVING IN THE PAST!!!


Sigh*.........

Anyway, when all the other kids were off the bus, I stood outside and talked to her. I even got down and crouched so that I could talk with her not AT her. I said, "Why are you so mad? Is everything okay? Are you feeling bad about something?'' And on and on. All the crap the school counselor would ask and everything I COULD ask without getting myself into trouble. She just stared blankly. She said she didn't care about anyone and that she hates everybody but the dark people. I told her I feel bad for her and I sent her on her way. I didn't yell, I spoke. What has the world come to? By the time she is old enough to put that attitude towards her benefit, there will no longer be handouts for blacks anymore. That day in age is coming to an end as people are starting to believe that things like affirmative action are merely reverse racism. I hope she makes an attitude change, for her own good.

And as mean and racist as I sound, this is purely a vent. As I said earlier, I love everyone equally until they treat me like I owe them something. Then all bets are off. But I give everyone a fair start. I was very kind towards her today and will continue to be kind to every child on the bus. That's not to say I don't get mad, but it's always quickly resolved. To all you blacks out there that get ahead in life and respect EVERYONE as human beings. I salute you. I have met some of you and I GREATLY respect how you act towards people. I believe you are the TRUE minority. And if someone is racist towards you, no matter what your skin color, religion, or ethnic background, then by all means, have at it. That's my policy. It may be a bad one, but it gives everybody a fair chance to prove to me that they are trustworthy and respectful people, no matter the race.


Keep your stick on the ice, we're all in this together.