Posts Tagged ‘racism’

Q: “Did u hear the one about the changes to the White House since Obama got elected? A: Him and Michelle did some gardening and replaced the rose garden with watermelons!” Wow, usually I don’t get to hear this type of humor but I was privy to it tonight @ the local gas station a [...]

Somehow, racism has played a fleeting role in this journey.  I feel like it has somehow become the elephant in the room, or more yet, in the blog.  The other day’s response to the post about “the n-word” proved many of us have things to learn, as well as ideas to share.  Well, my experiences [...]

So tonight I was confronted by some interesting individuals upon entering Mobile, Alabama. While sitting at a bar having some fried catfish and chips, a man approached me indicating his interest in my bike and asked if me and Gonzo were bike messengers. Being the “down”type of white-boy he told me that he loved Obama [...]