Master and the Sub

So if someone's attitude can't be changed overnight then what the hell is taking so long in this country? President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st 1863 gave fourth the emancipation proclamation so all slaves were free. It took until 1964 for blacks in the country to have equal rights, as we have all seen lately this doesn't seem to be true. I was born 2 years later and I have never been taught to be a racist by either of my parents. As a child growing up I have had many black friends, my parents were friends with a single black woman in the apartment complex we lived, she had 3 boys oldest was my brothers age, middle was my age. She treated me and my brother like her own children, took us out to eat with them, took us to an amusement park that's been gone 40 years at least. We ate at her mother's house we were family I miss them because we moved away, and lost touch, very good memories. When I was 10 I first heard the term salt and pepper, my friend at the time told me that it was a reference about us, some older kids were yelling it from the pool we passed by. It's 2020 how long is it going to take for people to see people as humans not a color, an age, a religion, a sexual orientation, but as we are all humans hopefully trying to work on a better world not just for the few but for everyone. I want change I'm pretty sure it won't happen in my lifetime but I'm hoping that someday my children will see it or maybe my grandchildren. I have fears because if the attitude hasn't changed towards blacks in this country since 1863, how long before my children are accepted for being LGBT. My youngest said we need to get rid of cops like that, I stated well if we had a test so you could find the racist it would be fine but when they hide along side everyone keeping their narrow minded thinking to themselves until such time as to spew their vile amongst others like themselves its difficult. Only when they gather in groups, face off against people who hate what they stand for or let their hate show forth by killing a man clearly showing no threat then they are visible to the rest of us. Racism hides like a coward waiting for its chance to rear its ugly head when someone or something invites them to come out and play, this is one child who should never be given an invitation. A man once told me that we are all prejudiced but not all are racist. What I have learned in life is  don't see color see a person, if you're going to judge a person do it on how well they treat humans because in the end we're all the same doesn't matter of your race, color, religion, sexual orientation if you're an asshole your an asshole plain and simple. I'm over halfway through this life of mine so I can only hope that it won't take another 101 years to give rights that were already given. My heartfelt condolences to all the families of those who have lost someone due to hate. Big hug to all.