Isolation left me all mixed up.

Tad C.,
Overland Park, KS.

With very little exposure to other races while growing up I found myself faced with 2 stereotypes for blacks; pigeonholes of overachiever mascots and dangerous thugs. But I did not realize my isolation fostered prejudice until my son fell in with a predominately black group of friends. Now I’m uncertain what to say, everything smacks of racism. I’m not supposed to even say black anymore.