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I wish the voice would stop.

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 atlanta, black friends, blue collar, father, GA, N word, Racist, the voice

Al,
Atlanta, GA.

I was born 51 years ago. I grew up with a father who would definitely be considered racist today, but was probably just typical blue collar in those days – kind of an Archie Bunker figure. I heard the N word at least a dozen times a week. Fast forward to my adult years. I hate racism. I have black friends, my kids have black friends, they are all welcome in my home and I really don’t think about their race at all. I have gotten past it, except for one thing. When a black person cuts me off on the street, or does something rude, I hear my dad’s voice saying the N word. And I hate it and I hate myself for it. Does it make me racist? I wish the voice would stop.

Man, that white boy got soul.

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 blues, College, Joh Legand, Michael Doran, music, PA, privilege, Selinsgrove, soul, stereotype, Temptations, the voice, white boy

Michael Doran,
Selinsgrove, PA.

I am a student of music, and I love with the genre of soul/blues music like The Temptations or John Legend. Once, at an audition for the Voice, I was approached by a group of black guys who told me the six words above.

It amazes how these barriers of white privilege have truly affected my life in such a horrendous way. As a freshman in college, I was informed of this secret privilege that I truly had no idea I had, but it was so irrefutably true. I was horrified, and that is how every privileged white male should feel. We need a world of justice and equality, but where is it in this so called land of the free? Exactly. It is missing. I hope that my generation can provide a level surface for future generations to build a country without racism, sexism, or bigotry.

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