Its funny, my two boys growing up, idolized Blacks, Rap-stars,
"gangstas", MTV and that whole lifestyle. They were always getting on me , telling me im "intolerent", and predjudiced because of my attitude towards that hip-hop crap. After they got out of high school and started working and living in the real world and not some made-up MTV world, within 3 months they turned into two of the most rascist guys I know! (not that I'm proud of that.) Even thier taste in music changed. Whenever I ask them what happened, I get " yeah ok, fine, you where right!" which any parent is happy to hear. I guess they realized that things are not always what they seem.
Mabye I do have some racist views, growing up Italian in NYC, that was basically ingrained in you. But as I got older, any prdjudice that I had, changed from what I was taught to things that I observed and experienced. To tell you the truth, most of the hatred I was taught when I was young was towards another white group, the Irish. When I got older I started hating people of my own heritage, the Italians. Especially the way the Mafia is idolized. I never understood the concept of putting criminals on a pedestal.
Hopefully when these two girls grow up and can think for themselves they will change their views.
If not at least when they turn 18, they can pose in their Smiley- face Hitler thongs!!
