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Feeling sort of... oppressed...
ferguson social issues justice etc close-minded ppl
It sucked so bad because Erik's parents are rather... close-minded when it comes to society. Which is funny because they're those type of parents who are on Facebook 24/7 and believe EVERYTHING they see on Facebook. It's a little sad.
They literally are on the couch browsing Facebook on their phones ANYTIME they are home, with the TV on in the background. Doing something in real life? Gonna take a picture for Facebook. Did you see this on Facebook? Facebook??? FACEbOOOK?!??
They're zombies almost. Yet they claim Erik and I sit on our asses playing video games, staring at laptop screens, etc. Like okay lol there is literally no difference here except what's on our screens.
His dad is very racist. He's white, middle-aged, hates homosexuals and ESPECIALLY black people. Black homosexuals??? He'd have a heart attack if one was even in the same room as him. (He doesn't know I'm bisexual... but I'm Asian and he's actually been respectful about that.) He watches COPS on a daily basis and is always saying "just shoot the bastard!!!" and he basically gets off when someone is tazed/tased(sp?).Doesn't matter what the motive is or who was in the wrong or whatever, "just fucking shoot the goddamn motherfucker". He often rambles on about "the damn Somalis everywhere".
His mom isn't as harsh as his dad, but she's still pretty close-minded herself. She overreacts about a LOT of things. She was trying to justify Tamir Rice's death. "Okay yes there is video evidence of the cop literally driving up to the 12 year old and shooting him, but what happened before that video?" Are you kidding me? 12 year old, unarmed, toy gun, and the police officer reported "black male down. appears to be 20, male." Are you fucking kidding me? A 12 year old??? ugh.
Excerpt from a blog post I made on tumblr:
And things like “how come there’s never any talk of non-black kids getting shot?”
Oh. My. Fucking. GOD.
"There needs to be another shooting so they can talk about someone else besides Mike Brown." -Bf’s dad
I cannot believe this household.
I was told to just shut up and that apparently I don’t know what I’m talking about.
Apparently.
And that I sound like a Texan. Okay then lmfao.
It’s just so frustrating. How do you get rid of ignorance? Through education? That didn’t seem to work obviously. I was just talked over, told to shut up, and then belittled because of my opinion, even though I did my research, and I was only able to explain maybe 3 or 4 points before getting interrupted and told to shut up. I did try saying back “you shut up and listen! You can’t just believe everything on Fox News!” But, alas, didn’t get through again.
I fucking give up trying to explain to people who are so close-minded and ignorant in their ways. I know for a fact that if this happened to one of their sons, or even worse their golden child granddaughter, they would start to see reason. How can I make them see? How can I put then into someone else’s shoes?
I can put the facts in front of them, but they won’t listen. I can lead a horse to water, but I can’t make em drink.
Society is fucked, honestly. Middle aged people with their “traditional values” and their “well its always been this way” shit. They won’t even give us youth the time to talk.
Erik's blog post:
I'm just glad that Erik isn't like his parents. If he was, I wouldn't be with him lol. So there's that.
They'll make the mistake of broadcasting these views on their beloved FB and someone, hopefully many someones will point out how wrong they really are. Fortunately archaic racist pricks are on the down trend. We all have our own lessons to learn, try not to let theirs weigh your shoulders. The universe will deliver, and they'll either change or die in 20 years anyway. Arent inlaws fantastic?