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Racism is alive in Memphis
Cordova, TN; May 21, in the year of our Lord 2018--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games is touching on a controversial topic that
must be brought into the light of day. I was raised by parents
who strongly believe in what Martin Luther King Jr taught. He
said: “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the
color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
This is how I live my life. I do not judge based on appearances.
I judge by actions and deeds. I judge by what people say and how
they keep their word or break their word. We have raised our
boys to be the same way. Sadly we are one of the few families to
do that here in Memphis. I have been shocked at how experience
after experience with the black community has shown they follow
the exact opposite principal.
Our boys are constantly judged at school by the color of their
skin. They are treated like third class citizens by their black
classmates. They are immediately judged to be a certain way
based only on the color of their skin. When I had a day job at
First TN Bank I experienced the exact same kind of racism. I am
polite and respectful to everyone. No matter what job title you
have. I treat the janitor the same way I treat the CEO. I
noticed black people would talk to black people, and completely
ignore white people. I scientifically tested this and would be
polite and say hello to everyone no matter their race. The
reaction was shocking to me. They would ignore me and say hello
to the black person right behind me. Usually there was some
racial slur insulting me. This is how my kindness was responded
to.
I was waiting in line at a Kroger gas station to pay at the
booth. There was a black lady in front of me, and behind me. The
lady in front of me was large, and blocked the view of the tray
where money is put in to pay. She got in an argument with the
teller about whether she put the money in the tray or not. She
turns around and expects me to affirm her story. I could not
see. The lady behind me could not see. I told her I could not
see. The lady behind me said she saw her put it in there. The
money had been put under the tray by the lady by mistake. She
immediately claimed the teller and I were being racist. She put
the money in the wrong place, where I could not see and calls me
racist for her mistake? There is such a rush to pull out the
race card in Memphis that they discredit any real racism. Plus
the racism coming from them is not making things better. It is
making things worse.
I had to walk by that lady to pump my gas. She was going on and
on about how racist it was that someone who could not see, did
not back up her story. I deal in truth. She was also going on
and on about how the teller was trying to steal her money. Even
though she made the mistake. Yes the teller was white, and was
being called a racist by this lady as well. This is Memphis for
you. Racism is alive in Memphis. Maybe not where you expected to
find it though. I am part Cherokee which gives me a diverse
perspective on this topic.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day.
God bless,
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming
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