Actions Speak Louder Than Words.

It has been a freakin' long week. I have made 2 trips to DC and one to Baltimore... but I enjoy the travel. DC and Baltimore was yesterday... dropping students off on a Friday afternoon during rush hour... I don't know why they call it "rush hour" ...it take much longer than an hour to get the multitude of drivers in and out of the big cities...  and no one is "rushing" anywhere, as traffic is usually at a standstill.   It should be called something like...parking lot time... or crazy driver period. ...and going the short distance between DC and Baltimore... at this time??!! I'm almost certain that everyone that lives in Baltimore... actually works in DC.. and vice-versa... that would explain why the traffic in both directions on I-95 is so thick. There were times I thought about getting out and walking.... but eventually I got where I was supposed to go.  Me...being the nice person I am... drove one of the students to her home where her family was waiting... so.. imagine this.. me... generic white guy... in the middle of the "hood" in Baltimore... and it is starting to get dark... Now... I don't consider myself racist... but I think that common sense dictates that there are certain places that different people may run into problems if they traverse that area... and I suppose we all have thoughts that could be considered prejudiced if we think about it. I have always tried to treat someone the same no matter the race or nationality... but society as a whole has engrained within our brains that we are different. Think about it... people act differently based on where they live and where they grew up. Whether it be "the hood" ...or maybe the hills of Kentucky... an inbreeding ground of redneck America. I suppose that's not a fair and accurate depiction either... but if you see someone chewing tobacco with a "Red Man Chew" cap on.... what do you think?  The same could be said if you see someone walking in an Armani designer suit... our minds go straight to what stature they probably hold. I'm fairly certain I fall into some category or maybe a few categories... but I don't mind. If I live 100 years... I don't think stereotypes will eradicate themselves from my brain. People act differently... some drastically differently... they set themselves apart... segregate themselves from other groups...  Think about the "N" word... if someone feels a person can use a word... based on the color of their skin...  that is to say.... only certain groups can't say certain words.. then that person is a racist.... or at least to a certain extent. I tend to go with the idea that words in themselves have very little meaning... it is the thought behind the word... or the action behind what is said.. that gives a word power... Actions speak louder than words. 

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