My Turn

Let me just share with you a recent incident. Shook me to the core and made me sad that there are still people out there like this today. What's even worse.... it is learned behavior, not natural.Friday night. Around 1:45am. Norm's. Huntington Beach. My boyfriend and I were sitting outside having a minor debate when two men walked out of the restaurant. One of them, sporting an oh-so-hideous mullet, made some comment as the two went to their car. We were so into our discussion, David and I paid no attention to them. As they were getting into their car, Mullethead said "Oh look, a white girl and a ni**er. Oh look at that." (Pause to laugh at me being mistaken for being white...)And then he went on to hurl racist remarks. I was still not paying too much attention until they stopped the car next to us, and Mullethead actually stepped out of the car to continue. "F*cking ni**gers trying to take all our white women. F*cking ni**er. Look at you two all interracial. You make me sick. You make me f*cking sick!"Here's the kicker.... he saluted Hitler style and said "Sieg heil!" complete with a kick of the legs to attention. Then spit in David's direction. Then he got back in the car and they drove off, but not before Mullethead could shout out "F*cking ni**er" two more times. I was still in shock, I couldn't even comprehend what was happening as it was happening. It wasn't until we went inside that it hit me, and I started bawling. How? How are people so ignorant and hateful??? How??? It feels like I was in a drive-by shooting, only I'm lucky to have escaped bullets actually hitting me. I'm still weirded out by this incident....