She was alone. I wondered how long she'd been out there. "FUCK THE 4TH. BLACK PEOPLE WERE STILL SLAVES" her sign said. And she was holding it proudly, she meant it man. It really took me by surprise. I looked at people in cars around me... there were blacks and whites. NO one was honking or giving her any support. Everyone looked like they had the same reaction I did. Say whaaaat? Hmmm... yes, black people were still slaves back then. Hmmmmm....
She was... all alone.
FUCK YOU ALL was just oozing off her. I wondered how long she'd been there, and how long she was going to keep it up.
It reminded me of a Halloween costume idea I had years ago. I was going to dress up in a red white and blue star-spangled
cheerleader costume, complete with Uncle Sam hat, and carry a blind
person's cane. I'd call myself BLIND PATRIOTISM. But I never got a cane so never did
it. I hear they aren't easy to come by, unless you're blind.
But back to the sign woman... there wasn't any blind patriotism going on here. Hell no! Power to you sister, I respect your passion.
--Beth
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