Friday, March 18, 2011

It's Too Late To Apologize


Dear Stranger,

        I apologize for being so abrupt with you this morning. You see, I was not prepared for you to come up to my open car door, in my driveway, at eight in the morning, as I am bucking my children into their car seats, demanding that I take you to the train station.  I guess I should have assumed that because I politely said, "good morning" to you as you strolled down the sidewalk, that that was a clear indication that we were now best friends and I would drive you places.
       I apologize, also, for saying "no", to you......three times before you got the picture and decided to walk away. Instead of treating you with respect and like a human being, despite the fact that you were on my property, invading my space, and making this mama bear a teensy bit uncomfortable around her children, I should have just screamed "GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME OR I CALL THE COPS", instead of my simple, "no", three times.
      I also feel the need to apologize because you are black.  According to your screaming rant as I drove away, your blackness is the reason that this "cracker bitch" did not give you a ride.  Absolutely.  Because had you been a white stranger, randomly walking down the street at eight in the morning who walked up to my car, on my property, with my small children strapped in their seats, demanding I take you to the train station, I, of course, would have said, "Sure, jump in! As long as you aren't black, its fine with me!"
     And finally, I must apologize that we live in a society where I have to be wary of strangers, white or black, who ask me for rides. I apologize because I would have had no problem giving you a ride if we lived in a different world. Where good samaritans aren't harmed by evil people, where women don't have to feel like targets, and where our children never get abducted or abused or hurt. I would like to live in that world and give you a ride to the train station.
      So, Mr. Stranger, please accept my apologies and be thankful that it was a prefect day for a morning walk.

Sincerely,
The Cracker Bitch

3 comments:

Jaque said...

I just read this to my husband, who I feel the need to tell you - is black. He said you better be careful now, because he'll probably come back and rob your house. I had nothing to do with forming that statement, hubby came out with that all on his own.

Be careful, mama.

Joy Nicole said...

I'm sure she was being sarcastic about the "black" comment... Correct?

Alessia L. said...

The whole post is sarcasm.