It's Real

Someone shared this clip on Facebook a while back, and I can't get a certain scene out of my head.

Near the middle of the clip (~4mins) when the female actress was being discriminated against, the lady shopper got so offended and angry at what was going on that she was overwhelmed with her emotions and she started to cry. Although it was not timely, as she was confronted with general remarks about racism AFTER the incident occurs.

It's a scene that i'm likely to remember for a long time, because it's not everyday that you go without some kind of reference to racism in our society, either in our music, news stories, or daily experiences. It's also not everyday that you see someone fighting for someone else's rights, a stranger, someone who could have just walked away from an "uncomfortable situation". Granted she wasn't the only person to openly oppose the racism, but it was a white female at the defense of a girl of color. It seems old fashioned but no less powerful. It happens again at the end when a bunch of people walk out of the store in protest, but it wasn't quite as provocative.

It is absolutely amazing, and it's really sad that I have to ask myself "would I have the same kind of emotional reaction?". Granted I would most likely vocalize my objection to the situation, but being a guy, I can't see myself crying over the situation. That really bugs me, because I WANT to be so emotionally effected by such a real and hurtful situation. It makes me proud that there is proof of humanity's good side on video in our recent past.

I know people do great things for people all the time, but this is so small, and so simple of a problem that it feels much easier to relate to than anything else i've seen.

I don't at all feel bad for the douchebags who stood there and did nothing, said nothing and just walked away. What a bunch of gutless son's of bitches. I'm glad they got humiliated nationally and I hope they never live it down. Only after they get confronted by cameras do they act like they gave even a little bit of a damn for the blatant racism that went on.

As a whole, our world has a long way to go, but I have no doubt that it we will have our day when racism will only be remembered through our history books.

here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFO1b9I-u5Q&feature=PlayList&p=E61C9F22C92722C4&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=14