Stories tagged “prejudice”
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Tolerating Intolerance
Sitting at a small café at London’s central train station, Chris and I were discussing the latest soccer game, Chelsea vs. Bayern München. Of course Chris, being half-Brit, supported Chelsea. I’ve been a die hard Bayern fan my whole life,...
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They Don't Like Our Kind
She wept on the park bench, but no emotion was connected with those tears anymore. She had stopped feeling the pain awhile ago, but her body insisted on unrelenting sobbing. Just when she thought she was done a fresh wave came on. “Laylani…...
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False Prejudice
I feel I get stereotyped everywhere I go. It’s not easy. Living your life day after day and getting scared looks from people, it’s disheartening. I just wish we could be accepted and not feared. I’m not afraid to say it either, yes I ...
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Magick Requires Sacrifice
Mjeah finished spreading out the assembled components and looked at them thoughtfully. It wasn’t the items themselves that mattered exactly, it was the sacrifice. The rarer, the harder to get, the more potent the magic. Of course each object did,...
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Autism
She walks towards me and I stare at the mole on the side of her cheek because it is very small almost a freckle but it is a mole. She says, “Why did they let the Speds in here? Get out, freak, you’re in my way.” Her eyes go up and the...
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Put Your Fear Away
You poor homophobes Slaves to misunderstanding- Who are you to judge? Which God demands hate? Righteousness doesn’t work that way Hypocritic critics Embrace the future Embrace each other in love Build a better world