Racial Relations

On a hot summer afternoon my family and I decided to go to the flea market. My brother and my step-father went to go look at the toys and comic books, while my mother and I went to another section of the flea market. My mother and I had found some fuzzy socks in which we were interested in buying. There were some many patterns and variations that it was impossible to decide. As I walked around the basket of socks and picked them up one by one, I noticed the owner slowly coming closer to me. Initially I was uncomfortable with his presence and thought it was best to go look at some of the other items around his store. Within the next few seconds he was behind me and practically breathing on my neck. I was puzzled by his response towards me. My mother noticed how close the owner was to me and walked over. She grabbed my arm, pulled me away from all the items, and took me to another section of the flea market. I was completely confused with my mother’s actions and asked her why we left the store. At first, she was hesitant, in attempt to brace my feelings, but then she said that the owner was watching me close because he assumed that I was going to steal something based on the color of my skin. I had been racially profiled. It completely bothered me that this man had prejudged me based on the complexion of my skin. I didn’t deserve to be racially profiled. Why did this happen to me?

WHY DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME!!!!!

In closing, ignoring the issue of racial profiling will lead to potential ramifications.  By using technology and social media, as well as training and educating the community, society can resolve racial profiling and create a better world.