Being racist is low key now and days

Have you heard these fares before; “What do you call a Mexican midget? A paragraph cause he's too short to be an essay.” “What kind of cans are there in Mexico? Mexicans!” “Why do all black people run fast? Because all the slow ones are in jail.” Am I the only one that hears these? I understand that they’re just jokes but some people might catch it really affective to them. 

Us as people need to know that jokes are funny to a citrate extent. I experienced this one day when I was exploring the grocery store with my grandmother. We walked through the dairy, meat and fruit sections. Once we were about to check out, my grandmother forgot to get a bag of beans so I had to wait in line to save our spot. While my grandmother was getting the beans I overheard an older man say a slight joke about a Mexican lady that passed my grandmother. He stated “why doesn’t she get her bag of beans and get out of the way?” To be honest I knew that was rude but that didn’t change my attitude towards that man. Although once my grandmother returned she heard him loud and clear.

1    This woman got super-heated and stood up for her Hispanic rights. The situation I was in you wouldn’t believe; I had to hold this woman’s earrings for god’s sake. But lesson that I learned made me realized that Stereotype is different from racism. Stereotype is judging someone you haven’t got the time to know them. Racism is making fun of someone’s culture to please their childish laughter. My grandma set those guys straight and made me want to have pride and authority like that. So next time you time about approaching someone with a joke; make sure it isn’t racist enough to put you in an awarded position.