Being young gifted and Black still does not trump poor southern whites. This morning I had to address a legal matter and at the risk of being honest, I am quite dissatisfied with how the structures we call the legal system and municipalities function. I've been working on the same problem now for a month and it has hit emergency levels twice. In both instances I have been left fuming. When I informed the police, twice I have an attorney but they are not accessible, their reaction is wait until she is. You see the from what I understand, law is reactive, not pro-active. So in essence someone (preferably a white female) needs to be killed so that laws can be magically created to prevent it from happening again. So when as an African American need the laws to work for me, I get the Negro Treatment. Case and point. Back to my situation, I am trying to talk to my lawyer, but instead, I get the pa. As I said, I just came from a pretty harrowing experience on Friday and low and behold I'm not too happy. It showed and the pa could detect it. The words that set me "don't get snippy with me." Snippy. I had to catch myself during this episode I've had some southern, low to middle class, prune face Caucasian woman try to check me within the context of this problem. Last Monday it happened twice: today, a third time. Like I said before, were I the same person I am today, just White, this treatment would be non existent. I understand, let's get someone to look into that for you right away, you are covered. However, when I attempt to assert my anxiety and dissatisfaction I am pretty much told, negro, mind your place, your problems aren't that serious. I think what added insult to injury was the minimalistic cavalier approach to quell my concern as though my life, my time, my issues are minimal. Again mind you, in the court system or at least regarding my case, the pa network appears to be comprised of this particular demographic. I think sincerely that may be a large part of the disingenuous treatment I'm on the receiving end of. Mind you this is a personal theory which has yet to be scientifically tested. Being a Black man down south is hard. Being me, my world right now, no contest, I think the Black man in the south has got the leg up on me today.
