It's a Spade

So a Puerto Rican, a black and a dutch... sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, doesn't it? But, it isn't. These were my dinner companions tonight. You can't imagine the conversation. From the European view of America and vice versa, to the former (hopefully) drug dealers Jewish lawyer, to the chauvinistic idea of where a womans place is, I learned a lot about prejudice today.

There are many, many kinds of prejudice, and they're not all bad. Some prejudices can keep you safe. Some can get you out of jail. And sometimes it can be a necessary adhesive material. Prejudice is also, most times, the omnipresent truth.

I'm going to think more about this in the next week.