US Anti-German Iron Cross Propaganda Broadside Poster, World War II
In the course of my job today, I encountered a man wearing a T-shirt that said something about supporting your local iron cross. I've seen him here and there and he's always been perfectly "nice". I looked at it and looked back down. Then I looked back up and took the whole thing in. He caught me looking and engaged me with some very meaningful eye contact. The rule is anyone entering the building must wear a visitor's sticker. we have orange and white stickers. He passed over the orange sticker and picked up the other as he said, "I'll get a WHITE sticker. It will match my shirt ::winkwinknudgenudge::" He grinned at me broadly. (Ironically, the shirt was black with white lettering.) Yeah, I got the point and it made me feel a little sick to my stomach, to tell you the truth. My suspicions were confirmed when I looked out to see them driving away with their bumper covered in "white power" stickers.
I mentioned this interaction to a coworker and she said the same thing I did.
She said, "He's always been really nice to me!"
I said, "Well, we're white."
Truth is, I am white and I am appalled. But....really....how should one handle such a thing? I teach my kids to be tolerant. I teach them we are all human. I teach my kids to get love and understanding where they can.
What do I teach my kids about this guy?
*Why is this font so incredibly small? What did I do? Is this too heavy for my blog?*
