ORANGES in my car.....

Fort Wayne is known as the "City of Churches". An appropriate description, to be sure!
We have churches...EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!
And, we have (I think) almost EVERY DENOMINATION POSSIBLE available....SOMEWHERE in our town.
Not to mention Jewish (two Synagoges, I believe), a Buddist Temple, Jehovas Witness, Hindus, Mormons, Catholics (I do NOT consider them to be "Christians"...kinda long story I'll share sometime....),Wiccans, Agnostics, Atheists and MANY others I have undoubtedly missed.
We also have Nation of Islam......right down the street from where I live.

Now, I am ashamed to admit I do NOT know a great deal about their beliefs.
(I could google it...but I'm lazy like that.....).
What I DO know, is they have a very AFRO-CENTRIC view of religion.
Fine, except I believe that makes them RACIST....in a DIFFERENT way.
Nonetheless, I must state that with all of the Nation of Islam people in my neighborhood, they have NEVER caused me ANY problems....

EXCEPT FOR THE DAMN ORANGES IN MY CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every Monday thru Saturday, there they are, young (CUTE!) Black men in their sharp suits and polished shoes.
At the corner, the main intersection in my neighborhood, at the stoplight.
With bags and bags or bananas, apples, Nation of Islam lierature.....ORANGES.

I swear to you, I get stopped at that light EVERY DAY!!!!!!!!
And then here they come.......
If your window is rolled down, they stick ORANGES in my car, had me a Nation of Islam pamphlet.....and ask me for money.

"Just a dollar, Sister, to pay for the ORANGE"....
I don't LIKE oranges.....TASTE good.....too much work to eat....
And if they don't like WHITE people (and, TRUST ME.... I am SO white....ALBINOS look TAN next to me!!!), then WHY do they want ME to know about their faith?
What do they think I'm gonna do.....STOP being white?

And, if I can accept them and love them for who they are.......why can't THEY do the same for ME???

And if I smile, give them a slight wave...and keep my windows rolled UP......does that make me a RACIST?

My Godson is mixed. The member of the band I manage that I care for the most is mixed. The friend (CRAZY, though she my be) that I have had for almost 30 YEARS!!!!!!......(oh, I... Am.....OLD!!!) is black.
I STILL think Prince is one SEXXY MF (as his song goes...oh YEAH baby...!!!)
I am PROUD to finally have a BLACK (okay...mixed) president!!!
Baby, I hate LOTS of people....but for GOOD REASONS!!!!
If you want to HATE somebody, there are LOTS of good reason, BESIDES their race...TRUST ME!!!

So their they are.....with their ORANGES.....and their literature....and their sharp suits....
And I smile.....and I wave them away.......

Because I am NOT a racist......

But I just DON'T want ORANGES in my car.......