Bill said... Me commenting on my own post! All in the family was how I knew what was going on on the other side of the fence. Dating was hard and I heard a lot -- a lot of racial epitaphs. Some days it seemed like everyone in Joliet was racist in one way or another. It was not true but there were some scary times. Archie Bunker made the people I was afraid of as a kid seem more approachable, less scary. It gave logic to the racist behavior that came from seemingly reasonable people.

In reality, some were racist, some were truly full of fear and suspicion. That show, "All In the Family" helped me see that there was a distinction worth making.
When I was in the Men's Group, Chicago New Warriors, they used to say when you go into battle put your fear on the end of your sword-- out in front where you can see it. Hence the name "ShooBooty".