November 3

One confrontation about race I have seen many times is one that happens while standing in the security line at the airport. Every time I go through the line, I see people that look Middle Eastern being searched and wanded down more than every other white person in the line. The Middle Easterner never puts up a fight or says anything but they know why they are being searched instead of someone else. I am sure that the experience was frustrating for the person, but it was also frustrating to me because I felt that if they were going to search one person they should search everyone. I am not sure if I understand this experience any differently. I see where the book is coming from, but I also see it as inconvenience for the person.