Prejudice is as Prejudice Does

by Anna Von Reitz

I was six when I came home and blurted, "Marlene Meyer called me a Kraut!"

My Father blew coffee through his nose and sputtered, "Sounds like she's got a bit of "Kraut" in her, too!"

The emotions were passing so fast on his face I couldn't tell which to believe: ---anger? ---amusement? ---sadness?  

Gentle sadness won. He rocked my curly head with the splayed fingers of his enormous hand and said, "Jah, you are my little zowerkraut!  Wear it with pride!"

So I did.

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