HW 30: Secret Daughter

In June Cross's documentary, "Secret Daughter", she speaks about being her mother's shame. Her mother, a white woman, had June with a black comedian Larry Cross. Even though her mother was openly friends with a lot of black people, she knew that actually having a child with one would only lead to a life of hardship for the both of them. She ended up leaving June with two of her black friends, having June come out during summer break to visit her and her new husband in LA.
The first moment June felt her mother's rejection was over a dinner.
"It began with a plate of string beans that tasted different than what I was used to".
Being so young, and unable to really understand or verbalize what she felt, she took it out on those string beans and tossed them across the room.
To this day, some of her mother's friends don't know that they are mother and daughter. Her mother always made the division between her and June very clear. One time, June tried to style her hair and different way. Her mother's response: "Why do blacks try so hard to imitate white people?".
Apparently she was oblivious to the fact that maybe this was just a common case of daughter emulating mother, not a race thing.
The documentary was very interesting, and to me eye-opening. And couldn't believe the racial division that people to this day still hold in their hearts. Hopefully a change will come and work like this of Cross will in a catalyst for that change.