Hey Dothead
Nov 2 · 3 min read
I thought the phrase was behind me.
I grew up in a diverse town in New Jersey. Despite the diversity, I was called a “Dothead”. One day when I was around 7, I remember walking behind a boy with a turban and another child yelled “rag head”.
While that was common in the 1980’s, I certainly didn’t expect it in today’s world.
Instead of “Hey Dothead”, a child in my son’s…

