Being a son of two Haitian immigrants, I started to worry when I wasn't immediately pissed when I heard Trump's comment. Instead, I waited to write something about this topic because I wanted to gauge everyone's reaction. I wanted to see both "sides" of the "discussion" which pertained to the comment which Trump made.
I was really close to getting mad and throwing a fit and then I thought to myself, "why?"
Why get mad at something a person says?
Why get mad at something I know to be false?
Why get mad when I know the truth is the complete opposite?
If I entertained every opinion a person had to say about me I would never get anything done in my life. What is even worse is at this point Trump's comment isn't even an opinion it is a flat-out lie.
I've been to Haiti, when I landed and stepped off the airplane there was no shit nor hole.
Contrary to Trump's belief, I breathed in fresh air, something an average American would be hard-pressed to find in their day-to-day lives. I visited beaches free of trash and when I got into the water I could count each hair on my toes. I ate food which didn't have to have an "All Natural," "Cage-free," "Organic" or "Non-GMO" label on it for me to know that it was fresh and real. To top it all off, I was surrounded by people who were genuinely happy to be alive.
All I want to say is this: Haiti is much more than that commercial with the half-clothed children who apparently can be fed for a year with a dollar donation. We are even more than what many may have experienced during their mission trip or charity work.
We are a nation like any other, the nation was the first Black Republic.
