A Poop of Another Color

I was a candystriper in high school. I went to LPN school and then worked as a LPN to put myself through RN school. I then proceeded to work many years as a nurse in lots of different areas - medical/surgical floors, ICUs, ERs, pediatrics, ORs ,Pre-Op, Recovery Room, Colonscopy, Pain Clinics etc. You get the idea. Where ever the pay was good I jumped in and worked my tail off. The reason for this resume of my nursing is to explain why I can add a new spin on the race card. By now everyone knows about the Cambridge episode. Taking the race card out of it, two things should be learned. One - never attempt to pry open your door with a taxi driver. Call a locksmith instead. Two - the police should always travel in pairs or have a camcorder on their hat. Now for my expert opinion on race. My children have heard this time and time again. I have emptied many a bedpan, drawn blood, cleaned up vomit , and been around all body fluids. I have seen inside bodies through surgery, trauma, and codes. I am here to say not once could I have identified someone's race or gender by their poop, body fluids ,or their insides. Never did I say "What a fine example of Caucasian poop". Or "This is an incredible specimen of African-American poop". Or "Everyone come look at this exquisite Asian-American poop". Or "Boy this is a manly poop". Even my patient who spoke no English pooped just like my American patients. After too many years of cleaning up poop I am telling you we are all the same on the inside and what comes out is all the same too. People need to get over themselves, their race, their religion, and their poop. We just need to get along.