““How many times had she jumped on Dirk’s case for uttering a racial slur, a sexist remark, an unkind observation about someone who was overweight, underweight, badly dressed, mentally or physically challenged, or just plain different in some way from himself. But she had never thought to come to the defense of a person who was being denigrated because of his advanced years. “Prejudice is prejudice, Savannah,” Gran continued, “no matter who it’s against. It’s just plain ol’ ignorance—one person thinkin’ he’s better than any other one of God’s creations. Ignorance and arrogance.””
