My Reaction

Please refer to this post when reading today's.

My first reaction to the article was sadness because this type of treatment still exists even though it is constantly claimed we have come a long way in our fight against racism. Yet apparently we haven't. My second reaction was then anger, normal for me after I witness or read about an injustice. My third reaction was total fear for my daughters in how again this thing called racism will not only affect their day to day living but also possibly their financial livelihoods. Then I went back to being ..well frankly pissed off.

I am starting to see that racism is like women are/were treated. Yes, the feminist movement has brought many injustices out in the open, but that has only forced sexist people to be more cunning, and subtle in their actions. I know this because I have been the victim many times because of sexist behavior and attitudes. I think the same with racism. It may not be so out in the open, for the most part, you know it's not PC, but it is there in many subtle ways. The subtle ways are far more difficult to deal with. Even though I agree that we should deal with the solution rather than look at the problem. The truth is you can't come up with a solution until the problem is first acknowledged, and then is looked at really, really hard.. a deep dissection of the problem, so that the solution is truly a solution and does not become another aspect of the problem.

The one thing I did not perceive in any way in this article was that this only happens in the south. I see that this happens everywhere, especially in America. America includes the south, north, east and west. I was a little surprised that the comments were geared toward the south vs. north thing..I guess it went right over my head, but then maybe I am not looking at it deep enough.

I most especially feel that me/we as white trans racial parents need to be able to read these articles without taking offense, examine ourselves and try and not hide from what it says. I don't consider myself a white family anymore, I am a family of color that will get even more colorful within the next year. How exciting is that? Unfortunately, I know others that don't necessarily hold my views and share my excitement.

I also do believe that racism and feminism still exists, right, nothing new, you probably do too. I also believe our societies general acceptance of domestic and wild animal treatment and habitat destruction is wrong and injustice. I also believe life would be so easy if we went around avoiding the problems and injustices, oh yeah, sooooo much easier. But quite frankly I can't, I have to do or speak out against them quite simply because I have to, otherwise I couldn't live with myself.

I think I now know why God has given me my feisty personality, to try and help fight some of these things that some others either; accept because they don't want to get involved, or to maintain a safe and easy lifestyle, or they participate in it freely, or I guess there is the possibility they don't believe certain types of injustices exists. I guess I don't really know. I just know I have to get involved.


BTW this is in no way directed at anyone in particular, I am just stating my thoughts out loud.