I appreciate your perspective however this country has a long and storied past with race and racism. It is a problem and like most problems will not be solved by ignoring it. We must discuss it and understand how it impacts all of our citizenry and only then will we truly be on the road to everyone being able to pursue their happiness an…
I appreciate your perspective however this country has a long and storied past with race and racism. It is a problem and like most problems will not be solved by ignoring it. We must discuss it and understand how it impacts all of our citizenry and only then will we truly be on the road to everyone being able to pursue their happiness and celebrate their inalienable rights. The first lesson to be learned is that all racial groups are heterogeneous with many different experiences but skin color has an impact with those experiences in this country. Not judging me by the color of my skin, but by my character does not mean you are color blind, it means you can see me and my color but at the same time don't use that to weigh in on who I am. When we can acknowledge that, then we will have moved closer to a society we can celebrate.
The way to defeat racism is to ignore the very idea that race *means anything*. So my neighbor has darker skin, or lighter hair, than I do? SO WHAT? All I care about is that s/he's a good neighbor.
I appreciate your perspective however this country has a long and storied past with race and racism. It is a problem and like most problems will not be solved by ignoring it. We must discuss it and understand how it impacts all of our citizenry and only then will we truly be on the road to everyone being able to pursue their happiness and celebrate their inalienable rights. The first lesson to be learned is that all racial groups are heterogeneous with many different experiences but skin color has an impact with those experiences in this country. Not judging me by the color of my skin, but by my character does not mean you are color blind, it means you can see me and my color but at the same time don't use that to weigh in on who I am. When we can acknowledge that, then we will have moved closer to a society we can celebrate.
The way to defeat racism is to ignore the very idea that race *means anything*. So my neighbor has darker skin, or lighter hair, than I do? SO WHAT? All I care about is that s/he's a good neighbor.
Exactly! Thank you!
Amen, Karen. Thank you!