Littlefinger
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Okay, so, it is pretty clear that blacks in this country do not feel safe, they do not feel respected. There IS an issue, vette. Although I do not personally agree the Mike Brown case was an example of such treatment, I do not believe you'd have so many people all crying out the same message if the issue were fake. It's real. As a race, black people in this country feel threatened and mistreated.
However, I also understand that a lot of times, government instituted "fairness" doesn't actually make people feel like things are fair. Although it's ignorant of small girl to deny the existence of a problem while being a white woman in her 40's and somewhat successful, she does bring up the point that it does not foster a sense of respect to watch someone be handed rights and dignities based on their skin color rather than merit. Two wrongs don't make a right and I don't believe in continuing to foster animosity with a "do unto you what you did to me, see how you like it" attitude.
I admit there's a lot I don't know. I'm not black. I've not grown up with that struggle. How do we achieve peace? How do we encourage respect for people and unite everyone? Because even with the system in place to give blacks an even playing field, it's not enough. The tension is growing on both sides of the fence, as shown by the protests during the past few months. I genuinely would like to hear people's thoughts on how we might heal relations. Quit denying that there is an issue. There is, so, I don't want to hear that. Just turn on the fucking news and quit telling people to "get over it" like a callous prick. How do we unite and heal people and relationships between the races that have been wounded and hurt to this point? Where do we go from here?
Since nobody can seem to answer in the other thread. Is there nothing but hate left?
In the area in which I live, there aren't too many families of other colors. Of my regulars over the past 5 years, 5 of them are black families, 3 are tan and speak Spanish to each other. There's this one little girl that I adore. Her mom lets her hair go natural but she puts it up into the cutest pompom pigtails, and she's got gorgeous dark eyes; you know she's gonna be a stunner when she grows into them. I remember when I first started working here, when she was brand new, the tiniest little baby, so small, held in one arm as her mom managed the groceries onto the belt. She says she wants me to be her Valentine and since I missed her on that date last year, I agreed. It breaks my heart to know that she will feel less than at some point in her life, to know that is a reality she will have to face when she grows. So strong and precocious and sure of herself right now. She's a pro at helping her mother now with the groceries. Always wanting to help and she's one of those that even if I'm stressed and having the shittiest day, it just gets me all bubbly and feeling good inside when she comes through.
How do we make the country a place where she can continue to develop that bold and compassionate personality without fear or feeling like she has to stifle herself because she's not "something". She'll have enough trouble as a woman growing up and owning her identity. There is a problem and I want for all the world to just protect her from that, to let her feel free to be her and reach all those dreams she has right now, no matter the "can't". Can we talk about goals? Can we talk about solutions?