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The last few weeks have had me reevaluating a number of things in my life. To say that it is sobering and surprising to learn half of the country hates, or at the very least doesn’t care about you is an understatement. There have been, thankfully, very few times in my life I have cried over that kind of pain and heartbreak. I was, and am angry. I’m frankly, finding it hard to get my head around everything. I take full responsibility for that. I was naive and optimistic. I should have known. I should have realized.
I have a few “friends” and family on social media. Some I know in “real life,” some I met online, some are friends of friends. It occurred to me today while cleaning, that many of you probably don’t know that much about …show more content…
I think the term now is Casual Racism. All I knew is, it made me uncomfortable, but no one else seemed to be bothered, so that is where I took my cues. I now know I’ve participated in it. I didn’t know at the time, for that, I’m truly sorry. If I do it, please call me out. This is one trick, this old dog can and will learn. Do you know what Casual Racism is? Let me give you some examples. “Yeah, but you’re not really black, though.” “So, what are you?” “You don’t talk black.” “You sound white.” “Can I touch your hair?” “But I don’t see you as black.” Just some examples off the cuff. It’s alarming how you can’t tell who said this, isn’t it? Again, these are complicated by the fact that I’m both black and white. I know it’s a little weird to put in a TV show reference here, but I feel it’s appropriate. Season 3, episode 8 of black-ish. “Being Bow-racial”. I think you may enjoy it (frankly, some of you need to see it). It’s funny, informative, easily digestible and speaks a big, big truth about being bi-racial. I encourage you to watch …show more content…
Why? For me. To give myself time to change my mind. I worry that I will exist in an echo chamber, but I’m more worried about self-preservation and care. I think people who know me and have had conversations with me know that I love a good conversation, I love differing points of view because I love to learn about new things. I love these interactions when they are thoughtful and respectful. However, I will not tolerate Casual Racism, Casual Sexism, Casual Bigotry, none of it, anymore. Not towards me or anyone else. I’m not looking for a fight, but I will fight

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