I have a hard time reading this book. It is good to learn about how things evolved, except when it comes to something so ugly. Is it so hard to accept that we are all in our own unique ways different. Why do people have to label people as something other than a person. It is unbelievable to me the atrocities that have unfolded over our history. The space on a job application has so many boxes to choose if you are white, black, Asian and I still don't understand why? Is it so people can discriminate you before they even meet you. What was the purpose of dividing the world in such a way? It is still a mystery to me why it matters. If you leave it blank, do they not hire you? If you are multi-racial do you choose all that apply. What if you are an other. It disgusts me that they even listed an "other."
Do we not pay taxes? Do we not bleed when we are cut? I sit with my family on special occasions and look across a room of wonderful faces. They are full of lovfe and I am honored to have them in my life. I am saddened by what has happened to all races that have been the victims of racism. I can only hope that the less the majority is that are racist the less power racism will have over the world.
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I agree with Jess about the idea of being white and applying for a job may cause you to be overlooked. I am mult-racial, mixed black and white; and I was mildly disturbed when my Senior year High School Guidnace Counselor advised me to check the "of Black/African American descent" Box over the white, since it would "open up more doors for me".
ReplyDeleteI have often been left with the only choice being "other" on an application, because, under the application author's view, thats the only category that will describe me accurately; being as I am not "full" white or "full" black.
I think that the world's need to be diverse and accepting of all races makes it hard for us to excel in any way; it only drags us down because our views are STILL clouded by race and gender.