O_O OMG, that makes PERFECT sense to me, hon. I know it sounds hippieish, but I just want everyone to get along.
I'd say you're less 'hardwired' and more 'socialised', which puts a responsibility on you (and me and everyone else on God's green Earth) to keep an eye on that subconscious bias that creeps in.
And this is the heart of the problem: a lot of the people currently out there, bitching commenting about the mean and nasty POC who are calling them on their privilege have simply absorbed the racism that pervades our society.
THESE two statements hit me. Just the idea (though I don't know if "idea" is the correct word) that my societal relationships have really changed the concepts I learned from my parents is intriguing to me. And bizarre. And that's one of the reasons I tend to ignore any racism posts. That responsibility weighs HEAVILY on my mind (yesterday, I couldn't STOP thinking about your post) and it really just plain HURTS when debate/arguments are brought up without thinking outside of the boxes we've been trapped in.
And the last statement? Hurts even more.
To sound extremely personal, it really does tend to hurt your soul when you want to change people's thinking, and (as I've learned) you really just can't change anybody.
It just breaks my heart. And I think sometimes it's easier to sit there with my broken heart than exhaustively trying to change people.
Re: Read this one instead. My and my typos. :D
I'd say you're less 'hardwired' and more 'socialised', which puts a responsibility on you (and me and everyone else on God's green Earth) to keep an eye on that subconscious bias that creeps in.
And this is the heart of the problem: a lot of the people currently out there,
bitchingcommenting about the mean and nasty POC who are calling them on their privilege have simply absorbed the racism that pervades our society.THESE two statements hit me. Just the idea (though I don't know if "idea" is the correct word) that my societal relationships have really changed the concepts I learned from my parents is intriguing to me. And bizarre. And that's one of the reasons I tend to ignore any racism posts. That responsibility weighs HEAVILY on my mind (yesterday, I couldn't STOP thinking about your post) and it really just plain HURTS when debate/arguments are brought up without thinking outside of the boxes we've been trapped in.
And the last statement? Hurts even more.
To sound extremely personal, it really does tend to hurt your soul when you want to change people's thinking, and (as I've learned) you really just can't change anybody.
It just breaks my heart. And I think sometimes it's easier to sit there with my broken heart than exhaustively trying to change people.
*sigh*