Race discussions and awareness have been a gradual process for me, too - mostly through ladyjax and her friends.
Sometimes I suspect that some people view my growing tendency to post about race issues as "a new layer of paranoia for her to try to infect us with" rather than a new aspect of growth in my personal character.
I see my growing awareness of racial issues, tensions, and the systemic racism that pervades our society as more like the adoption of a new fandom or the inclusion of new friends - a natural part of time and change.
And hopefully, along the way, I've made others aware of how things can be perceived if they're written in a particular way, with someone's 'default race' blinders on.
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Sometimes I suspect that some people view my growing tendency to post about race issues as "a new layer of paranoia for her to try to infect us with" rather than a new aspect of growth in my personal character.
I see my growing awareness of racial issues, tensions, and the systemic racism that pervades our society as more like the adoption of a new fandom or the inclusion of new friends - a natural part of time and change.
And hopefully, along the way, I've made others aware of how things can be perceived if they're written in a particular way, with someone's 'default race' blinders on.