About Race
I was going to write a post about my attitudes, as a white person who was raised in a more-or-less colorblind household. How I pushed back during the 60’s and 70’s against racism and how I celebrated the baby steps we took toward making us equal. How excited I’ve been by Barack Obama’s seeming ability to move past his race and deal with the larger question of how we all live together on this planet with some common goals.
I was going to write about how I view race and racial divides, but how I view them doesn’t really matter all that much. The fact is that I don’t have the first-hand experience of what it feels like to constantly be dealing with race as an issue. Instead of writing about my views, I’m asking you to read these posts instead:
- Kim Pearson writes on Blogher about viewing Barack Obama through the lens of someone who hopes he can transcend the racial issues but is afraid we just haven’t come far enough.
- Trish (Lone Sophist) writes about the never-ending ignorance of idiot racist white folks. Just read it, it’s too heartbreaking to even quote here.
Is there hope? I’m determined not to let the racists win this. For me, there is hope. We’ve seen what arrogant white men have done to our country. Let’s try something different for a change.