09-21-2014, 07:38 AM
Hello everyone. I am a Canadian who spent the first 14 years of my life in Jamaica. I have followed this board for quite a while, but haven't felt the need to say anything. Someone like Macy or Ohliz usually says it first, and so well, that I have nothing to add. I would like to say that it is refreshing to see a board where people can discuss emotional topics without hissy fits and name calling (for the most part). I believe being aware of race does not make someone a racist. It is how that awareness is expressed that makes all the difference to me. Like 'You Jamaican piece of ....'
Being the only one in the room is not necessarily problematic for me. At a KKK convention in Mississippi? Yes, absolutely. Macy, in the words of Fred Sanford of the Sandford and Son TV show, 'Let them look, but don't let them touch.' There is definitely a lot of unnecessary strife in this world of ours, and while we cannot ignore it, I feel we need to find ways to support positive change. I think that is how I can get out of bed in the morning. I never thought I would live to see a black president in the US, but there he is. Just an awesome example of how things can change when all the so called experts have said it was impossible. I believe I need to live in hope that better will come, and I can't change the world over night, but I can make a small, positive change that will ripple out. I am also hopeful when I read the positive, progressive statements made on this board. Cheers!
Being the only one in the room is not necessarily problematic for me. At a KKK convention in Mississippi? Yes, absolutely. Macy, in the words of Fred Sanford of the Sandford and Son TV show, 'Let them look, but don't let them touch.' There is definitely a lot of unnecessary strife in this world of ours, and while we cannot ignore it, I feel we need to find ways to support positive change. I think that is how I can get out of bed in the morning. I never thought I would live to see a black president in the US, but there he is. Just an awesome example of how things can change when all the so called experts have said it was impossible. I believe I need to live in hope that better will come, and I can't change the world over night, but I can make a small, positive change that will ripple out. I am also hopeful when I read the positive, progressive statements made on this board. Cheers!