Ugh. I apologize for my pasty brethren. Some of us are such knuckle-dragging, toothless, lazy, selfish, useless wastes of skin.
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You know, I believe that hate & racism are learned behaviours and as we get older they become a choice. The fact that you see the injustice and systemic racism means you have empathy & intelligence. Two things society is short of at this moment.
apr 19, 2025, 6:39 pm • 2 0 • view
That’s very kind of you to say. I believe that as well, that they are learned behaviors. When I was very young my mom took me to see A Hiding Place. It’s about the holocaust. It shaped my thinking about how we treat each other. I believe we have more to offer each other if we work together.
apr 19, 2025, 8:18 pm • 1 0 • view
Oh. My. Goodness. Corrie Tenboom, correct?! Saw it too during my k-12 "Christian" upbringing.
apr 19, 2025, 9:36 pm • 1 0 • view
Yes, that’s the one. I was 6 and she really wanted to see it, so she packed a Barbie and some quiet toys for me and we went. I was riveted by the story, and the fact that there had been such cruelty made a huge impression on me. I never forgot it.
apr 19, 2025, 9:41 pm • 1 0 • view
Me too. I don't know how old I was, but I am 60+, and will never forget it!
apr 19, 2025, 9:43 pm • 1 0 • view
My mom married a black man when I was a kid, her third husband and another unfortunate disaster. But I was embraced by a loving family who took a shy little girl and made me feel safe and loved. My new grandma was a great cook, a very sweet soul, and a kind person. So much of her love shaped me too.
apr 19, 2025, 9:51 pm • 1 0 • view
You sound beautiful inside & out! So happy that you were embraced by a loving family!
apr 19, 2025, 10:04 pm • 1 0 • view
Me too. Broke my heart when she died. She was the glue that held them together though, and my mom divorced her son, so we moved on. Years later I was in nursing school and ran into a cousin from that family and we reminisced for a while. It was great to reconnect.
apr 19, 2025, 10:11 pm • 1 0 • view
Your remark deserves a follow! Thank you!
apr 19, 2025, 9:34 pm • 2 0 • view
This pasty skinned WASP is right there with you.
apr 19, 2025, 5:02 pm • 2 0 • view
As well as a WASP (need an edit button)
apr 19, 2025, 9:38 pm • 1 0 • view
Although being "pasty" skinned as well, I do have a little bit of my mom's Swedish blood to give me a little color during the summer ☀️
apr 19, 2025, 9:38 pm • 1 0 • view
It’s embarrassing, right?
apr 19, 2025, 9:17 pm • 0 0 • view