I looked over your blog and it looks really good. Do you ever do link exchanges on your blog roll? If you do, I'd like to exchange links with you.
Let me know if you're interested.
Thanks..
Chi Chi
· 1 year ago
Dear Carmz, WOW! What a powerful expression of the depth of your pain. It took a lot of courage to reach that level of truth, to touch what I see as anger, hurt, humiliation and fear. I have personally endured overt and subtle racism throughout my life and have never been truly able to touch it as you have although I knew the feelings were there. My first experience was when my mother literally pushed me off the side walk so that a group of teenagers could pass four abreast and not have to share the sidewalk with the two of us.I was about 6 years old.
Over my 64 years, I have come to see that there are more people who practice humane tolerate than those who are ignorant, narrow-minded, hateful, selfish, demagogues. I realize that a minority group of people want to wreck havoc and to think they are superior to others and will base that superiority on anything tangible, such as color, culture, religion, sexual preference, height, weight, school, ad finitim. That will never change. There will forever be those inadequate people who need to base their superiority on the superficial. But, I sincerely believe that there are more good people who want fair and equal co-existence than those who wish to eradicate arbitrary differences.
The very best to you. Please keep up the good work.
Chi Chi
· 1 year ago
Dear Carmz, WOW! What a powerful expression of the depth of your pain. It took a lot of courage to reach that level of truth, to touch what I see as anger, hurt, humiliation and fear. I have personally endured overt and subtle racism throughout my life and have never been truly able to touch it as you have although I knew the feelings were there. My first experience was when my mother literally pushed me off the side walk so that a group of teenagers could pass four abreast and not have to share the sidewalk with the two of us.I was about 6 years old.
Over my 64 years, I have come to see that there are more people who practice humane tolerate than those who are ignorant, narrow-minded, hateful, selfish, demagogues. I realize that a minority group of people want to wreck havoc and to think they are superior to others and will base that superiority on anything tangible, such as skin color, culture, religion, sexual preference, height, weight, school, ad infinitum. That will never change. There will forever be those inadequate people who need to base their superiority on the superficial. But, I sincerely believe that there are more good people who want fair and equal co-existence than those who wish to eradicate arbitrarily harmless differences.
The very best to you. Please keep up the good work.
nezua
· 1 year ago
hang in there carmz. xox
Dawncita
· 1 year ago
Today, it's you who inspires me, Carmencita. Before I even read today's entry, I pulled down my "bookmarks" menu to the "all about race" bookmark, and smiled thinking of how prescient it was of you to start down this road in the first place. Then I read your entry. The lump is refusing to leave my throat. I love you, and I'm glad I was there for you, as you have been for me. God bless you and my other friends of color for seeing past MY skin color and letting me into your heart despite the despicable words and actions of some of my race. Oh, and by the way, my car (or as I like to call it, the transport mechanism for my Obama bumper sticker) was rear ended (totaled) two weeks ago. Although I'm in a rental car for now, I went right out and got a lawn sign. I'm proud to be a supporter of Senator Obama, and so are my children. The three of us will be pushing the button together one week from today. We can't wait!
n-2-me-i-c
· 1 year ago
Carmen, Thanks for your heartfelt post. I can relate to your hurt, disillusionment and inspiration. Maybe because of my experiences during the 60’s, racism today does not surprise me. It still angers me, but does not surprise me. I see racism as a profoundly cruel and dangerous disease waiting for a flashpoint. When triggered, it can quickly spread out of control. It is alive and well in America today. Like you, I pray for the safety of Obama and the citizens of this country. I also pray for a peaceful election.
On an inspirational note, this is an election I thought not possible during my lifetime. That alone keeps me inspired. Also, I am thankful to Obama, and to the many good and fair minded American people—white, black, brown, young and old--for an unbelievable moment in American history.
And no matter how this election turns out, Obama will remain as one of my heroes....PEACE
Carmen D.
· 1 year ago
THANK YOU friends. I am so humbled by your support.
Sista GP
· 1 year ago
interesting, i wrote a little piece scheduled to post on my blog tomorrow that talks about a private school encouraging students to campaign for democratic candidates. the oldest are second graders.
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I looked over your blog and it looks really good. Do you ever do link exchanges on your blog roll? If you do, I'd like to exchange links with you.
Let me know if you're interested.
Thanks..
WOW! What a powerful expression of the depth of your pain. It took a lot of courage to reach that level of truth, to touch what I see as anger, hurt, humiliation and fear. I have personally endured overt and subtle racism throughout my life and have never been truly able to touch it as you have although I knew the feelings were there. My first experience was when my mother literally pushed me off the side walk so that a group of teenagers could pass four abreast and not have to share the sidewalk with the two of us.I was about 6 years old.
Over my 64 years, I have come to see that there are more people who practice humane tolerate than those who are ignorant, narrow-minded, hateful, selfish, demagogues. I realize that a minority group of people want to wreck havoc and to think they are superior to others and will base that superiority on anything tangible, such as color, culture, religion, sexual preference, height, weight, school, ad finitim. That will never change. There will forever be those inadequate people who need to base their superiority on the superficial. But, I sincerely believe that there are more good people who want fair and equal co-existence than those who wish to eradicate arbitrary differences.
The very best to you. Please keep up the good work.
WOW! What a powerful expression of the depth of your pain. It took a lot of courage to reach that level of truth, to touch what I see as anger, hurt, humiliation and fear. I have personally endured overt and subtle racism throughout my life and have never been truly able to touch it as you have although I knew the feelings were there. My first experience was when my mother literally pushed me off the side walk so that a group of teenagers could pass four abreast and not have to share the sidewalk with the two of us.I was about 6 years old.
Over my 64 years, I have come to see that there are more people who practice humane tolerate than those who are ignorant, narrow-minded, hateful, selfish, demagogues. I realize that a minority group of people want to wreck havoc and to think they are superior to others and will base that superiority on anything tangible, such as skin color, culture, religion, sexual preference, height, weight, school, ad infinitum. That will never change. There will forever be those inadequate people who need to base their superiority on the superficial. But, I sincerely believe that there are more good people who want fair and equal co-existence than those who wish to eradicate arbitrarily harmless differences.
The very best to you. Please keep up the good work.
Thanks for your heartfelt post. I can relate to your hurt, disillusionment and inspiration. Maybe because of my experiences during the 60’s, racism today does not surprise me. It still angers me, but does not surprise me. I see racism as a profoundly cruel and dangerous disease waiting for a flashpoint. When triggered, it can quickly spread out of control. It is alive and well in America today. Like you, I pray for the safety of Obama and the citizens of this country. I also pray for a peaceful election.
On an inspirational note, this is an election I thought not possible during my lifetime. That alone keeps me inspired. Also, I am thankful to Obama, and to the many good and fair minded American people—white, black, brown, young and old--for an unbelievable moment in American history.
And no matter how this election turns out, Obama will remain as one of my heroes....PEACE