People suck

[ericadawn16]

I wavered between the Aargh!! avatar and the Sad avatar, went with the sad one.

Everyone knows I'm an Obama supporter but this article is about more than that. It's about one of the uglier aspects of America that we tend to hide. I know I cringe when I hear my boss referred to as "colored" but do I correct them? Not always, I'm ashamed to admit. Sometimes, I don't even tell them as to her real name.

This was published in the Washington Post yesterday. It's a must read.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051203014_pf.html

Comments

[cherishthepast.livejournal.com]

As someone who's from a 98% white community in Pennsylvania, a lot of the things in this article outraged me, but really didn't surprise me. And that makes me unbelievably sad. (It also hardens my resolve to finally get out of this place.)

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Aww

(hugs)

I hope that happens, but I also hope our generation is the one that changes things. In just ten years, I've seen my town go from fairly bigoted to having lots of multiracial couples and starting to be more open to Homosexuality. I'm going to try and be less silent.