Observations...

[silverthorne]

There was a long rambling post here that served no purpose other than me being upset, and by proxy, upsetting whoever read it.

It's erased. So at least I've learned something. Not so sure I still won't upset someone with this, but I'm trying not to here, all right? Just trying to get a wider perspective than I apparently have.

So...okay then.

Will someone please be kind enough to tell me what would be considered appropriate ways to help fix this situation? I'm understanding the reasoning about white america needing to be held accountable for the 'crimes of the past' as well as the present, but what I'm not getting a clear idea on, is what, exactly, I can do as a person to help rectify it. Since I can't change my skin color, my racial inheritance, or what the guys who have a lot more money and power than me are doing, what can I do as a person? What are you expecting? My own ideas of treating (and thinking of, despite the examples I used first post) people as people and not skins is apparently not enough.

No, this is not sarcasm, this is a person who's been up all night reading on this and getting a lot of the 'it's our/white people's fault and we/white people need to fix it' part, but not finding a whole lot of practical application for the average person living an everyday life. Except for talking it to death. Which still does nothing to help the situation. So I'm asking for a succinct run down.

What can be done?
What do you do?
What would you want done?

Comments

[derek-bliss.livejournal.com]

Totally OT, but cna you do me a favor? I made Lee several CD's a few months back, and although she was going to let me know if they showed, she never got back to me...so I'm wondering of she got them, and if they work (because I found out the set I have here only works on certain CD players....)

Would you be willing to ask her or something and let mw know? I would appreciate knowing if I still owe her CD's or not...

[molotovcoqtiz.livejournal.com]

Sure thing. I should talk with her tonight so I will totally get back with you.

[derek-bliss.livejournal.com]

Thank you! She was looking forward to them, and she wasnt home when they got there and the notation at DHL was that they left the package on the porch with no signature.