Nov. 23 Being African- American: I found this on
Yahoo news “7 Things I Can Do That My Black Son Can't” by Calvin Hennick on Oct. 27, 2014. This is a really good article about being
African- American and being white. Here
it is. It’s a short article if you want
to read it:
In the days after the Michael Brown shooting, I wrote an
essay titled “I Hope My Son Stays White,” detailing my fears about what
might happen to my biracial three-year-old son if he grows up to have dark
skin. The upshot: America, to its shame, is still a place where black males are
feared, and I don’t want that fear to turn itself on my son in a way that leads
to his arrest or death.
- I Can Walk Through a Store Without Being Followed
- I Can Succeed Without It Being Attributed to My Race
- I Learned About My Ancestors’ History in School
- I Can Lose My Temper in Traffic
- I Can Loiter in Wealthy Neighborhoods
- I Can Complain About Racism
- I Can Count on Being Met on My Own Terms
Here are some comments:
Person: Why doesn't this man do what I did. I adopted
five babies (all adults now) two of them are black. I brought up my
children not seeing, or remarking on the color of their skin. To me they
were my children. I did not look to the future and see what could
happen. I lived day by day and if racism came into the picture, which of
course it did, I ignored it and pointed out to my children that "people
who hate like that are very unhappy people. Feel sorry for
them". That is exactly what my children did. They grew up
without a "complex" and dealt with day by day comments in a strong,
loving way.
They never felt "hurt" because they knew how much they
were loved by those who new them, especially their parents and siblings.
My children certainly "jumped over them" and are now strong,
successful, loving adults bringing up their own children in the same way.
Patrick: You have done your children -- and all of us -- a great service. Thank you.
Patrick: You have done your children -- and all of us -- a great service. Thank you.
My opinion: I have to agree with that Person and
Patrick. I support adoption.
School shooting: I found this on Yahoo on Oct. 24, 2014: “Two dead, including
gunman, in shooting at Washington
high school.”
Here is a CBC article:
“A student recently crowned freshman class homecoming prince
walked into his Seattle-area high school cafeteria on Friday and opened fire
without shouting or arguing, killing one person and shooting several others in
the head before turning the gun on himself, officials and witnesses said.
The gunman was identified as student Jaylen Fryberg, a
government official with direct knowledge of the shooting told The Associated
Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not
authorized to speak to the media.”
Yahoo comments:
Real Woman: Lots of angry people who feel like nothing they
do or say matters. Lots of bullying with kids and adults. With the
internet allowing everyone to speak it makes it hard to filter through all the
trash and not take what is said to heart. People need to learn ways to
deal with problems and stress. Interpersonal skills should be taught in
high school along with conflict resolution. It would be a much better
world if schools and parents did this.
Laurene: Real Woman, I agree. People are so ready to criticize
others. Blaming others for your problems or unhappiness seems to be
rampant. It is time to relax and take a deep breath before opening our
mouths. Words hurt.
My opinion: The kid Fryberg seems to be accepted in
school if he was homecoming prince. I
don’t know why he shot up the school.
Depression, anger, mental illness, etc.
I don’t know. If you feel
depressed and angry, get help by calling a suicide hotline and don’t hurt
people.
Sexual assault: I found this in Metro about 2
brothers in Calgary assaulted a
teen girl. She was waiting for the bus
at 11:30pm. This is terrible news, but at least they
caught the rapists.
Kenya
Miniskirt protest: A woman in Kenya
was beaten up by a group of men because she was “indecently dressed.”
My opinion: That’s good there’s a protest about stop
violence against women.
Nov. 24 Slender Man victim: This was back in Sept. 4, 2014. Here is an excerpt:
“The 12-year-old Wisconsin girl stabbed 19 times by her friends in a twisted plot to honor
the fictional character Slender Man was "excited" and "ready to
learn" as she went back to school, a family spokesman says.
The pre-teen started seventh grade at Horning Middle School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday after a summer that included as many as eight doctor's appointments a week and physical and emotional therapy – but also leisurely joys like cookouts, fishing, playing with her pets and hunting the mall for the latest fashions, spokesman Steve Lyons tells PEOPLE.”
The pre-teen started seventh grade at Horning Middle School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday after a summer that included as many as eight doctor's appointments a week and physical and emotional therapy – but also leisurely joys like cookouts, fishing, playing with her pets and hunting the mall for the latest fashions, spokesman Steve Lyons tells PEOPLE.”
My opinion: When I first read about the stabbing, I
was disturbed by it. Those 2 friends of
hers were mentally disturbed. The recent
Criminal Minds episode “Hashtag” discussed Slender
Man.
Nov. 28 India
suicides: I was reading in the Metro today: “India. Girls killed selves, not raped:
Investigators.” 6 months ago, it was
believed that two teen girls were raped and then hanged from a tree in their
village Katra in Utter Pradesh. 5 men
were arrested and then released on bail.
Kanchan Prasad, spokeswoman of Central Bureau of Investigation (India’s
FBI) then said the girls committed suicide because of shame over a relationship
with a boyfriend. They looked at the
medical reports and there was no rape.
My opinion: I want to clarify the news here. There wasn’t any rape so that’s good, but
there is suicide. It’s one of those news
where there is something good, but still kind of hard.
New Yorkers for Children: I was reading in the
newspaper and I found this.
Here it is:
New Yorkers For Children (NYFC) was founded in 1996 by
former Commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services Nicholas
Scoppetta, as the non-profit partner to Children’s Services. Over the past
seventeen years, donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations have
enabled us to support the child welfare community as a whole, as well as those
programs that focus on the individual needs of young people in foster care.
NYFC has developed programs that make a difference in the lives of young people
including college scholarships, tutoring programs, job training, and networking
opportunities.
You can donate to them here:
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