[Vogi2002]

Okay I have to vent. I have been seeing a LOOOOT of the following attitudes toward our family lately, and they are EQUALLY annoying to me. Mind you, my sister is black, we are cc, so I grew up with being a transracial family, so someone has to be pretty blatant about it if it catches my attentiong (otherwise I ignore it).

1. Black people looking at you like you have no right to be raising that black child. Almost looking at my son in pity.

2. White people looking at you like your a savior who "saved" this child.


GRRRR It makes me want to scream!! The first one because I want to look at them and say "YOU have faced racism & stereotyping in your life...so why the HECK would you go and do it to someone else?? DO NOT ASSUME that I am not capable of raising this child ANY less than ANY of you raised your children."

To the second.."Many of the black families I am close with are closer than many of the white families I know, and his was no different. He would have had love & a good home if his mom had decided to not place him."

I have to say, these two situations are the most irritating to me...even more so than flat out racism sometimes. I think suttle racism / stereotyping can be worse because these people usually will REFUSE to think that what they are doing is actually spewing hate. Why can't we just be a freaking community together. Why do we have to fight each other & assume the worse about the other?


Okay...I'm done for my vent of the day. Thanks for listening to me rant! LOL