Aura Joon, a blog that I found a couple months ago, has become one of my favorite to read. I think it's because there actually is something to read. Don't get me wrong, I look at a lot of blogs that a picture heavy with few words, but if the writer really has something valuable to say, I want to read it and it's a refreshing change from post after post of editorial pictures.
Aura Joon recently wrote a post about feeling out of place in elementary school. I could really relate to it and wrote this this comment:
"Like many of the people that have posted comments already, I can totally relate to this. I'm biracial and went to an all black elementary school. Many, many years of being asked "What are you?" always in a condescending tone from people who made the assumption that I would know exactly what they meant, made me have my thick skin. It also, eventually, made me start responding "What do you mean, what am I?" I'd come to the conclusion that if they were willing to ask such a question, in such a way, then they should be comfortable enough to explain exactly what they meant by it.
I'm 22 now and if I have a child someday, I think the only thing I can do is to hope that the world keeps getting better when it comes to race relations. The state of acceptance when it comes to race, gender, sexual preference, might seem bad sometimes, but really it's always getting better."
Aura Joon recently wrote a post about feeling out of place in elementary school. I could really relate to it and wrote this this comment:
"Like many of the people that have posted comments already, I can totally relate to this. I'm biracial and went to an all black elementary school. Many, many years of being asked "What are you?" always in a condescending tone from people who made the assumption that I would know exactly what they meant, made me have my thick skin. It also, eventually, made me start responding "What do you mean, what am I?" I'd come to the conclusion that if they were willing to ask such a question, in such a way, then they should be comfortable enough to explain exactly what they meant by it.
I'm 22 now and if I have a child someday, I think the only thing I can do is to hope that the world keeps getting better when it comes to race relations. The state of acceptance when it comes to race, gender, sexual preference, might seem bad sometimes, but really it's always getting better."
You can read the original post (and I suggest it) here: Thick Skin.
And if you're not into reading, there's still some great gardening pics and one very cute baby.
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