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In reply to the discussion: Quick Question... Why should black people love white people? [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)Years. I had therapy and still do. She is still young. We need to prevent people from needing therapy to be ABLE to separate the people from the policies they benefits from and that many support. We need to end it instead of expecting psychologically abused populations to have the strength of mind to be ABLE to handle it. Not only are they harmed by it but they are poor and have fewer resources than I had to deal with it. Many go days without seeing one white person face to face because they move away as we move in.
I was lucky to spend a significant amount of time here in Alaska in a very nice neighborhood with great schools and kind white people who were NOTHING like the ones I had known. I was still, scared for a long time and was scared of rejection. I made it but I had much support and many white friends and family who never took it the wrong way when I was stone silent or uncooperative. And they defended me in tough times. I think the vigorous defenses from the when I was too scared to say anything helped me with my level of trust. I can make friends with a guy at the bus stop in the middle of racist ville usa, now. I even explain to so called racists that they are just not racist, sorry, just assholes. Not everyone can be lucky enough to gain the experience to get through the anger and fear of rejection.