We are an amalgamation.
I'm completely tired of white/black/red appropriation. Done with it. White people can have dreads. Really. They can. As far as SACRED costumes or clothing, then that's a different story. There is honor in those threads. Not everyone deserves to wear them.
But let me tell you a little story about my lunch time today.
My beloved grandbaby boy had an extremely swollen left side of his face yesterday. His Mom shuffled him off to the ER. The local ER. The local ER sucks. So she took him to Children's in the city. So much better.
I went to see him at his apartment yesterday, and both his parents were there. His dad was picking his hair with a pick. Little Man wanted to play with the pick. His Mom told everyone that I had a pick, too. I use it on my bangs. So I dug out my little blue pick. Little Man and I took turns putting it in each other's hair. I'd put it in his, and he'd grin and laugh. Then he'd walk a few steps, pull it out, and try to put it in my hair.
I actually forgot to grab it before I left yesterday.
Went back over today to check on Little Man. My blue pick was there. So we played with it again. Then he wanted to grab my sunglasses that slip over my eyewear. I found his Spiderman shades, and we played with those for awhile. Oldest child was watching Little Man. Middle child came over a bit before I left.
I checked the time, stood up to gather my things, when Middle Chicken looks at me and says, "Do you know that's still in your hair?"
Oldest Chicken, hereby known as Oldest Asshat, falls out laughing and said, "I wasn't going to tell her."
The little shit.
Here my 44 year-old self would be, bipping back into work, with a pick hanging out the right side of my hair/head.
Absolutely no disrespect to anyone who does wear a pick in his/her hair. I was simply playing with my grandbaby and having a good time.
There are ways to handle situations that don't alienate others. And I'm not saying that we should disregard what some may view as theirs, and only theirs, ancestry/lineage/traditions.
But this world is made up of people holding tight to where they came from while also embracing the good pieces of others out there. Other people. Other regions. Other traditions.
None of us is pure anything.
Sorry, not sorry, if that offends you.
We are an amalgamation. I'm incredibly thankful for that.
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I'm completely tired of white/black/red appropriation. Done with it. White people can have dreads. Really. They can. As far as SACRED costumes or clothing, then that's a different story. There is honor in those threads. Not everyone deserves to wear them.
But let me tell you a little story about my lunch time today.
My beloved grandbaby boy had an extremely swollen left side of his face yesterday. His Mom shuffled him off to the ER. The local ER. The local ER sucks. So she took him to Children's in the city. So much better.
I went to see him at his apartment yesterday, and both his parents were there. His dad was picking his hair with a pick. Little Man wanted to play with the pick. His Mom told everyone that I had a pick, too. I use it on my bangs. So I dug out my little blue pick. Little Man and I took turns putting it in each other's hair. I'd put it in his, and he'd grin and laugh. Then he'd walk a few steps, pull it out, and try to put it in my hair.
I actually forgot to grab it before I left yesterday.
Went back over today to check on Little Man. My blue pick was there. So we played with it again. Then he wanted to grab my sunglasses that slip over my eyewear. I found his Spiderman shades, and we played with those for awhile. Oldest child was watching Little Man. Middle child came over a bit before I left.
I checked the time, stood up to gather my things, when Middle Chicken looks at me and says, "Do you know that's still in your hair?"
Oldest Chicken, hereby known as Oldest Asshat, falls out laughing and said, "I wasn't going to tell her."
The little shit.
Here my 44 year-old self would be, bipping back into work, with a pick hanging out the right side of my hair/head.
Absolutely no disrespect to anyone who does wear a pick in his/her hair. I was simply playing with my grandbaby and having a good time.
There are ways to handle situations that don't alienate others. And I'm not saying that we should disregard what some may view as theirs, and only theirs, ancestry/lineage/traditions.
But this world is made up of people holding tight to where they came from while also embracing the good pieces of others out there. Other people. Other regions. Other traditions.
None of us is pure anything.
Sorry, not sorry, if that offends you.
We are an amalgamation. I'm incredibly thankful for that.
*******
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