Calm Down People

This has been weighing heavy in my head and heart lately and I need to get my thoughts straight and I want them out of my head. 

With all that said, I normally, don’t get into political discussions, but recent conversations that have occurred via Facebook have spurred me to break my silence. 

These are some of the posts that the daycare that I had my children enrolled in posted on their public page. I was honestly very upset by them and not because I disagree with the content, but because this is a business that caters to the education and well being of children of all nationalities, backgrounds, etc. Comments like this would be better received on a personal page as they seem to reflect personal views. As this is a business page to promote and reach out to current and future parents it is off putting. When I expressed a concern regarding the inflammatory nature of these posts it was met with comments like "I was simply providing thought provoking material regarding how the MEDIA displays the nationality's differences" and "these are not my personal views" to which I call b*llsh*t. I agree the material is thought provoking and that there is a disconnect in how the media portrays offenders of difference races, but if the content of these articles and ideas didn't resonate on a personal level for you I doubt they would have been posted or shared. With that said I should also mention that there are no posts about how other nationalities are persecuted or targeted or beat down. There's no mention of any cases in which a white kid was shot by a black cop (of which there are plenty to be found) and I wonder why that is. Probably because the media, which is quick to demonize those of a different skin color and uplift or disregard the wrong doings of those who are white as these posts lead you to believe, haven't covered those stories or they have, but the nationality of the individuals are omitted. The messages sent out for others to take in is a little more than one sided. If you are attempting to "educate" the adult public of the inconsistencies of how people are treated based on nationality then maybe, just maybe, you should provide additional arguments, comments, "thought provoking material," that are in direct (or indirect for that matter) contrast to the content displayed here to provide a balanced presentation of the issues as to avoid presenting your business as racist and prejudiced. As it is that your establishment is privately owned you are more than welcome to your opinions and to what you post. That is everyone's constitutional right and I would never infringe on that, however it is MY RIGHT to choose where my children are taught and I choose to have them educated in an establishment that respects the fact that one-sided, inflammatory content displayed on business page could alienate a clientele base so they don't do it. I am certain that the loss of the cash tuition for my three kids will not cause you to loose sleep at night and probably won't be missed, but I hope that the purpose for my decision causes you to think twice before posting something in the future that may hurt others and that serves to simply perpetuate the unnecessary disconnect between groups of people.

It is no secret that the climate of this country is volatile and I am not talking about the weather. The so called “race wars” have reached insane new heights with White against Blacks against Asians against Mexicans against Muslims against Christians against Soldiers against Law Enforcement against Civilians and so forth. It is absolutely dumbfounding as to why there is still so much violence and hate everywhere towards people that are different than someone else. It absolutely hurts my heart that my children will grow up with the stimulus to be bias and judge people based on their differences and not celebrating them as well as their similarities. My husband and I try as hard as we can as parents to counter the negativity that is show in the media , on TV and on the streets and teach our kids that regardless of what a person looks like on the outside as long as they are a good person in their heart striving to do right then that’s what matters. The challenge is what voice is stronger. I am not so naive to think that racism, persecution, bigotry and stereotyping are going to disappear because let’s face it if it hasn’t in the last several centuries do we really think a few decades will do it now, but why is there still so much hate and division? It actually seems to have gotten worse in recent years and it seems like a game of one-uping the last person who wronged a group of people. People are taking this stance of “oh something bad happened to someone else now I must have a target on my back.” People (and I am talking about  people of all nationalities here) are so selfish and narrow minded that they turn an isolated situation about a police officer making a split second decision about a situation with a potentially dangerous person who is breaking the law into a personal attack on them individually and collectively. “The cops are out to get all of us,” “we’re going to be gunned down in cold blood because we crossed the street wearing a hoodie,” “the cops are not to be trusted with that sort of power.” These are the messages that being displayed or at least how they are being perceived. Do I agree with shooting an unarmed person? No. Do I agree with the individual who killed 9 people out of racial hatred? Absolutely not. Do I think that society needs to calm the eff down? Most definitely! The need to blame someone and the desire to be the one who is right has gotten the better of all of us and it is ripping this nation apart. Nothing that one person, i.e. me, can say will change anything for everyone, but if we can all just try to calm down and learn to think before we speak each of us could make a huge difference. In parting I will say this: