tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732892250430269339.post3488199225585900382..comments2023-09-19T16:59:37.341+01:00Comments on Dawna Lee - Because it Matters...: ..being honest about white supremacyDawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426393284664166090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732892250430269339.post-82299463380149357552014-08-22T08:03:17.350+01:002014-08-22T08:03:17.350+01:00You were right not to rock the boat actually. I s...You were right not to rock the boat actually. I suspect it can be tough enough a process!<br />You know Joe..I have every confidence that things will change and improve. don't know why . I just believe it will. Just may take more work Dawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426393284664166090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732892250430269339.post-83247548826688221962014-08-21T21:26:56.557+01:002014-08-21T21:26:56.557+01:00The problem was, we so keen to adopt we didn't...The problem was, we so keen to adopt we didn't want to rock the boat. If we'd been in a position where they weren't the people that would decide if we'd have a child or not, I would have made more of a thing of it.<br /><br />It's just unbelievable to me that racism exists at all, that's what I meant, in any shape or form. But I understand what you are saying. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732892250430269339.post-37183072689546072322014-08-21T12:19:24.320+01:002014-08-21T12:19:24.320+01:00Oddly.. I wonder If they said that to 'reassur...Oddly.. I wonder If they said that to 'reassure' you?.. <br />I would have asked them why.. but then they may have just said.. why?.. do you want a black child?.. etc etc<br />I wouldn't have said it was racist of them, but it could have been a response to racist beliefs<br /><br />I think its useful for people to know and see that WS doesn't necessarily look the way it used to... that it doesnt walk around white a white sheet with holes for eyes so to speak. as when some hear white supremacy that may be the image they have.<br />it looks.. for want of a better word 'normal'..<br />and that's a core problemDawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426393284664166090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732892250430269339.post-9759686810233619242014-08-21T11:25:56.307+01:002014-08-21T11:25:56.307+01:00When we were going through the adoption process we...When we were going through the adoption process we made it clear we didn't care about the babies gender or colour, but the social workers made it clear that we wouldn't be placed with a black child. Now was that racist by them? We had both black and white social workers. <br /><br />I really hoped this white supremacy shit didn't exist anymore, it sickens me. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.com