White Privilege

White Privilege
I thought that the entire writing was honest and to the point, both things I find very remarkable. She like Johnson said that we need to say the words in order for something to be done about these hidden problems that are very much out in the open. I thought her list was accurate and eye opening. She points out on number 15 that “I am never asked to speak for all the people of my racial group.” When I read it, I realized that I expect someone who is different than me to speak on behalf of the whole group. I know that I make judgments by what they say on that particular group. I have never been asked to speak for a group unless in a formal situation, in which it was only a 4-H club, but my speech was rehearsed and looked over careful.
I also like number 26 on the list. She says “I can choose blemish cover or bandages in “flesh” color that more of less matches my skin.” Even something as simple as that reinforces the whole idea that whiteness is held higher and more respectively than other people of color. I was astonished at something so small affecting our ideals, but it makes sense. I see that even the little things we do, or don’t do, encourage this mentality.

Intro to me!

Hey there everyone, I am Lydia. First off, forgive me if I have horrible grammer and spelling. I am working on it, but feel free to tell me if I have made a mistake. I am 19 years old and am going to become a Special Education teacher. I actually have no idea what to write about myself, mainly because I am way more interesting in person. But, here goes nothing... I live on a farm when I'm not at school. We have dogs, cats, chickens, cows, horses, rabbits, goats, parrotkeets, a cockatiel and a ferret. And yeah, its alot of work. I show cows in 4-H and know how to horse backride, but have never shown a horse. I currently work as a nanny. I love kids, and as far as I can tell, they like me back, lol. I am very hands on and active, which I think is mostly from my ADD. I actually want to work with Special education kids because I felt that even after I was told I was ADD and dyslexic, no one really helped me to learn to cope and compensate for it. But that is pretty much me in a nutshell!