Beyond Stereotypes

There is more to be seen of you and me than what has been thought visible and thereby obvious.  There is more to who we are.  In fact, we are quite literally scratching and picking on the surface of our humanity when we only look at the social coloring of skin.  We can’t move past […]

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Look Different

A couple of days ago, I posted a documentary on whiteness created by MTV. However brief, it demonstrated whiteness as a socially constructed reality as there is no white country or place of origin for white people.  Even the designation of a Caucasian is a misnomer and so is Caucasoid thought it sounds more scientific. […]

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White People Documentary

A documentary produced by MTV focuses on what it means to be “young and white in America.”  The social construct of race has been apart of the nature, national dialogue and the news circuit for as long as the United States has been in existence.  The definition of whiteness has gone through numerous revisions and […]

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We Saw Each Other

Last week, we moved into a new apartment.  It is open concept with nice upgrades but the heat of August and the energy drain of moving could have taken away the shine of the new appliances.  In hindsight, perhaps, it was heat exhaustion.  I probably should have drank more water and rested a bit.  But, […]

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A God Big Enough

“No one is ever really at ease in facing what we call ‘life’ and ‘death’ without religious faith.  The trouble with many people today is that they have not found a God big enough for modern needs.  While their experience of life has grown in a score of directions and their mental horizons have been […]

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