Pam is Awesome Everyday - a quick quip on raceism, homophobia and related uncomfortable topics

8th October 2009

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a quick quip on raceism, homophobia and related uncomfortable topics

I was talking to Clinton (my friend & Revenge of Ricky Williams Drummer extrodiare!) about our show last night, and he said my mom was talking to him about racisim.

In case you’ve never seen a picture of our band, Clinton is white.

She’s been having some bullshittyish problems with the house she just bought, and getting it fixed. She told him something of the effect of: “I think these guys don’t want to help me because I’m Black.” All he could figure to say was, “Yeah.”

He told me that he couldn’t possibly know, and that she’s probably right.

Then I put that into perspective. I don’t know what gay folks go through in their struggles. I don’t try to understand what kind of icky hate gets spewed onto them, because it is different.

I can relate— but it’s not the same thing.

Maybe more people should just try to relate and understand, and take shit for face value when someone tells you, “I think I was discriminated against because I’m different.” Unless that person is the type of tool to be overdramatic about shit like that, they’re probably right. You know when somebody gave you the short end of the stick because you’re not white. You know when a dude didn’t take you seriously because you’re a lady. I’m gonna go ahead and guess gay folks know when someone’s doing them dirty because they’re gay.

Just take it for what it is. Be understanding and don’t critisize. That’s especially lousy to come down on someone and convince them otherwise when they just had a foul experience.