Isolation Diary: Not just isolation now but the racism bloom. By that I mean the issue has undeniably manifested. Began the day by spending several hours looking after Fig while Maggie and Adam worked and wrote. then…. There was an essay in the LA Times today titled “What does it mean to be white?” by Frank Shyong. The “In America” is implied. He didn’t have any good answer. But I thought about this question off and on for the rest of the day. And I don’t have any good answer either. The only thought I had that I have any confidence in is that SOME white people of my generation and perhaps the one after me, grew to ‘maturity’ in a culture, while varied, lacked imposable input from other cultures. I mean by ‘imposable’ that other cultures, races, ethnicities were not invisible, just not necessarily pertinent. And then I stopped musing and listened to a D and D podcast and sewed on the dress/coat thing that is developing in its own way.
Maggie M.
Thinking about race, talking about it. Uncovering and examining our own biases. That’s a big part of social justice work.Ruth Silveira
Keeping in mind, I grew up in Sacramento. Going to San Francisco was a long and exciting trip. Heck, a trip to the library was a treat.