It’s a very sunny day, though they told us it would be mostly cloudy, I can’t find a single one. It’s not warm, though but I guess that’s OK.
I’ve seen a lot lately online about people “not seeing color” or, now, a new one to me, the qualities that make one part of the LGBTQIA+ community. And if you think that description was awkward it absolutely was, it’s a difficult one to write without sounding like a terrible person, which should have been a clue to that person who tried to make it a thing, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
Everybody sees the differences among people. Everyone does. Because it’s how we experience the world, but the difference is whether people take those as lovely traits that round out a person or things that have to be ignored to “tolerate” the person. Negatives, that, through some “normal” “baseline” largess, a person pretends not to see.
“Normal” and “baseline,” in the eye of these people, of course being white, straight, Christian, cis gender, etc.
What’s interesting is how they would freak out if people turned the tables on them. How do I know that? Have you ever seen someone freak out about being called “cis?” Even though it’s scientific term also used to describe molecules?
Exactly.
The idea that someone is doing other people a favor by pretending not to see something that is the very essence of who they are is abhorrent. It’s not a compliment, and it doesn’t make you sound like a good person.
It makes you sound like a bigot.
Why? Because only bigots need to cut off whole chunks of who people are to view them as people. Only bigots need everyone to be like them to accept them, and if they’re not, they need to pretend they’re like them to accept them.
Diversity is what makes people beautiful, makes humanity beautiful. Our differences are the interesting parts, we should cherish them, not treat them like embarrassing secrets.
Anyway, that’s it for me this Wednesday, have a wonderful day.
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