tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post2319366454081244162..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: The Woman in the MirrorCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-72723501808861661012014-06-01T08:01:31.967-07:002014-06-01T08:01:31.967-07:00Try actively talking to people.
For instance, wat...Try actively talking to people.<br /><br />For instance, watch supermarket checkers and observe how often they talk to white children shopping with their parents. Then watch how many talk to black children.<br /><br />I make a point of talking to black children in casual encounters. I ask them what they like. What their favorite subject is in school. What they want to be when they grow up.<br /><br />My Nigerian roommate taught me about a concept of "I see you." It means that I see you, I see your humanity. It's one of the most important ideas I learned at Berkeley.badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-694610361389027872014-05-30T08:03:53.932-07:002014-05-30T08:03:53.932-07:00What a great thought exercise. I need to start doi...What a great thought exercise. I need to start doing this, too. I noticed your silence on the topic, but it really does feel like beating your head against a wall over and over and over. I am exhausted by my own outrage and I'm terrified it'll turn to apathy. anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-51679808368403608672014-05-30T07:14:43.491-07:002014-05-30T07:14:43.491-07:00I've been working on that thought exercise too...I've been working on that thought exercise too lately. We judge men and women so differently...it can be scary sometimes.<br /><br />On the topic of racism, I just got back from Italy. I was staying in Milan and noticed that almost all the black folks I saw were either begging or selling trinkets illegally (in one case being escorted off a bus for not having a proper fare card) and realized that if your entire exposure to people of a different skin colour is this negative that you can't avoid a certain amount of prejudice. Now I'm back in my wonderfully multi-racial city and really appreciating just how many different skin tones I see everywhere I look. Except science of course...still mostly white, although except for the very top level the gender balance is definitely shifting.Today Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583682201977382593noreply@blogger.com