tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post6123613216636487573..comments2024-01-17T02:39:06.048-05:00Comments on rude truth: on what it means to be invisible, from the other side of the racial divideJJThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14920416765778868736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-7409326550855533312010-05-01T11:25:19.204-05:002010-05-01T11:25:19.204-05:00I followed this from your name twin Jen B.'s b...I followed this from your name twin Jen B.'s blog... brilliant! I just had this conversation with someone about statements that begin with "I'm not a racist, but..." I think if we could learn to just speak without qualifiers, but instead put our hearts first, we may find some of those barriers shrinking. Amen!FreshGreenKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815693641933892148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-28332907680550492162010-04-30T13:36:17.804-05:002010-04-30T13:36:17.804-05:00jonathan--this Gene Cheek story on This American L...jonathan--this Gene Cheek story on This American Life is heartbreaking. I can't believe I'm listening to a man talk about literally laying down his life for his brother at 12 years old...JJThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920416765778868736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-91429697328651765942010-04-30T12:52:36.023-05:002010-04-30T12:52:36.023-05:00I was amazed to realize a few years ago that inter...I was amazed to realize a few years ago that interracial marriage was still technically illegal in NC when I was born (http://jonmower.com/color-love). I'm so thankful that, although they must have had some racial baggage of their own, my parents passed none of it (that might have been there) to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-24886935073976460972010-04-30T11:04:47.823-05:002010-04-30T11:04:47.823-05:00I just want you to know that I think this is great...I just want you to know that I think this is great. Thank you for sharing this, Jen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com