Back in 1990, when I was around 13 years old, my oldest brother was dating a woman of Spanish descent from Puerto Rico, and my middle brother was dating a woman of Afro-Caribbean descent.
I really love how vulnerable you are on here. Many people would hesitate to share these experiences this way, but I think that they are such valuable stories to tell. Growth isn’t just about success but it’s also about previous failures and if you only focus on the success then it dehumanizes growth and makes it seem unattainable. I think this reflection on biases and growing past them provides context rarely seen.
Thank you for sharing, whenever I read your substack I enjoy it. l always find myself thinking about the subjects you write about long after I close the app.
As a white male I'm guessing I too am mostly blind to my ignorance, but as a user of drugs...
I feel I'm often grouped into a lump sum of people that I do not identify with. I just happen to share the unfair stigma placed by those who choose to live a different lifestyle than I chose for myself.
I really love how vulnerable you are on here. Many people would hesitate to share these experiences this way, but I think that they are such valuable stories to tell. Growth isn’t just about success but it’s also about previous failures and if you only focus on the success then it dehumanizes growth and makes it seem unattainable. I think this reflection on biases and growing past them provides context rarely seen.
Thank you for sharing, whenever I read your substack I enjoy it. l always find myself thinking about the subjects you write about long after I close the app.
Thank you so much for this comment, Simon! I agree with you 100%
Thanks for the reminder that all of us need constant DEI education
As a white male I'm guessing I too am mostly blind to my ignorance, but as a user of drugs...
I feel I'm often grouped into a lump sum of people that I do not identify with. I just happen to share the unfair stigma placed by those who choose to live a different lifestyle than I chose for myself.