WellNoWonder
Peace Through Action
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I hope I don't offend anyone with this.
But I was looking at the controversial First Nations thread, and I realized that I do feel this way sometimes about groups I identify with in one way or the other. Maybe not as extreme, but I do find myself in annoyance with certain aspects of the groups I can be classified in: African-American, woman, mother, etc.
What makes me not share these feelings is possibly giving validity to those who are not considered a part of these groups, but may think the same negative thoughts...A sort of protective move, though irrational.
Another issue is, I am not going to discuss the ills of a culture with someone who has not taken time to research that culture past media observations.
Does anyone else feel this way?
How do you counter these bad feelings? What rationale do you use in order to do so?
I'm having a hard time expressing myself here. You all may understand what I'm asking though
But I was looking at the controversial First Nations thread, and I realized that I do feel this way sometimes about groups I identify with in one way or the other. Maybe not as extreme, but I do find myself in annoyance with certain aspects of the groups I can be classified in: African-American, woman, mother, etc.
What makes me not share these feelings is possibly giving validity to those who are not considered a part of these groups, but may think the same negative thoughts...A sort of protective move, though irrational.
Another issue is, I am not going to discuss the ills of a culture with someone who has not taken time to research that culture past media observations.
Does anyone else feel this way?
How do you counter these bad feelings? What rationale do you use in order to do so?
I'm having a hard time expressing myself here. You all may understand what I'm asking though