I created this "vlog" (video-blog) to deal with and talk about a problem I've had with certain friends.
Perhaps you've had the same problem where some of your, in my case, friends who are White (or the reverse or generally interracial) don't give you proper "consideration" in your friendship, where consideration is a kind of contract that all friendships have -- a contract of basic expectations of treatment.
In other words, while you call them, they don't call you, or if you are dealing with someone who's racist, they tell you that you "see racism" rather than coming to your aide.
Or they are your friends as long as they're able to take advantage of you or get information from you, but when they get around their friends, you suddenly don't exist.
I'd like to know your response to my video and your view.
Thanks.
I totally agree with your 'message to friends not acting like friends'. after having lived in many cities around the world and settling here in the bay area, I am saddened by how segregated it is here. It is actually better in the east bay (my wife and I live in Oakland) but SF is still separated into 'villages';the mission, the tenderloin, the sunset....all very different racially and culturally and they don't mix???? the result is that people still see race. they don't know how to be considerate or even comfortable around one another. The result: feelings are hurt, people are angry, friendships are lost and we as a community are not moving forward.
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