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Color Blind

Warning this will be a long post but I believe that it will be worth reading....

Today I learned that I AM a racist.

I whom has shown love, kindness and compassion to every being i have encountered.

I whom has always been blind to the different hues of human kind.

I whom is in an interracial marriage with a biracial man.

I AM a RACIST!

I believe that all blood runs red.

I believe that all lives are measured as equal.

I believe that "we" are all afforded the same opportunities in life.

I believe that "we" all have the same rights.

I believe that people should be judged by the content of their character not the color of their skin.

I have never believed that I was more privileged than any other.

How could I possibly be racist?

I live in a naive bubble of false security and false hope!

I AM racist because I believe that all lives ARE measured equally.

They are NOT!

I AM racist because I believe that all people ARE afforded the same opportunities.

Clearly "we" are NOT!

I AM racist because I have failed to see the privilege that came with the color of my skin.

I am racist because of the pretty little bubble that I have been living in.

I have failed to see the reality that lies just beyond the veil.

I have failed to see that by believing and touting words such as "all lives matter" I was perpetuating hatred instead of promoting peace.

All lives do NOT matter!

All lives WILL NOT matter until:

BLACK LIVES MATTER!

MUSLIM LIVES MATTER!

LGBTQ LIVES MATTER!

IMMIGRANT LIVES MATTER!

All lives WILL matter when EVERY life MATTERS!

I have failed to understand why people of color are so ANGRY at the world "we" are living in.

The TRUTH is that we have been living in completely different worlds.

For EVERY time that I have failed to answer a mother's plea to be heard when she has had to bury her baby.... I AM SORRY!

For EVERY senseless MURDER that has been swept under the rug whilst I turned a blind eye for the sake of security and peace within this dillusional bubble.... I AM SORRY!

For EVERY family that has been shattered while I focused solely on strengthening my own.... I AM SORRY!

For EVERY tear that you wept that I failed to weep with you.... I AM SORRY!

For EVERY hurt you have felt that I have not felt with you. ... I AM SORRY!

For EVERY in justice you have fought with out me by your side.... I AM SORRY!

I have FAILED and I AM SORRY!

Today my bubble has been burst....when will you pop yours?..... Feel free to share....let's enlighten the rest of the color blind people