Truth is...
In one of my honors courses we're currently talking all about race and the effect it has; especially when we treat each other different. The truth affects people of color, they are important human beings and that is the truth it's also true that they get targeted for some pretty nasty stuff.
The documentary, 13th, talks about the unjust prison population and the unfair and unusual number of black males. I see this as a problem we can talk about so we can make it better. However, a lot of people don't see it that way, they choose instead to view the documentary as biased even though all documentaries are like that. Some are so lost in their own privilege they haven't been able to look at the other side.
Privilege isn't a bad thing, we can use it to make a healthy change. If we all stood up for what we believed in, the world would continue to change for the beauty we searched for 200 hundred years ago. People hide the truth when they are afraid of change. I think a lot of people are afraid right now, if you flip the lense though, I know people would find the truth to be a little easier then originally thought. When people are afraid of change it stumps growth which has never been ideal.
Change is always relevant, change will always be hard. It's extremely ironic how so often people are scared of things changing against them. For example: being treated the way others have been treated. They fail to see if everyone treated everyone kindly, they wouldn't have to worry so much.
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