RE: Self-racism?
February 9, 2015 at 8:48 am
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2015 at 8:49 am by Alex K.)
(February 9, 2015 at 7:40 am)Nope Wrote:(February 8, 2015 at 10:49 pm)IATIA Wrote: My parents raised six children with that saying and we all turned out just fine. We are not racist nor do we give a shit what deragotory terms or names are thrown around. We learned to consider the source and move on.
My mother raised me by calling me stupid, ugly and a slut among other things. No matter how hard I try, I can't remove that mental tape player that tells me that I am those things. Logically I know they are wrong but I still have a tendency to blame myself when things go wrong. Words hurt. I can't imagine what it does to a child's self image to hear repeatedly that the race that they are born into is somehow of less worth than another race
Jeez, I'm sorry. She must have had some issues with her self esteem, or what can possible make someone punish a child like that.
Child rearing 101, first lesson: be supportive. The end. Seems to be a hard one.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
