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So, I know I've been MIA, my apologies, had some things I had to get in order, and then I got hooked on House of Cards, but I'm back now!
Let the catching up begin!
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Welcome everybody,
I suppose this is where we all sit around in a circle and introduce ourselves. My name is Rosa, I'm new to this blogging thing, but with the current climate of this country I've felt compelled to start this for some time. The idea and reason to come out of my shell and really do this became perfectly clear on November 8, 2016. I, like a lot of Americans, paid close attention to this election because it was supposed to be history making by way of further breaking through another glass ceiling. After spending 8 years being proud that a well spoken, highly educated, family loving, scandal free, black man was leading this country, I was confident going into that day that not only could I do anything in this country that I set my mind to as an African American, but I would also have the confirmation that as a woman anything would be possible as well. Another bonus of this election was Tim Kaine. If you're connected to Virginia in any way, you know who Tim Kaine is. Being born and raised in VA, it felt like a win win, I was going to help elect the 1st female president AND I was going to help elect a man with so much respect surrounding him to be vice president. I attended rallies held in VA, walked miles in the blazing summer sun to a rally held @ a local high school and sat in the blistering cold for hours to attend a rally held @ RIC. Turnout for both was phenomenal, further heightening my confidence that this thing was gonna go our way. I went to my new local polling place (I had just moved), people flowing in and out, optimistic about what the day and night would bring us. After doing my civic duty, I went back to my apartment, let my dog out, and turned on my TV to watch something that would take my mind off of the uncertainty of what was to come. I had already told myself I wasn't going to watch the results because I like many others thought we already knew what the outcome was going to be...but something in my gut told me that I needed to watch and witness this. So, the TV somehow found itself switching back and forth from CNN to MSNBC. The results started rolling in, confidence was still high, however there was a single gut wrenching point of the night when reality started to sink in. All of those, who like me voted for Hilary, know this moment all too well, and even months down to line, the feeling from that moment is still fresh and still a little painful. The results kept rolling in, things increasingly not going in our favor, until it was the end and it felt like the world had ended....he did the impossible... he won. I can remember watching the entire night, messaging back and forth with my girlfriends, when the final results came in, I received multiple messages all at once, all with the same reaction...disbelief. We all shed some tears that night because it became abundantly clear that we have to wait a bit longer to smash through that firm glass ceiling, but that also maybe we haven't made as much progress in this country as SOME would like to believe. Now granted, we've already known this to be true with the increase in visibility surrounding police shootings of unarmed people of color, now let's be perfectly clear, these shootings have been going on since the beginning of time in this country, the lens being focused on them and being broadcast for the entire world to see is increasing, as it damn well should. I believe the pill that was the hardest to swallow was that some 50 million people voted for a celebrity with no public servant experience, a known sexiest, a known racist, a known ableist, a known homophobe, a known anything and everything you can think of to the highest office of the land, and it seemed and still seems that they could care less about the disrespectful and disgusting things that this male (I can't call him a man, men don't do that) has done and said. My reaction ever since that November day has been the same....what the hell...and I've been in a constant state of confusion...hence the name of the site. I shudder every time a news alert pops up on my phone because all I can do is roll my eyes and mutter to myself..."what is going on now??" My vision for this site is to be a platform where human beings of all nationalities, ethnicities, and genders can be informed about what's going on in not only this country, but also the world because the events that are occuring in America, don't just affect America, surprisingly alot people don't realize that. Current events as well as politics will be discussed here, I'm more than aware the opinions, topics, and view points that I share won't be accepted and understood by some and that's perfectly fine, wanna know why? Wait for it...BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE! I'm open and receptive to hearing opinions that differ from my own, that's how we learn, all that is required is people be respectful as you would want somebody to be respectful of you. Age old saying still holds true "if you can't say something nice don't say nothing @ all" (thanks Thumper) is in full effect here....damn shame you still have to tell people that...smh. This is gonna be an interesting 4 years, let's begin shall we.... |
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