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Another Thought

My relaxing time in the evenings really does seem to clear my mind, and get me thinking all at the same time. Here we go: 

When this all started- when the deaths of men by police really caught the news this year- I was really not on any side. If I had to choose one, I am not sure what I would do. I would join the protestors because what was done was wrong, but I would not because I was sure that not all police are like that. And if I have not mentioned it enough, I hate that police only get negative attention. No one ever recognizes them for all the good they do for this country. 

But, it has really gotten me thinking. People have made claims like "You have to choose a side" or "You can't be in-between" and while I agree with that, and I am on the #BLM side in all reality, I think these thoughts need to be mentioned.

Yes, I was sheltered as a child and my parents kept me pretty sheltered still. But, when all of this happened people were accusing you of being racist or claiming that they were not. People made comments like that if you are not anti-racist that you are racist. The sad reality to all of this is I noticed how much my life changed when all of this came. Every time I saw a show, watched something on YouTube, or really anything ALL I could see was the different colors. Not that I wanted to treat anyone different, but it really started to catch my attention. Like I have mentioned in comments before, I looked at my favorite singers and I noticed most of them were not white. See, before all of this I never said anything like "You have a different skin color so I don't like your music." In fact, the way they looked never crossed my mind. In YouTube videos or movies, I never paid attention to skin color (for me, if anything I noticed girl's hair- was it long or short, straight or curly, but this is a different story) but only noticed how well they acted. Now, those things start to stand out. I often think "I wonder what their opinions are on what is going on?" or "I wonder how much abuse they have had to deal with because of those who are racist?" So, if I had to choose a side I am totally anti-racist. But, I think it is important to know that many police are to, and maybe even some of those who seem to be stopping the riots are simply doing their job. They don't all want to get physical. Many of them give out plenty of warnings before actually doing any damage. 
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