If I saw COLOR before I saw the person and decided they were not for me....
I would never have gotten to go to Stonewall Inn and Maries’s
Crises all in one night.
I would never have
front row seats at shows, after
fabulous dinners
I would never have been a Lady of Honor in a wedding at the Waldorf.
I would be missing out on friends who always know when to comment on how
the color of my eyes match the color of my outfit.
I would never learn that a true friend is one who crosses town in a blizzard because making it to a favorite
aunts wake is really important.
I would never know the person who took better care of my parents than
I did, and who will always be a
sister to me.
I would have had to go the hospital alone the day my mother died if a dear friend with an African name hadn’t insisted on driving me, and when the doctor asked if she was family she said YES and that was that.
I would have been alone at the hospital the day my father was dying if his first client hadn’t come to sit with me, because “Mr Reardon always took care of me and I’m gonna take care of you”.
I would have been alone at the hospital the day my father was dying if his first client hadn’t come to sit with me, because “Mr Reardon always took care of me and I’m gonna take care of you”.
I would still be stranded downtown after the Megabus got in from
Chicago at 1:00 am because no one was willing to come pick me up at that hour.
I would always be worried about my cat when I go out of town.
Instead, I worry that he will get so much love he will be sorry I am back.
I would have been wandering the Cape for hours by myself in
search of a yarn store.
Who would I discuss The Golden Girls and Will and Grace with?
Who would I discuss The Golden Girls and Will and Grace with?
You realize I am using the word “color”
to mean the literal color of a person’s
skin as well as the figurative color of
the flag that represents them, right? If iit's a clunky analogy it is because its so obvious in my head I may not be putting it into words well.
If I saw COLOR before I saw people I would be missing out on a bunch of them..wonderful people who I would be lost without. People I have joyful times with, and people who haven’t been too tired, too busy, too whatever.. .when I have needed them most.
So when it comes to equal rights for all this straight white girl does have a horse in the race because if it effects people I cherish it effects me.
So when it comes to equal rights for all this straight white girl does have a horse in the race because if it effects people I cherish it effects me.
You don’t want to mess with me when I have a cause.