Oh my gosh, this is so touching and artful Garrett! I hope this will be in your book, or a book, or something that brings it to a much-deserved wide audience. You had me at Fugazi and Husker Du--how cool was that of you! Thanks for sharing and writing it so beautifully.
Oh man, I also really grew up defining myself against the people I grew up around, and then coming to learn how much more there was to being a decent person than just being oppositional about one particular flavour of other people's behaviour, so that part really resonated with me. Fuck yeah Ms. Swerdlin! And also, what a fun clip of Bad Mouth, that really made me feel some feelings.
Sep 17, 2022·edited Sep 17, 2022Liked by Garrett Bucks
As BW, it is interesting to read about your school experience as a WM. I wish you tapped more into how you came to a realization with your privilege when you were enrolled in Thunder Hill elementary school.
As a Black child. I distinctly remember watching my white male counterparts receive better treatment than myself, such as the teacher would actually select them when they raised their hands. The teacher would acknowledge the white kid's parents with enthusiasm and practically ignore my Black parents upon child pickup. The teacher would be ENTHUSIASTIC when a white child got the answer correct but SUPRISED when the minority student got the answer correct and plenty more examples. I wish you could have delved more into how you realized you were privileged when you left the predominantly white elementary school in Montana and entered a diverse school in Maryland.
"kindness as a badge of exceptionalism isn’t quite kindness after all." OOF.
Oh my gosh, this is so touching and artful Garrett! I hope this will be in your book, or a book, or something that brings it to a much-deserved wide audience. You had me at Fugazi and Husker Du--how cool was that of you! Thanks for sharing and writing it so beautifully.
Oh man, I also really grew up defining myself against the people I grew up around, and then coming to learn how much more there was to being a decent person than just being oppositional about one particular flavour of other people's behaviour, so that part really resonated with me. Fuck yeah Ms. Swerdlin! And also, what a fun clip of Bad Mouth, that really made me feel some feelings.
As BW, it is interesting to read about your school experience as a WM. I wish you tapped more into how you came to a realization with your privilege when you were enrolled in Thunder Hill elementary school.
As a Black child. I distinctly remember watching my white male counterparts receive better treatment than myself, such as the teacher would actually select them when they raised their hands. The teacher would acknowledge the white kid's parents with enthusiasm and practically ignore my Black parents upon child pickup. The teacher would be ENTHUSIASTIC when a white child got the answer correct but SUPRISED when the minority student got the answer correct and plenty more examples. I wish you could have delved more into how you realized you were privileged when you left the predominantly white elementary school in Montana and entered a diverse school in Maryland.