supermom's profile at Help.com

User Involvement

Last 3 Posts Authored

• I am currently considering relocating from Los Angeles, CA to Austin, TX. posted (3 years) ago
  I have some family and friends in the Austin area and everything that I have read about Austin is wo…

• I have a bit of a sticky situation. posted (3 years) ago
  I live in a duplex and my neighbors are extremely loud and rowdy. I have asked them several times …

• I am the single mother of four children. posted (3 years) ago
  I work hard to provide for my family. As of the past 6 months I have had a very difficult time mak…

• All Claimed Posts »

Last 5 Replies – All 8 replies »

• Catholic,Muslim,Christian,Agnostic,Atheist…whats yor religion..or lack thereof..
  

  I’m more spiritual than religious. I go to church but it’s a non-denominational church, which just more or less focus on the teachings of the bible rather than a bunch of set rules. I have been to some churches that did not allow women to wear pants. I did not agree w/that so I did not go back there. I respect other people’s religious views and I don’t try to force my views down their throats. I think that being open-minded and respecting differences is one of the keys to peaceful co-exsistance.
  - written 3 years ago

• PLEASE REPLY!
  

  boys…
  but there’s nothing wrong with a woman who takes the lead.
  - written 3 years ago

• do you think that racism still alive today?
  

  I agree with you animal. And that’s my point. Regardless of how some people may think of the word, it is what it is. Which is why it just should not be used. We are all brothers and sisters. I too have children and I don’t raise them to focus on a person’s outward appearance. In this day and age we have far greater things to concern ourselves with.
  - written 3 years ago

• do you think that racism still alive today?
  

  Excellent point Animal.
  In response to SweetXPoison: I understand your point. I am African-American by the way. I just used “cracker” as an example, but my point was that there are words that have been assigned to other races that are meant to demean and degrade and I have never heard them using them when referring to themselves. I get that the concept is to turn a negative into a positive by freely using the “N” word and showing that we are no longer what that word was used to describe. The only flaw I see with that is the fact that the word will always be negative. And when we refer to ourselves as a “N” it opens the door for others to call us that as well and some of the others who choose to refer to us by that word may still embrace its original meaning. I would like to know how you would feel if someone who isn’t African-American used the “N” word in the same manner that you do. This could be someone who you know is not racist they just grew up around African-Americans and they feel as comfortable as you do with the word, they just happen to be of another race. This is the situation that someone else posted. He’s not racist but he feels he cannot use the “N” word “without fear of recourse”. We are sending a mixed signal when we say: I’m African-American so I can call my friend the “N” word, but anyone who is not African-American had better not even think about saying that word or else there will be hell to pay.
  There have been studies that have shown when people are regularly referred to by negative words, they eventually take on and start to portray the characteristics of those words. All I’m saying is that we see enough effects of liberal usage of the “N” word. Why not see what could happen if we simply referred to each other by brother or sister?
  - written 3 years ago

• do you think that racism still alive today?
  

  Racism still exsists and it probably always will. I say that because you have to look at the principles on which this country was built. Take a look at the reason slavery was instituted. I will agree that people are more open and accepting to other cultures and I believe that comes from becoming educated about the differences and similarities that we all share and being open-minded.
  
  Now as for the use of the “N” word, I think it’s in poor taste for anyone to use it. I never understood why we as African-Americans would want to embrace such a horrible word. When is the last time you’ve heard a White person yell “What’s up my “Cr@cker”. I’ve never heard any person of any other race refer to themselves or a member of their race by a racial slur. It’s time that we(African-Americans) wake up and stop degrading ourselves. I would love to see us address each other with more positive words. And the reason people of other races don’t feel comfortable using the “N” word, even though they may not be racist, is because they know in the back of their minds that something just isn’t right about it.
  
  Be kind to one another with your words. Because the spoken word is very powerful.
  - written 3 years ago

supermom's conversations are tagged:

Family, single mother, mother, still alive, general, Racism, African American, child support, honestly, religion, Money, opinion, lack thereof, work parttime, neighbors, yor, work fulltime, move right now, second job, decent level, children, sticky situation, work, live, finances