Just Another Angry Black Jewish Soccer Mom

For those of you who do not have People of Color, non-Christians, or women in your lives to share their stories with you, but are still finding it hard to find the legitimacy in why these groups are freaking out and so scared and angry right now under the Trump administration...I will share with you the personal experiences of my life as a Jewish African American Woman that have "colored" my world view and justified my fear and anger. I am sharing them not because my experiences are exceptional, but because the are so average. I've lived my whole life in the cradle of Liberal New England, so this list could be so much worse. APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FEAR The first time I was called Nigger was in 2nd grade. My White teacher tried to console me by assuring me that I "wasn't really Black, more like Café Ole", making it clear even to my childhood self that being darker was worthy of derision. Since then I have been called Nappy, Monkey, Oreo, and a...

If you are wondering why so many People of Color, non-Christians, LGBTQ people and women you know have lost their damn minds, talking about being scared and being hyper-paranoid and freaking out over nothing, let me try to explain. It's not that we all suddenly went nuts or can't handle people having different political philosophies....it is just that we live with "The Fear". "The Fear" has been here for generations before Trump and will likely continue for many years to come. We usually don't burden those outside our groups with "The Fear" because we know it would upset you and that you could never really understand it till you lived it anyway. The emotional posts you have been seeing are the inner dialog these groups have been having around you their whole lives, so I can understand why they might be disturbing to really see for the first time, so let me break down "The Fear" for you. "The Fear" starts when yo...