{"id":276,"date":"2013-04-30T11:30:49","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T15:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ohsodj.wordpress.com\/?p=276"},"modified":"2013-04-30T11:30:49","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T15:30:49","slug":"which-america-do-you-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"Which America Do You Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Don\u2019t know if everyone has been keeping up with this, but\u2026For the first time in this Georgia \u00a0school’s history, black and white students attended the prom together over the weekend<\/a>.\u00a0 SMH …<\/p>\n

The integrated prom was from the work of four students at Wilcox County High School in Rochelle – two black, two white.<\/p>\n

Apparently for decades, students attended two proms \u2014 one for white and one for black students.\u00a0\u00a0Recently, students lobbied to end the separate proms, but the school refused to act because the proms were organized by students and parents, not the staff.<\/p>\n

Let me pause. This story is definitely on the crazy end of the spectrum.\u00a0 But just as quickly as my outrage rose, it\u2019s dropped.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Without getting too high on my soapbox, I want to comment on this story because it seems so absurd from some of the stories we\u2019re used to hearing about.\u00a0 I know we all like to say we\u2019re astonished that this is still happening in America of all places, but honestly this is the America that I know.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure where the \u201cwe\u2019re all equal\u201d America is located on the globe.\u00a0 Perhaps it\u2019s because of the stories that the media chooses to publish.\u00a0 However, I\u2019ve never visited that place –\u00a0 and yes I was born and raised in the states. Now, don\u2019t get me wrong, I believe the U.S. is the best country in the world for a plethora of great reasons.\u00a0 I believe we\u2019ve evolved into a place that\u2019s more socially tolerable and where instances like this are becoming more rare.\u00a0 However, they exist way more than mainstream media is made aware of.\u00a0\u00a0 And I don\u2019t say that from a malice place. It\u2019s just a fact. It is, what it is<\/a>.\u00a0 At this very moment, we\u2019re locked in an ethical battle of the wills and treating people like second class citizens for their sexual preference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, this in no way makes me dislike entire groups of people for the actions of a few. \u00a0However, I do speak objectively and I want people to know that this particular story is far more in line with the real America than most would like to believe. Let\u2019s stop choosing to be so blind to our errs. That is all.<\/p>\n

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