I attended a predominantly black and Chinese school k-12 in the 60s/70s. When not battling each other, the black students in particular took a special delight in bullying white kids like me. A wise and accomplished executive coach helped me understand that these kids likely had parents who experienced Jim Crow and they themselves had bee…
I attended a predominantly black and Chinese school k-12 in the 60s/70s. When not battling each other, the black students in particular took a special delight in bullying white kids like me. A wise and accomplished executive coach helped me understand that these kids likely had parents who experienced Jim Crow and they themselves had been taught to despise white people. Of course at the time I just knew they hated me and wanted to hurt me for no reason other than my skin color. So yes, I was taught at an age too young to process that my skin color was bad and so was I. Humility at this level is really not helpful or constructive for building relationships. I lived in constant fear.
I attended a predominantly black and Chinese school k-12 in the 60s/70s. When not battling each other, the black students in particular took a special delight in bullying white kids like me. A wise and accomplished executive coach helped me understand that these kids likely had parents who experienced Jim Crow and they themselves had been taught to despise white people. Of course at the time I just knew they hated me and wanted to hurt me for no reason other than my skin color. So yes, I was taught at an age too young to process that my skin color was bad and so was I. Humility at this level is really not helpful or constructive for building relationships. I lived in constant fear.
How is this helpful?
When does the cycle stop?