You're right, I'm left-handed

Lefties quietly manage and adapt in a right-handed world.

Lefties creatively navigate surroundings which are majorly designed for right-handers. Unless you're left-handed, the only way you could relate is if you happened to use something designed specifically for left hand use. 


August 13th is Left Handers Day.


Here are some interesting facts about left-handed folks.






There are those who are right-handed, left-handed, and
those who are ambidextrous.





So, there's nothing wrong being dominant with either
hand or hands.
Use them well to do whatever is good, lovely, kind, and
beneficial in all you do.

And, that's all I have to say on this subject.

Shamed and humiliated to death

Remember Tyler Clementi?

He was in college and a short video was leaked by his roommate showing Tyler being intimate with another man. When Tyler learned about the video, he took his own life by jumping off a bridge.

It's quite possible to ascertain Tyler became distressed, unsettled and overwhelmed with depression, shame and humiliation when he heard his privacy had been violated and leaked.

Tyler's not here to describe exactly how he felt, but more so than not, he probably was very distressed and horrified to learn his privacy has been violated and viewed by others.

Monica Lewinsky voiced that she had thoughts of suicide after her 1995-97 affair with then-President Bill Clinton become headline news. She was in her early 20's at the time.
The thoughts to end her life were not carried. She went on to earn a Master's degree in Social Psychology and today she has positioned herself to be of help to others by working for anti-bullying organizations.

Feelings of shame and humiliation can be experienced when your intimate/private life is publicized without permission.
This can be a very distressing experience for anyone which can bring about extreme emotional turmoil and if that person doesn't seek professional help to deal with their emotions, a person can resort to retreating and withdrawing from their normal activities and even contemplate and attempt suicide to escape from the excruciating pain of being humiliated.

Here's an article how humiliation can lead to suicide and 6 steps to talk a man out of suicidality.
( I trust will also work to talk a woman out of suicidality)

Here's an article with video about shame being connected with suicide.


I am not a professional counselor,
so please seek professional advice immediately if you are experiencing any emotional turmoil from any upsetting situation.
Professional counselors are skilled in helping a person overcome trauma and the distressed feelings with solutions to help get past feelings of suicide.
Bad things can happen to good people.
There is hope and there will be good times again if you give healing and help a chance.
There is a tomorrow and there is hope.

Stop reverse discrimination!

The bakers who refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding are victims of reverse discrimination.

wedding cake

Photo credit: matthew_hull from morguefile.com

This article made me ponder about the bakers in this case and their religious beliefs.

Had the request been for a cake only, that was alright.
The bakers declined only because they objected to the message that was requested to be put on the cake. The bakers declined this because it was in violation of their religious beliefs and practices.


The message of the Word of God says to love your neighbor,
and it also says to turn from those things spelled out clearly to not be just, righteous,
honorable and true according to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 

Supporting marriage between a man and a woman is honorable, according to the Word of God.
Supporting marriage between two men or two women is not honorable, according to the holy scriptures.
1Corinthians 7:38 
Hebrews 13:4

What is honorable?

The baker being sued for discrimination was wrong.
They were within their religious rights to decline a clear support of gay marriage.

If the cake had to have the words,' support gay marriage' on it, I guess the customer could have added the wording at a later time outside the bakery.

To claim discrimination against anyone who does not support a lifestyle which isn't theirs is reverse discrimination.
In this case, that would be saying supporting gay marriage trumps anyone who doesn't support gay marriage.
It's discrimination to forbid or keep any person from practicing their religious beliefs even in their place of work. The bakers weren't halting the gay marriage from going forth. The baker was discriminated against for following his faith which is in his right to act upon. 


Can we respectful others who are not of the same beliefs or lifestyle?

We really ought to communicate cordially and tactfully with each other even if religious and lifestyle differ.

The world is full of people of various lifestyle practices and religious beliefs.
The courts would be packed full of discrimination cases if every time you met 

with someone who chose to not join with you on your beliefs or lifestyle.

When a conflicting situation arises, take one's business elsewhere.
Why force someone to go against their faith?

I don't hear Christian's screaming, 'Discrimination!'

Coloring/darkening the skin is controversial and offensive

People of color have endured harassment and oppression throughout history. They have a legitimate right being sensitive about having been treated unfairly or disrespectfully. No one ought to treated unfairly due to the amount of melanin in their skin.

To anyone who's suffered oppression, reminders of oppression, (viewing or hearing about a person darkening their skin to look like a person of color), naturally will be viewed as offensive and racist.
This is what blackface does and no one wants to be offended or be reminded of past insults or mockery.

Every person of every shade and hue of skin rightfully 

deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, equally.

What contributes to the color/pigmentation of skin

Here is a list of words to describe skin color.


I have two questions-

1. Is it possible to portray someone of darker skin color than your own to honor          and person positively?
2. Is it possible for a person of color to view 'blackface' other than being an act of      racism?

The answers of these questions are complex and depends upon many factors and actually may not be answerable.

Two examples-

For instance, Zwarte Piet. is depicted annually in the Netherlands during a St. Nicholas festival. People darken their faces and dress up to remember 'Black Pete", who was a Moor from Spain (which I think may actually be an Arab or Muslim).

And this presenter in South Korea accused of blackface. This presenter may have darkened his face as a visual flattery and acknowledgment of his positive liking of a certain character of color.


I believe the answers depend on the intention, the situation, and the perception.

Even if the intention is clearly stated that blacken face is not meant to be offensive but be an artistic expression to favorably and adequately re-enact or portray a person of color, a blacken face can still be viewed to be in poor taste and/or viewed as offensive and racist.

Even if the situation is meant to honor a person of color, the honoring done in blackface may still be viewed as offensive and racist.
(even the term 'person of color' can be controversial terminology. )

Even if a person of color views the intent and the situation favorably as the person in blackened face wants it to be, not every other person of color is going to view a blackened face that same way.


Remember-

What's right and well-meaning by one isn't necessarily right and well-meaning to another concerning blackface as Megyn Kelly had once thought.


People's sensitivities are heightened concerning any reminder of persons being offended and a person darkening their face to resemble a person of color is considered an offensive, racist, insensitive act.


Squelch any urge to blacken your face because the controversy and damage of doing so is reason enough not to go there. 


'Persons of color' may be a term referencing more than one specific nationality, minority or race of  people.