what the hell is going on around here?!

Social media is inundated with #blacklivesmatter; which is then countered with #alllivesmatter.

Yes, all lives should matter, but they currently don’t matter equally. There’s an implied ‘too’ at the end of #blacklivesmatter.

As a white South African, I know about the stigma of being a racist. White = racist in SA; it’s one of the reasons I left because you can call me a lot of things but NEVER call me a liar or a racist. I’ll straight up lose my shit.

My brother & I were fortunate enough to go to a private Catholic school in the 80’s, which was multi-racial before it was legal in SA. We grew up not knowing what apartheid was. It was a concept that only really hit home when we went to the regular public high school and our friends weren’t allowed to go there until they opened the schools 3 years later. Don’t bloody call me racist!

Seeing what’s going on in the US and it’s the same but without an official name. It’s not labeled so it’s somehow OK to push people around and treat them as less under the guise of something else. LIFE MATTERS. It doesn’t matter whose life it is. At the moment, some lives are valued less than others because the outer packaging comes in a different shade.

What the bloody hell is wrong with people?! How is it, that as the most evolved species *and I use that term lightly!* are we this pathetic and destructive?!

In SA apartheid created a system where entire demographics were excluded from basic education. They’re reaping the toll of that decision now. In the US, people have access to the same education system yet still cannot find a way to live with people that don’t have the same reflections they do. WHY?!

The candidates running for office terrify the bejesus out of me because it’s a case of which flavour of madness do you want to sign up for over the next 4 years. Neither.

Aggression and anger are at max level mental right now and it’s breaking me on the inside. Y’all are at a 12, I need you at a 2. Calm the hell down!

In a country that prides itself on defending the weak and rescuing those who have no voice, HOW THE BLEEDING HELL is this still happening?!

Author: MacScottie

I'm a South African-born American who dabbles in writing, photography and cookery. I lived in England for 6 years before moving to America. My first trip to Scotland was in 2003 and it was love at first sight. 4 trips later & I'm now on a quest to find a way back to my soul-home in Scotland. I've picked up favourite foods in each place I've lived so I'm a product of all the places I've been. A sprinkling of this, a dash of that and in an emergency, a generous splash of Scotch! View all posts by MacScottie