Enter and leaving a room isn't something many think about. Maybe we should. Our entrance may upset some sense of balance, whether it be our interrupting a private conversation or simply by turning a light on. Our exit should leave the room no worse than it was before our entrance. You'd be surprised at how many people don't understand this simple concept. One of the things that always fascinates me is the idea that there are everyday things that we do that I have always thought were a given. Again, I am learning they are not. Not all people push chairs back in after they've sat in them, even in shared spaces. Not all people understand there are specific compartments in the dishwasher for plates, bowls, and glasses. Almost nobody seems to realize that little plastic thing is for holding wine glasses steady and even less understand that there's a reason there are six utensil slots: One for dinner forks, salad forks, tablespoons, teaspoons, Knives and other kitchen utensils, such as serving or measuring spoons. The two seconds it takes to put them in with similar utensils makes unloading the dishwasher much more efficient. I will never, for the life of me, understand why anyone would leave a light on in a room they no longer plan to be in. This drives me insane and I'm not even paying an electric bill currently. Taking shoes off in one's house or in another's is a common decency issue, but leaving them in spaces where people could possibly trip over them or at the very least have to move them, is another nonsensical act. I will also never understand the use of a phone's speaker when speaking to someone while sharing a room with another. I can say this with full conviction, nobody cares what you have to say to your friends and we definitely don't care to hear their responses. I will, however, point out that you do learn a lot about what is important enough to warrant a phone call and it's bordering on terrifying how mindless most people's conversations are. I work at a job where a room must be cleaned before we set up and after, then it is cleaned again, all so it can look the same way at 8 AM, 1:30 PM, 5:30 PM, and 8 AM again. I'm not sure why, but this order and desire for cleanliness gives me comfort. As I've said before, I'm not necessarily neat, but I strive for cleanliness. And for God's sake, if you're older than 5, wash your hands after you pee!
This was a post I wrote on Facebook after surprisingly not seeing any moaning about the Documentary by Jose Antonio Vargas, titled White People Dayyum! I just scrolled my timeline and not a single white person got their feelings hurt by White People. I unfortunately haven't seen it, but the number of fake accounts that popped up on twitter, tells me it was a damn good show. Here's the thing. If someone of color aka non-white says "White Privilege," are you offended? If you said yes, then you are exhibiting white privilege. It has nothing to do with how hard you work or study, how you stayed out of trouble, because here's the thing, that is entirely the point. Somewhere out there, there are 100 Black, Spanish, Native American, Arab, Asian, who worked and studied as hard as you and never got in trouble, but they don't have what you "earned" or achieved. Stop looking at the one person you know who isn't white that achieved as your benchmark. Loo
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