what is going on???

man. everyone has opinions here, feels entitled to and righteous about those opinions. moreover entitled to share them, even when they are patently false. then media, operating under the guise of news, decides to sensationalize irrational pieces from emotional people who are not in an appropriate state of mind or awareness or even have factual basis. especially given the complex healthcare machine that has resulted from the ethos of the country. and all the horseradish is perpetuated through social media. piss off.

what is up with the mistrust of agencies designed to project? no they are not flawless, however being critical requires thinking about ALL policies not just those we disagree with.

what is up with patient entitlement?? no, you don't always know best! or better than people who have extensively studied how to treat your disease? doctors aren't always right, they aren't always free of biases, but generally their actions are thought out, and probably more so than someone who perceives unfair or inadequate treatment without disclosing specific details and doing appropriate discourse on why they received a particular plan of care.

what is the point of going to someone for care then undermining their efforts with chronic and public mistrust?

what is up with the physician hate?

man.

rant.out.

tonight

tonight i feel disconnected.  i have not found a single formal caribbean student organization at the university.  i am disappointed ---i simply cannot be the only one.

much less likely is a graduate student presence for either caribbean descended or work related interest groups.

on more than one occasion i have been told "you're probably going to have to identify with either the Latino student organization, or the African /African American student organizations" ... well ... i am neither.

my other thought for the night has been sparked a few things ... conversation around the new york times article on Shonda Rhimes (and responses)... emma watson's UN speech on feminism ... and the barrage of carnival related pictures, videos and posts on my ever informative facebook feed.

again, i do not stand on a moral soapbox.  i am simply reflecting, hopefully in a culturally humble, inoffensive, unbiased manner.

within each identity (ethnic minority, female gendered) are great inequities.  it is easy to feel them, be cognizant.  but at what point are we obligated, if ever, to take a stance through action?  conversation is wonderful, but stagnant inaction results in perpetuation.

when in a position of prominence and power, are we obligated to take a stance? to be that leader for whatever community may identify with us?  is that placing an unfair burden in an already burdensome situation fraught with the sheer stress associated with finding yourself there -in power, fighting the powers around you, to assert yourself as competent and strong, but understanding and flexible? no, it shouldn't be your burden alone to address or attempt to change.

being marginalised, advocating for something, --we can be typecast.  while it is not our problem to solve, we become bound to the perceptions others have of us and our work.  can we ever extricate ourselves from the big picture associated with us?  can we facilitate (or force) changes in perception?  are we then limited to work in the confines of that identity, because no matter what we do we are restricted?

as women, we should stand up for women.  she for she.  but that times article was just ... she for herself.

how do we stimulate broader conversations on race, ethnicity and the stereotypes?