A View of a "Bright Future" from the Dentist's Chair??
A glimpse of future possibilities that are uplifting, promising, and encouraging; is hard to come by these days. Yesterday, I saw one. A young, black, female, approximately 21 years of age, was the Dental Assistant who worked with the dentist I visited. She was extremely personable, and mentally and emotionally "on her game". I calculated that she may never have the worries of the "temporary" worker that is multiplying so rapidly in this country. She picked the right field, and has tremendous room to grow, both in her field and in personal income.
She told me she finished a high school here that has one of the worst reputations in the School System. The black students there have walled themselves off in a part of the school they call "Africa". In spite of it all, she ignored them, remained focused, gaining the STEM skills she needed to become a Dental Tech.
If she manages her "love" life well, she is on her way! As a black female in the United States, she has opportunities that other black females on the planet do not have; but the dangers she faces are grave.
She was raised in the rural deep South until her early teens. That probably explains her passage. The move was timed well in terms of her matriculation. The opportunities here are far greater than in the deep rural South, for any female; regardless of color.
Hollywood is in high gear, mind-effin' young girls with images of "prince charming", "princesses of various stripes", and similar bullsh*t ; that leads most young females into the life traps that await them.
Add to that the peculiar mix of female gender messages extant in virtually all advertising, and young females have to be EXTREMELY strong to resist falling victim to the future prepared for them by our "culture". Non-white females, and especially black females face horrible health risks also (they are still the highest risk group for contracting AIDS).
Stay Vigilant! Keep a "level" head!
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