Hey, your epidermis is showing!

SKIN: bristly, bumpy, fuzzy, hairy, sweaty, rugged and complex. Because of skin, we’ve reached a lack of empathy towards our fellow beings. But can you truly blame the skin? What about the brain? Isn’t the brain worse! Our brains are far more ugly, slimy and complex than our hides! But oh, I forgot, we all have brains, and all our brains must look the same, and all our brains are the source of judgment, and judgment is not a crime in America. Did you know the average human adult body consists of 6 pounds of skin? Picture a large black male human being. Now picture him with only his boxers on, what are your eyes going to mainly visualize? SKIN!
Now you understand that skin is our judgment source. It is how we tell a person where they are from, how they must act, where they must be going. Arnold H. Glasgow said “The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.” This means that every individual has more interest in their opinions than the facts they see in front of them, which in our history, is the cause of destruction and pain. If you are like me, you are a thinker and you want to know the truth! So I read “THE HELP.” This novel went down to the nitty gritty of the way blacks were viewed during the 1960‘2, generally women.
But you don’t have to be a woman to understand what this book is trying to demonstrate, because the stories this book tells can relate to anyone, and was meant to be read by everyone. Fact: skin color is not the source of a humans actions. Fact: skin color is not our source of our birth place. Naturally, the majority of people will disregard the facts. “The Help” reassures a simple path for unsure people. People who are uneducated about why black is black, why white is white, and why purple is purple! It’s simple, because we were made that way. Just like the zebra was made with stipes, and the jaguar was put on earth with spots. If we can’t accept this fact, or we can’t find a scientific explanation, simply let it go and read. Gain empathy. Strengthen your opinions through the facts in these stories. Become aware of the characters and their lives, because just understanding that these blacks are still people, it should be enough to accept to belive that they can return that empathy towards us. Their are blacks and whites who hate each other, but now it is because of history, and the lack of change that came from it. The book states the truthful feelings, and the individual worth. More than ever, this novel brought anger and shame.