Random Acts of Kindness: Surprise one of your neighbors With a Bag of Grocery!

Black People Loot and White People Find Groceries!

"Flickr user dustin3000 uploads two similar news photos that show flood victims in New Orleans wading in chest-deep water. In each, a person appears to be dragging a bag or box or two of food or beverages.

The images were shot by different photographers, and captioned by different photo wire services. The Associated Press caption accompanying the image with a black person says he's just finished "looting" a grocery store. The AFP/Getty Images caption describes lighter skinned people "finding" bread and soda from a grocery store. No stores are open to sell these goods" (Flckr user Dustin300, BoingBoing)


Where's the love?

Show it by bying grocery for your new neighbors. Surprise them and show your love. You are living among people who don't have anything. Yet, they have children to feed. Buy a bottle of milk and some juice for them. Feed them and reach out to them. We are all human beings who can get hungry and thirsty.

In harsh conditions, Blacks, Caucasians, Asians or any ethnic groups can resort to uncivilized acts. Survival acts.

This past week gives us some proof of the great length that people can to go to survive. It's worth mentioning the controversy that pushed Yahoo News photo to remove a picture of a white couple carrying groceries from a looted store and that of an African American also carrying groceries from the same store. The Black American was portrayed as a looter while the caucasion cauple, as grocery finders. The worst thing is that AFP forced its clients, including Yahoo to remove only the white couple's picture. The black guy's pic is still there. Is it done in a way to show that the Black guy was truly looting. Yes, there was looting in most places in New Orleans. It's even reported that some police were distributing things, items to hungry and thirsty people. The police needed clothes and socks to keep dry. They had lost everything too.

What should the international community think about something like this?

Hatred, racism and discrimination limit our actions and acts of kindness. When we have them, we become blind. We don't seem to be able to function well. We regard those who are different from us as strangers or enemies. We are not quick to respond and help them out. These biases prevent us from seeing people as people. Why do we have to label first?


What if these three people had a totally different story? What if they came out or survived to tell us about their nightmarish crossings? They could tell us they were not into looting. They were just crossing. Would all the networks change the story.

It seems that one way or the other, race always puts out its ugly head everywhere in America.

Source:http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/30/black_people_loot_wh.html