Perceptions

What would you do if you saw a black man at the playground eyeing a nine year old red headed white girl, who then walks up behind that girl and grabs her from behind? What would you think if she turned around and said "daddy!"? How about if her mother, a black woman, then walked up and joined them?

I was reading a story in Newsweek about a black couple who adopted a fair skinned, red headed, white girl, and the different reactions they get when they go out. For years it has been accepted that white families can adopt babies of another race, but never do you hear of, or see a black family adopting a white baby. Many whites, and even some blacks, find it troublesome, but for different reasons. That's the problem with us humans, we judge each other for what we look like, and not for who we really are. I know that for most of my young life I got by on my looks. I was a somewhat good looking, thin, white guy, and I know that I got at least a couple of jobs because I looked like the guy they were looking for. At least one of those jobs I was totally unqualified for.

That’s why I found it funny last week when the big story was the frumpy woman from Scotland, who made a splash because she could actually sing. Holy crap, stop the presses, ugly people are capable of carrying a tune! Most people who make it big in show business are usually pretty good looking. In fact record producers can take a talentless, yet pretty young thing like Ashlee Simpson, and through the miracle of electronics, make her into a recording star. You never see unattractive, hideous, repulsive people making it as a star. Well, there are exceptions, Amy Winehouse seems to be making a living.