{"id":3473,"date":"2015-06-19T07:37:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T12:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2015-06-19T08:14:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T13:14:31","slug":"charlestonshooting-reflections-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2015\/06\/charlestonshooting-reflections-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"#CharlestonShooting: Reflections-Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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On Wednesday evening, June 17, Dylan Roof attended a Bible Study service at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. After studying with members of the congregation for about an hour, he promptly got up and started shooting. Before he left, nine people, including the pastor, South Carolina State Senator, Clementa Pickney were dead. Here at R3, we thought we would collect some of the raw emotions from people who are grieving this act of terrorism.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read part 1 here<\/a><\/p>\n

Christian Kirk<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s so exhausting to see all of these black bodies slain, abused and exploited and still have to deal with white friends and loved ones who maintain that these are just \u201cisolated incidents\u201d\u2026rather than indicative of our country\u2019s culture. I\u2019m tired of being angry. I\u2019m tired of being sad. I\u2019m tired of protesting. I\u2019m tired of explaining why racism is not a figment of black imagination. I\u2019m tired of the misery racism causes. I\u2019m tired of people who would rather stick their heads in the sand than acknowledge what is happening.<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Allen Murdock<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have no words. Just\u2026 no words. Mainly because I believe my words would fall upon the ears of two groups of people: (1) The people who, like me, are outraged and for whom my words are unnecessary, and (2) the people who cannot see the larger picture, who believe that I am being unreasonable, the people who will argue that one racist shooter doesn\u2019t equal a culture of racism, the people who are \u2013 in essence \u2013 the problem. For the latter, this post will be written off as another unfounded rant from an angry black person. For the latter, this post is offensive because they don\u2019t see color and therefore can\u2019t be racist. For the latter, the rose-tinted world in which they live has been devoid of racism since Obama took office. For the latter, understanding of the overarching problem will never happen because they refuse to acknowledge the existence of said problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

Valerie C. Cooper<\/a><\/p>\n

This has been such a long, horrible day. Rarely is the evil face of racism, of terrorism, so baldly displayed. I spent today talking to people about violence against black churches. It is so sad and so hard, but also so necessary: people need to know that such violence against black Christians and black churches has a long history in this country. And people need to know that the perpetrators of that violence called themselves Christian, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Brown<\/a><\/p>\n

I honestly want to cry, but my pride won\u2019t let me. That\u2019s a shame. I just want us to wake up from the nightmare we all participate in. Let\u2019s have the real conversation. Let\u2019s stop putting band-aids on the wounds of violence, hate, and racism. Let\u2019s put the real work in to deal with the complexities that plague this great country. I am an American who love my country, and will not stand for pretending things do not exist if I want us to be better. Not looking for copouts, hyperboles, or defensive remarks, only relief from being tired of this mess. It sounded corny then, and still sounds corny now, but I understand it. Can we all just get along? Can we make some changes that shows this land as the melting pot that it should be? No one has time to keep seeing depressive articles rolling down there timeline. I still believe in hope, but this is a weary journey to see it. Let\u2019s keep going, but man, this is annoying.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooke Sarden<\/a><\/p>\n

You do know what you sound like, right, when a racist murderer tells you he is racist and he murders people, and you are still diligently making room for the possibility that he is insane? I am more afraid of you than him. Seems there are more of you than him. There is benefit of doubt and there is denial. And your denial is getting Black people killed. Yours. Yours. Every breath you use to wonder \u201cwhat on Earth is happening these days?\u201d when what is happening is perfectly clear, is a bullet. Every second you waste with your hands in the air wondering what on Earth someone like you can possibly do is a death sentence. How about this: act like the \u201cequality\u201d you wish for among races is real. Don\u2019t wait for it to come. Imagine each one of the people killed were your own \u201creal\u201d brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. Sit with that til it hurts. Do it genuinely and watch that feeling of helplessness give way to conviction. I don\u2019t have any directives for you. It\u2019s hard for me to know exactly what to do myself some days. But enough with the shock and fleeting despair. I can\u2019t tell you how much is enough. Some things we have to figure out for ourselves. We are grown-ups. And like it or not, this is our world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Christopher Driscoll<\/a><\/p>\n

Let this comment sink in:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said blacks were taking over the world. Someone needed to do something about it for the white race.\u201d<\/p>\n

He did this for us. He did this for white America. Let this sink in. How many different ways do we have to hear that white supremacy is a white problem before we finally believe it and take responsibility for it?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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