Comments on: Black People Love Watermelon

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 22:02:24 +0000

In reply to Ron Gray. I'm pretty sure you were in the training where I didn't know that I was actually pregnant. Miracles for days! And yes, we actually call Jonathan our miracle baby! He is quite addictive.

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:43:48 +0000

In reply to Ron Gray.

Hi Ron

The link should work now.

I love to see how specialists are doing on the other side of their feistiness lol. I’m glad you’ve been able to incorporate it into your work in such a significant way. Thanks for reading and commenting!

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:39:44 +0000

In reply to Karen Ostrowski. Thank you so much for showing up and listening & learning!

By: Karen Ostrowski

Karen Ostrowski — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:32:31 +0000

I am a white female who continues to learn about my privilege and complicit bias. As I read this, my heart once again broke as I learned about something else I never considered. Yes I have heard the watermelon comments before, but I never gave it any thought other than recognizing the bigotry. I would speak up about the bigotry, yet I never understood the effect until now. I never understood the pressure involved with eating watermelon in mixed race gatherings. I never considered that watermelon was just a symbol of so much more. I will never forget this and the depth behind this message. Once again, I know so little and I have so much more to learn about how simple things in my view actually have so much more meaning. So I continue to listen and learn.

By: Ron Gray

Ron Gray — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:09:15 +0000

Hey Jocelyn: Thanks for sharing that piece of information (on watermelons). I did not know any of the backstory and my first thought, when I saw the picture of the little girl, was “What?” Because, of course, I have heard of the stereotype. And, honestly, I always wondered where it came from . Now I know. What a bummer that you feel the need to choose where, when and in what company it feels OK to eat watermelon.

I could not connect with the Vox article via the embedded link. Would it be possible to send a direct link? Or title of the article?

From an old White man – Ron Gray (by the way – you were my educator on GRM last year – remember me getting feisty about agreeing not to drink at all over the weekend?) By the way, I didn’t drink that weekend. But, I think you did a great job and I regularly use GRM in my private MFT practice. So much so, that I’ve changed my practice scope to be solely on grief, loss and associated trauma.

And – how is that beautiful baby of yours (I think of as the miracle baby)?