Where I'm Coming From

Every writer comes into the realm of creation with a context, a perspective, a lens. I come into the world of social justice as:

• A woman
• A white woman
• A white middle class woman
• A white midde class educated woman
• A white middle class educated Christian woman
• A white middle class educated evangelical Christian woman
• A white middle class educated evangelical Christian married woman
• A white middle class educated Christian married woman with children
• A white middle class educated Christian married woman with children who lives in Middle America
• A white middle class educated Christian married woman with children who lives in a Middle American city 
• A white middle class educated Christian married woman with children who lives in a Middle American city that is racially divided
• A white middle class educated Christian married woman with children who lives in a Middle American city that is racially divided by a street
• A white middle class educated Christian married woman with children who lives in a Middle American city that is racially divided by a street that I live next to

I could go on, but I don't wish to belabor the point. Swigart Speaks Out is written from MY perspective. My perspective has context. 

That lens is going to effect why and how I write about the things I choose to write about. I just wanted to acknowledge that before we dig into this thing.