As we are reading the hundreds of “I am ___ but also ___” statements,
we are reading a lot of powerful statements, but also a lot of more
light hearted responses. At first we struggled to decide whether or
not to include these responses in our culminating project. However, I
feel that the light hearted responses are just as important as the
more personal ones. Some of us are not as comfortable revealing
something so close to us whether or not it is anonymous, which is OK.
We have had a lot of fun reading light hearted responses in class, and
recognize that this is just as much a part of your identity as things
that may be more personal. However, some responses seem to stick out
more than others. For example as we were reading a lot of responses in
class, puzzled at some, and laughing at others “I am a rape victim,
but also recovering.” Although we try to give each response equal
importance, statements such as these cannot be ignored. Powerful
statements like this help us all put our personal identities in
prospective. Although we are all struggling in certain areas, none of
us can know exactly what other people struggle with every day. I feel
that this shows our project is working well to encourage difficult
conversations on the Clemson campus.
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