Show From Harlem to Utah an outspoken survivor 1 Terry Dillon Associate Editor THIRTY THIRTY SEVEN SEVEN years old without a line or wrinkle on her face Rene Small is often assumed to be about twenty years old by the twenty ty year old guys who want to date her But she's not having any of that Small is a survivor who likes to take her time getting to know people people especially especially men Society wants you to be nasty said Small As a divorced woman who has known major abuse she explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex You still have pride and emotions but people dont don't want to hear you cry She asked for us to consider consider consider con con- sider the case of a married woman who suffers from a facial facial facial fa- fa cial tick brought on by repeatedly being slapped in inthe inthe inthe the face People will ask Hey why is your eye winking like that The woman al already already already al- al ready feels ugly enough she doesn't need her eye to be winking uncontrollably too Small explained Men want to create fear I Iam Iam Iam am not one of these women who will put up with that Also I am not interested in bringing forth 14 children because because because be be- cause I dont don't want a daycare in my very own home she said Small moved to Utah from Harlem in 1982 because of her em employment ploy iI n t wit with h American merican Express This was a healthy change said Small New NewYork NewYork NewYork from the fast lane in IV York where I was running at about 80 mph In Utah I am doing about 40 mph I dont don't have wrinkles be be- f cause I get away from stress I baby myself with liquid baby soap baby lotion baby oil and aloe veraI veraI veraI vera I mentally prepare for what I can expect from my day here in Utah by reminding reminding reminding remind remind- ing myself that through the course of the day I am going to meet one ignorant individual individual individual in in- who hasn't encountered encountered encountered en en- countered a black person one who feels above me because of his her light complexion and one who would like to approach me but doesn't know how What makes me angry is when someone says I dont don't like Negros' Negros Negros' Negros in this day and age The expression is black or American African-American not Negro and Caucasian It also makes me very insulted when white people tell racist jokes around me I dont don't even like blonde jokes When someone insults me melike melike melike like this I will just tell them to have a good and wonderful day From then on I try to avoid them them them-or or else look said People P e 0 pie who a are r e- e em m my y friends whom I care about will know right away where e ethey they stand with me If something something something some some- thing they do disrespects me I tell them right now That may be hard but it is really the best way I am going after a Juris Doctorate degree I know w a lot about law and about human motivations In the case of Hill and nd Judge Thomas for example I see a love triangle I see Hill as a vengeful woman She wouldn't have call called ed up Thomas Thom as to wish him happy marriage and a happy life with his white wife unless she was really angry at him That's like me saying to someone who has insulted d me have a good and wonderful day Hill never saw Thomas after that phone call until she had an opportunity to I 4 s sf sri f ri photo by Ed isle Lite Rene Small I I hurt him She wanted to see him go down but all she did was deface herself she added Material things get destroyed or decay but emotions emotions emotions emo emo- never die cautioned Small Anyone interested in getting getting getting get get- ting to know Small should just walk up to her and introduce introduce introduce intro intro- duce him herself in a friendly friend friend- ly way Say something ing kind she advised Say something to tome me like I like the way you are dressed or I I was attracted attracted attracted at at- to you because of your accent Or r You sound intelligent may I get to know you But dont don't be I afraid of me I have a lot to i share a lot to give If we would all just try we co could ld change things in this country for the better she said |