White Savior Complex and Other Things I've Noticed for Years

This has always stewed in my brain for so long. I am still young, "born and raised" in the truth, currently trying to leave but simply to young to be on my own.

One thing I've realized as I got older was how WT only showed certain ethnicity and minorities in their publications. It was either white or black people, and often pictures from Africa. And if they ever did show images that were not from first world countries. It was either in extremely impoverished places with dirt floors and straw roofs. They would never show other ethnicity's with the average suburban house. It's like if they ever showed other races they had to be identified by some stereotypical thing like an outdoor market or some "exotic" looking scenery. It was always white couples heading to some "uncharted" islands or preaching to people in poverty. And then they sell their big house in the suburbs and give up their first world lifestyle so the money could go to their preaching work.

Another issue is being asian myself I do not see a lot of representation of people who look like me at Warwick or Bethel. Now they have the occasional video with asian people but what about the asian brothers? When they have Gilead talks or any other shit that requires a brother speaking, i have NEVER seen someone who is asian or from a asian background speaking. Of course being in the chinese congregation we have asian brothers but theres always a white brother who's talk everyone enjoys much more. Now that I think about it, we always have white brothers or couples come and "visit" our congregation as a form of "encouragement." And everyone always wanted to be around them or rely on them. Parents tell their kids to be more like them and whatnot.

Its just super frustrating to notice all this but not be able to tell my bible teachers incase they start to suspect im doubting the "truth" and the organization. I'm sorry its so messy, I always forgot my thoughts and had to cram everything down before I forget my anger.