tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038715.post112144519807243153..comments2023-09-24T07:47:43.839-04:00Comments on StarSpangledHaggis: Two Teeth and No BrainsEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587216740731401718noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038715.post-1121658352354546842005-07-17T23:45:00.000-04:002005-07-17T23:45:00.000-04:00In my long life, I have never been on the receivin...In my long life, I have never been on the receiving end of a blatant and unmistakably racist remark. I have been accompanied with people when they were the object of such remarks. It stung me then, <I>but I am sure not as much as I imagine it stung my friends</I> at the time. And I am equally at a loss to feel the depth of E's distress and anger.<BR/><BR/>Many times during my long life I have also been caught off guard, and had to confront myself, my feelings, and my attitudes towards others: were my words, actions, and thoughts <I>fair</I> toward another person? My recent brief stay in Jamaica occasioned my latest self-reassessment.<BR/><BR/>I feel we must never be complacent - and always vigilant - about our own behavior. This is true even more so now as profiling of folks of Middle Eastern descent is becoming semi-official policy.Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038715.post-1121489686498206632005-07-16T00:54:00.000-04:002005-07-16T00:54:00.000-04:00Dear Bambina:It's not the colour of your skin, you...Dear Bambina:<BR/><BR/>It's not the colour of your skin, your eyes, or your hair that matters. But rather the colour of your heart. Many are charred black and unmoving. Some bleed red and throb for affection. Some are dipped in gold and pulse with vitality. Some are all three. <BR/><BR/>Momma will teach you about these things and more, so when you get old enough, listen to her well.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122182645880132705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038715.post-1121485454349044952005-07-15T23:44:00.000-04:002005-07-15T23:44:00.000-04:00And I should amend my statement about it being the...And I should amend my statement about it being the "most racist thing" I'd ever heard. It was the most racist thing ever said to ME about my family. The most racist thing I ever heard was in Georgia when we were out with our friend who happens to be African-American. THAT was the most racist thing, that I won't reprint here, I have ever heard. I couldn't sleep that night thinking about it; he is from Alabama so he was sadly not that shocked or stunned. Big wake up for the white girl from the Northeast, lemme tell ya. Racism exists! Who knew?!Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587216740731401718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038715.post-1121475392119202322005-07-15T20:56:00.000-04:002005-07-15T20:56:00.000-04:00Should have been 'permits self-care'.Should have been 'permits self-care'.Integrated Systemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326071120855371015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038715.post-1121475356816699412005-07-15T20:55:00.000-04:002005-07-15T20:55:00.000-04:00It's hard not to get upset at the stupid, but clea...It's hard not to get upset at the stupid, but clearly she was stupid. And ill-mannered, but that's another story. I do despair sometimes when I realize that many, many people are running around making decisions (and raising children) with no greater mental resources than an IQ just a hair bove the borderline that warrants self-care.Integrated Systemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326071120855371015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038715.post-1121463552847859032005-07-15T17:39:00.000-04:002005-07-15T17:39:00.000-04:00I don't get anyone who says ANY group of people ar...I don't get anyone who says ANY group of people aren't or can't be racist; anyone who is human (sad to say) is capable of pointless, ignorant hatred or bias. So, yeah, African Americans can be racist. Humanity rocks!<BR/><BR/>Sorry, was that too bitter? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com