Re: Racism back in fashion, did it ever fade?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 3:38 pm
Falsehoods Unchallenged Only Fester and Grow
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Maybe the driver is nonwhite but wants LEOs to think he is so they won't hassle him. Or maybe he means "certifiable white boy" but spelled it wrongly.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 3:38 pmSo apparently he had been questioned about his whiteness and so had to tell folks that, yes, despite appearances, his is white?
I had forgotten that. Our family (southeast Ohio) stopped calling them "Black toes" in the sixties when we found out they were actually Brazil nuts. That was about the same time we discovered that "mangoes" were actually bell peppers, probably because tropical mangoes started showing up in stores.neonzx wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:44 pm Good grief. It's 2021 and he's been working for 20 months now to get rid of the N-word.
40-something years ago I went on a campaign (not planned) to root out that word from my elders. Including eliminating them from using it for "Black toes" (Brazil nuts).
So damn happy his image is off the company. (still ain't getting pizza from there)
You can control it, and near purge it. There are people who fell into hate groups and, in time, as they saw the error of their ways and how it was consuming them, they were able get out. It is a long process, requires finding people to help, and above all, changing your heart.
How do you might imagine I felt having to educate mature grown adults on this? A kid. My father apologized two decades later. (and yes, this was Ohio when it all happened)much ado wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:35 pmI had forgotten that. Our family (southeast Ohio) stopped calling them "Black toes" in the sixties when we found out they were actually Brazil nuts. That was about the same time we discovered that "mangoes" were actually bell peppers, probably because tropical mangoes started showing up in stores.neonzx wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:44 pm Good grief. It's 2021 and he's been working for 20 months now to get rid of the N-word.
40-something years ago I went on a campaign (not planned) to root out that word from my elders. Including eliminating them from using it for "Black toes" (Brazil nuts).
So damn happy his image is off the company. (still ain't getting pizza from there)
I don't know why -- might be because I knew I was gay-ish then and the stigma I was going through. But everything seemed wrong with that word. I wasn't overtly militant with it, but if someone spoke that word in my presence, they were going to get scolded by a 12yo. Neon could be a prick even way back then.Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:56 am My dad was a racist. My mom was a social justice advocate. The four kids are social justice advocates.
Ummmmm...how did they end up togetherTiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:56 am My dad was a racist. My mom was a social justice advocate. The four kids are social justice advocates.
They both loved music and each other.Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:21 pmUmmmmm...how did they end up togetherTiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:56 am My dad was a racist. My mom was a social justice advocate. The four kids are social justice advocates.
That's what I was going to say. Love will find a way. (wasn't there a song (more than one) about that?)Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:20 pmThey both loved music and each other.Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:21 pmUmmmmm...how did they end up togetherTiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:56 am My dad was a racist. My mom was a social justice advocate. The four kids are social justice advocates.
As long as I can remember, that word, and racism in general was considered a very bad thing in my family. The most involved discussion we had about racism that I can recall was when Roots came out. For my family, it was not just television but a teachable moment for this 9-year-old.neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:29 amI don't know why -- might be because I knew I was gay-ish then and the stigma I was going through. But everything seemed wrong with that word. I wasn't overtly militant with it, but if someone spoke that word in my presence, they were going to get scolded by a 12yo. Neon could be a prick even way back then.Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:56 am My dad was a racist. My mom was a social justice advocate. The four kids are social justice advocates.
That made me smile on a sad day.Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:20 pmThey both loved music and each other.Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:21 pmUmmmmm...how did they end up togetherTiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:56 am My dad was a racist. My mom was a social justice advocate. The four kids are social justice advocates.
If you were 9yo, we were about the same age when Roots was released. I'd already defined myself on this (racism) -- put a stake in the ground -- Roots was just a really long (and boring to a kid) mini-series.northland10 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:27 pm As long as I can remember, that word, and racism in general was considered a very bad thing in my family. The most involved discussion we had about racism that I can recall was when Roots came out. For my family, it was not just television but a teachable moment for this 9-year-old.
As far as I can remember, I had already defined myself on this as well (racism is bad) though I did have the advantage of parents who despised racism and a Quaker meeting that was the same. Still, for me, Roots was a meaningful experience and led to questions and discussions. It is one thing to talk about slavery and racism, it is another to see it in front of you. My parents, while being music teachers, were still teachers and never let a good teachable moment got to waste.neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:37 pmIf you were 9yo, we were about the same age when Roots was released. I'd already defined myself on this (racism) -- put a stake in the ground -- Roots was just a really long (and boring to a kid) mini-series.northland10 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:27 pm As long as I can remember, that word, and racism in general was considered a very bad thing in my family. The most involved discussion we had about racism that I can recall was when Roots came out. For my family, it was not just television but a teachable moment for this 9-year-old.
The video clip — which was shared on Twitter this week — showed Sellers discussing student performance.
“I hate to say this. I end up having this angst every semester that a lot of my lower ones are Blacks,” Sellers said in the video. “Happens almost every semester. And it’s like, ‘Oh, come on.’ You get some really good ones, but there are also usually some that are just plain at the bottom. It drives me crazy.”
Law Center Dean William Treanor said Thursday that he informed Sellers she was terminated and that she had indicated she had planned to resign. Batson was placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, Treanor said.
The dean said the incident underscores the school’s needs for more anti-bias training. He said officials are taking steps to ensure that students in Sellers and Batson’s class are graded fairly.
Hello, fellow Oregonian!!Fiascoist wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:36 pm I was raised on the coast of Oregon, (Oregon having a very storied history of racism). The town had a very miniscule air force closet (too small to be a base) where they would not station any POC there because of the treatment they would receive in town. I never heard my parents express anything but equality for anyone and everyone during my upbringing. (She was from Newark, New York and he was from Sioux Falls, SD). However my grandmother was a different story being from Missouri. What I remember most was the evening of her 90th birthday. The entire family was at a very swanky restaurant in San Francisco where, after imbibing quite a few martinis, she, my grandmother announced, in a very loud voice, that she had decided that POC (more colorful language, which I shall not use) were almost like "real" (meaning white) people. And, of course, this happened just as our server, who was a POC, came to our table. Lovely, NOT! I guess it was step forward, very small by all of us, but probably huge for her.