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Alright dammit...
I've commented about this enough times that I guess it's just time to post my thoughts. People, calm down! Cookie Monster accepting cookies as a "sometime food" doesn't hurt you or your childhood in any way. It is not blasphemy ala "Cathy & Irving" or "Loonatics". Okay, for adults, the news that cookies should not be constantly shoveled down your gullet is old news. But it is a valid lesson for 3 year olds.
Sesame Street has the opportunity, and probably the duty, to bring good lessons to kids. Just let them do it already! Changes such as Snuffy's visibility and Big Birds nest blowing down not only choked me up, they represent an unsurpassed level of societal awareness and positive message giving. Not to mention that Sesame Street was committed to mulitcultural casting 20 years before it became fashionable.
Moving on, tonights L&O TBJ was the best yet. I like seeing Jamie Ross as a judge without any eye makeup. I can't remember the last time I saw a woman on scripted television without eye liner. Neat! And apparently, Detective Green is going to get shot next week. So that will be some shit!
With regard to racism, I can't beleive there are still people who say minorites "can't be racist because you can't oppress up." This is absurd. Racism isn't simply oppression, it is an expression of hatred. If you hate someone because of thier race, then you are a racist.
Have you heard about this school district where teachers aren't allowed to correct papers with red pens? Aparently, red ink is too upsetting for students. First of all, red pens being upsetting is connotative because people associate it with scolding on paper. So changing the color only makes a temporary difference. If red were that upsetting, fire trucks and the flag of Japan would piss me off a lot more.
I've been reading tarot cards for money these days since I don't have an income. Anyone who would like a reading may feel free to Email me.
I had a lovely evening of dinner with Kassy. She brought me a Harry Potter pop-up book and a gift certificate for Borders. Mmmmmm...Borders.
Sesame Street has the opportunity, and probably the duty, to bring good lessons to kids. Just let them do it already! Changes such as Snuffy's visibility and Big Birds nest blowing down not only choked me up, they represent an unsurpassed level of societal awareness and positive message giving. Not to mention that Sesame Street was committed to mulitcultural casting 20 years before it became fashionable.
Moving on, tonights L&O TBJ was the best yet. I like seeing Jamie Ross as a judge without any eye makeup. I can't remember the last time I saw a woman on scripted television without eye liner. Neat! And apparently, Detective Green is going to get shot next week. So that will be some shit!
With regard to racism, I can't beleive there are still people who say minorites "can't be racist because you can't oppress up." This is absurd. Racism isn't simply oppression, it is an expression of hatred. If you hate someone because of thier race, then you are a racist.
Have you heard about this school district where teachers aren't allowed to correct papers with red pens? Aparently, red ink is too upsetting for students. First of all, red pens being upsetting is connotative because people associate it with scolding on paper. So changing the color only makes a temporary difference. If red were that upsetting, fire trucks and the flag of Japan would piss me off a lot more.
I've been reading tarot cards for money these days since I don't have an income. Anyone who would like a reading may feel free to Email me.
I had a lovely evening of dinner with Kassy. She brought me a Harry Potter pop-up book and a gift certificate for Borders. Mmmmmm...Borders.
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racism = racial prejudice + power
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Racism has historically been defined as the belief that race is the primary determinant of human capacities, that a certain race is inherently superior or inferior to others, and/or that individuals should be treated differently according to their racial designation. Sometimes racism means beliefs, practices, and institutions that discriminate against people based on their perceived or ascribed race. There is a growing, but somewhat controversial, opinion that racism is a system of oppression -- a nexus of racist beliefs, whether explicit, tacit or unconscious; practices; organizations and institutions that combine to discriminate against and marginalize a class of people who share a common racial designation, based on that designation.
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I think when I encounter the assertion that minorities "can't be racist" it tends to be within the context of someone defending prejudiced humor. You know, this kind of Bernic Mac championed comedy-of-manners that is really popular today. I think it is really low brow and unfunny, especially since if the races were reversed, people would boycott.
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*shrugs*
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The only reason we laugh is because if we didn't, we would cry. Well, the chicks would. Men don't cry, they blink.
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I do not think all jokes are cruel, even though I concede that many are.
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Because seven ate nine.
I suppose one could make the case that nine is the victim here, but I don't think so.
Another is that fine joke that ends with "orange you glad I didn't say bannana". Classic. Puns are jokes, and they have no victim. An d even if a joke does have a "victim" per se, it doesn't nessesarily have to be cruel.
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Rare exceptions there may be, but as a whole for something to be funny, we need a victim.
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And it's not my assertion. I stole it from 'Stranger in a Strange Land'.
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(Anonymous) 2005-04-11 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)By the way, you should see 'Guess Who' when it's on TV sometime in the distant future. Kim dragged me to see it on free passes yesterday, and it didn't totally suck, and I did laugh. Although upon later reflection, Bernie Mac's character never actually admitted that Ashton's character's whiteness was a problem, even though it clearly was. I'm not sure why they didn't do that. My best guess is that they didn't feel it necessary to spell it out, since everybody did learn their lesson in the end. They made it clear that in the end everybody understood that color doesn't matter. But it's also possible the motive for this omission was more nefarious.
Anyway, I thought of something more I wanted to say. The notion that minorities can't be racist because minorities don't have power, and white people do is absurd on it's face anyway. It assumes that there is a giant white conspiracy to keep the black man down. It also assumes that all white people have benifitted from racism, which is certainly not the case.
It would be nice to have a list of quotes of famous black people asserting the notion that minorities can't be racist. That way in 30 years when whites are the minority, we can be as racist as we want and no one can say shazbot about it. I've decided I like that word. Shazbot.
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By the way, you should see 'Guess Who' when it's on TV sometime in the distant future. K dragged me to see it on free passes yesterday, and it didn't totally suck, and I did laugh. Although upon later reflection, Bernie Mac's character never actually admitted that Ashton's character's whiteness was a problem, even though it clearly was. I'm not sure why they didn't do that. My best guess is that they didn't feel it necessary to spell it out, since everybody did learn their lesson in the end. They made it clear that in the end everybody understood that color doesn't matter. But it's also possible the motive for this omission was more nefarious.
Anyway, I thought of something more I wanted to say. The notion that minorities can't be racist because minorities don't have power, and white people do is absurd on it's face anyway. It assumes that there is a giant white conspiracy to keep the black man down. It also assumes that all white people have benefited from racism, which is certainly not the case.
It would be nice to have a list of quotes of famous black people asserting the notion that minorities can't be racist. That way in 30 years when whites are the minority, we can be as racist as we want and no one can say shazbot about it. I've decided I like that word. Shazbot.
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Mr Gregory corrected my English papers with a green pen, and getting less than a B still sucked in green.
And Cookie Monster is really cool.
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My middle school wasn't allowed to grade with red pens! They said "red means stop, and discourages students. Green means go and makes them excell." It was so stupid. A red F sucks just as much as a green F.
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TBJ was good, I stayed up to watch it, only my second time watching the show and I only watched it because of Jamie, one of the few lady ADAs that I liked (Jill Hennessey was the other one). Good episode though.
Green better not die. I will be pissed :)
I have nothing to say about racism, but the red ink thing...*sigh* let your children grow a set, thank you.
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