tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post623945377316695519..comments2023-09-28T04:31:56.852-06:00Comments on TravelinOma: The Devil You KnowTravelin'Omahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18415472674768977723noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-46178489383732866152007-10-02T12:04:00.000-06:002007-10-02T12:04:00.000-06:00Seems to me that the racism devil is alive and wel...Seems to me that the racism devil is alive and well. He practices his art more subtly in urban areas like NYC, as to be overt would be frowned upon at best, acted upon at worst. In those areas, he simply raises the bar of credit worthiness or employs predatory mortgage practices to either discourage or make the undesirable segment pay dearly for its incursion. <BR/><BR/>There is the age old bias of gender, the newer bias of sexuality. There are pockets of acceptance where like color, speaking, and minded groups cluster for relative equality and safety, while the rest of us decry their insular behavior. <BR/><BR/>Such a shame. Dr. King's dream applies to all who would suffer the slings and arrows of such hate, and yet remains largely just a dream. But baby steps...My husband, second generation American (by way of Sparta) was taught by his father to judge a man by what you see in his eyes, not his skin or any other superficial trait. It is what is passed to our son, even as he tries on the biases he sees his peers beginning to adopt.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854080140004540619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-38258612456007461762007-09-25T23:16:00.000-06:002007-09-25T23:16:00.000-06:00Way to go mom! At least you are concerned and awa...Way to go mom! At least you are concerned and aware. My goal is to try and be sensitive to everyone. Sometimes a person can feel like they are exactly like you, but then you realize they're looking through their own eyes, creating a whole different outlook on things. It's good - it's what makes relationships so fun and interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-27432385513990377282007-09-25T18:36:00.000-06:002007-09-25T18:36:00.000-06:00Excellent post!! It is too bad that the people cur...Excellent post!! It is too bad that the people currently practicing this horror will not read your post - or understand it if they did!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-76641644045115038642007-09-25T16:37:00.000-06:002007-09-25T16:37:00.000-06:00This is a good article about Louis Armstrong. Than...This is a good article about Louis Armstrong. Thanks, Colleen!<BR/><BR/>The book Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, who was one of the Little Rock nine, is a great story about this episode in US history.Travelin'Omahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415472674768977723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-83742425899987572362007-09-25T16:19:00.000-06:002007-09-25T16:19:00.000-06:00Sorry - the link didn't paste.This was an interest...Sorry - the link didn't paste.<BR/><BR/>This was an interesting article in the NYT this weekend.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/opinion/23margolick.html<BR/><BR/>Colleenmeanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217152983030885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-40392480337165266712007-09-25T16:18:00.000-06:002007-09-25T16:18:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217152983030885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-20452890396188774202007-09-25T12:27:00.000-06:002007-09-25T12:27:00.000-06:00Watching The War on PBS reminded me of some instit...Watching The War on PBS reminded me of some institutional prejudice when the President's executive order put Americans with Japanese, German and Italian descent in "concentration camps". A lot was going on in those years, but how could so many smart people be so wrong about something so important?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-89342795440793553492007-09-25T09:05:00.000-06:002007-09-25T09:05:00.000-06:00Unfortunately, if you look at what's happening in ...Unfortunately, if you look at what's happening in Jena, LA, that old ugly evil is still alive and flourishing in the South....it makes me sad<BR/><BR/>and yes, there is the "politically correctness" of not letting "THEM" (whoever they might be, depending on the group we're speaking of) have any say, be accepted, have equality, etc., etc.<BR/><BR/>seems we have yet to learn anything from our own pastBevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com