Would someone define "racism"
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From: The Ghost Of Edward M. Kennedy on 19 Jul 2010 13:08 Trying to define racism is inherently racist. --Tedward
From: tom_sawyer70 on 21 Jul 2010 18:37 On Jul 18, 9:14 am, Ea...(a)bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:59:38 -0700 (PDT), "tom_sawye...(a)yahoo.com" > > <tom_sawye...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >I would not allow my wife, daughter or son to walk down a city street > >unattended, period. I don't care what the neighborhood is or who is > >congregated. > > How often do you free her from the shackles? Why don't you trust her? Nice spin ... in the context of her being "alone" and after dark in an unknown area with the option of her being accompanied, I wouldn't want her to do it. It's not a matter of "shackles" or trust, we don't put ourselves in unsafe situations when we can avoid it. Having spent a fair amount of time going from relatively harmless Morgantown to visit the grandparents in some very unsafe neighborhoods, it was a good idea to have someone with you at night. > It must be a real burden to be so disliked that you are afraid to go > places because people would recognize you. Again, it's common sense. I have no problem traveling on my own and know that most places will be relatively safe, but I'm not going to put myself in a bad situation if I can help it. > Every year at our annual high school class reunion we tour through the > formerly white areas where we used to live that are now black > neighborhoods. I even knocked on the door of my old house a few years > ago and asked the black lady if I could see the inside of the house. > She was surprised but invited me in. About 1/3 of the houses on the > block are boarded up and several have barred windows. Most have junk > cars parked in the yard. That must be what all you guys are calling > progress. Heh ... going to see how "they" live each year, huh? But seriously, I have no problem with people and most people are decent ... or at least nice. In the context of the OP, given an option, it doesn't matter where we are it is better to have a companion. Heck, they even suggest it for swimming.
From: J. Hugh Sullivan on 22 Jul 2010 08:04
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:37:13 -0700 (PDT), "tom_sawyer70(a)yahoo.com" <tom_sawyer70(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >On Jul 18, 9:14 am, Ea...(a)bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote: >> On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:59:38 -0700 (PDT), "tom_sawye...(a)yahoo.com" >> >> <tom_sawye...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >I would not allow my wife, daughter or son to walk down a city street >> >unattended, period. I don't care what the neighborhood is or who is >> >congregated. >> >> How often do you free her from the shackles? Why don't you trust her? > >Nice spin ... in the context of her being "alone" and after dark in an >unknown area with the option of her being accompanied, I wouldn't want >her to do it. It's not a matter of "shackles" or trust, we don't put >ourselves in unsafe situations when we can avoid it. Having spent a >fair amount of time going from relatively harmless Morgantown to visit >the grandparents in some very unsafe neighborhoods, it was a good idea >to have someone with you at night. > >> It must be a real burden to be so disliked that you are afraid to go >> places because people would recognize you. > >Again, it's common sense. I have no problem traveling on my own and >know that most places will be relatively safe, but I'm not going to >put myself in a bad situation if I can help it. > >> Every year at our annual high school class reunion we tour through the >> formerly white areas where we used to live that are now black >> neighborhoods. I even knocked on the door of my old house a few years >> ago and asked the black lady if I could see the inside of the house. >> She was surprised but invited me in. About 1/3 of the houses on the >> block are boarded up and several have barred windows. Most have junk >> cars parked in the yard. That must be what all you guys are calling >> progress. > >Heh ... going to see how "they" live each year, huh? > >But seriously, I have no problem with people and most people are >decent ... or at least nice. In the context of the OP, given an >option, it doesn't matter where we are it is better to have a >companion. Heck, they even suggest it for swimming. Actually I agree with what you say. I will go where I wish - but armed when advisable. Hugh |