tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post7176482356378590483..comments2023-09-02T09:36:56.716-07:00Comments on Cause I Believe in You: "Typical White Person"Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-45562323787619986802008-03-24T10:23:00.000-07:002008-03-24T10:23:00.000-07:00I'll bet it is interesting watching from the sidel...I'll bet it <I>is</I> interesting watching from the sidelines, Cecily. And it does matter what you think, because you are a fellow traveler on this planet and your insights are valuable - maybe even more so as you are removed from it. WC does have a good point as do you. <BR/><BR/>No one I talk to seems to like Hilary at all. I know I don't want her to go down in the history books as the first Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-80164393347826268892008-03-24T07:40:00.000-07:002008-03-24T07:40:00.000-07:00Cherie - It is precisely those shouting "Messiah" ...Cherie - It is precisely those shouting "Messiah" that make me cringe into whispering - "then an anti-Christ", for there is only One Messiah.Marianne Elixirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394688588187240026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-75554964681675474402008-03-24T06:58:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:58:00.000-07:00Yikes - I'm swinging back and forth - your post ma...Yikes - I'm swinging back and forth - your post makes a very valid comment and it is chilling to me that I have said the very same thing about this candidate as you have in re....sheeps' clothing.....now my swing is going another way.....why can't this "race" (political race) just be about justice for all? That takes in race issues, ageism, sexism, corporatism, and lots of other issues that needGardeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233358355888022857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-85329075608937839842008-03-23T04:21:00.000-07:002008-03-23T04:21:00.000-07:00It is very interesting watching this from the side...It is very interesting watching this from the sidelines (it's on the news nearly every night here)... I am relieved that I do not have to make a decision, though I have to say I'm with WC on this one. I like Obama, we all muck up when in a tight spot, race is a tricky, tricky issue... I'd still rather him than Hilary. But as I said, I don't have to vote here so it doesn't really matter what I cecilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944264862462890029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-59385619380813572162008-03-22T12:04:00.000-07:002008-03-22T12:04:00.000-07:00Mike, WC, Sandy, and Tony: Thank you all for your ...Mike, WC, Sandy, and Tony: <I>Thank you all for your good comments.</I> As I read them with Cassie I said, "These are thoughtful wise people." And I smiled. Honest dialogue can only help the process and I appreciate yours very much. Lots of clear, candid, experiential insights here. <BR/><BR/>Yes, for leaders to even talk about it is certainly helpful and preferable to pretending racial tensions Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-47842179942852093502008-03-22T05:59:00.000-07:002008-03-22T05:59:00.000-07:00Well ,Even talking about the subject is hopeful/he...Well ,Even <I>talking</I> about the subject is hopeful/helpful?<BR/>I have similar thoughts.My Dad (although i loved him dearly) Was Anti-Semetic.He was born before WW2 in Poland.The Poles are/were deeply anti_Jewish.I was brought up (albiet in England) aware of my Dad's beliefs.<BR/>Now.I am not anti-semetic myself.But (because of my Dad)I am aware + have to fight it.For example........whenever tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-9357840817240405622008-03-21T15:10:00.000-07:002008-03-21T15:10:00.000-07:00This is a tough one. My father was disgustingly pr...This is a tough one. My father was disgustingly prejudice against anything that was not his color or attitude. I am much less than that, but growing up I'm ashamed to say it took me a while to unlearn the hatred my father taught me. My children are much less than I, and I hope it has come to an end in my family. How many others struggle with this kind of hate and don't know it? Words pop up and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-55234117136009143692008-03-21T14:43:00.000-07:002008-03-21T14:43:00.000-07:00I don't think it's possible for a white person to ...I don't think it's possible for a white person to really comprehend what it's like to be a racial minority in a white majority, and we never will no matter how far we evolve as a culture.<BR/><BR/>You may feel stereotyped, Cherie, but I do not think that was his intention. And remember how that quote ends: "We have to break through it. And what makes me optimistic is we see each generation Wandering Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478039463695542535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-36749486683627343002008-03-21T14:33:00.000-07:002008-03-21T14:33:00.000-07:00Well, this is nicer than the way I put it to my hu...Well, this is nicer than the way I put it to my husband last night, I said I was worried he was an anti-Christ.Marianne Elixirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394688588187240026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-46072866327732996262008-03-21T14:27:00.000-07:002008-03-21T14:27:00.000-07:00Sadly, we all stereotype folks, even if in very su...Sadly, we all stereotype folks, even if in very subtle ways. Growing up, as the only minority student in our little school system in the 50s, I had the hatred by those of other races(all white there)drummed into me in many ways. Even though I tried to instill an aversion to prejudice in all my kids, society still undid some of my efforts in insidious ways. <BR/>Racism is a worldwide problem and Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117271444345617080noreply@blogger.com