tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post7176313028511348421..comments2023-10-29T03:07:29.951-05:00Comments on left cheek: Playing the Race Card Cardjasdyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-64134822475555883172011-11-26T16:25:27.478-06:002011-11-26T16:25:27.478-06:00JP, The closest thing I can think of - because of ...JP, The closest thing I can think of - because of the imbalance of power - would be the irony of whites being called racist. That always hurts. Even the faintest hint that one could be racist puts up the shields. Ergo, the Race Card defense. I honestly think that there needs to be a good amount of empathy and relationship-building, as well as an understanding of racial history in the states, particularly, to make any real jumps in racial separation and inequity these days. We haven't really grown in forty years as a nation.<br /><br />If you have the stomach for it, comedian Louise C.K. has a hilarious and dead-on take on how there is no equivalence to the 'n' word for whites. I'm sure it's on YouTube.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-18907874095401048242011-11-26T16:13:18.020-06:002011-11-26T16:13:18.020-06:00The thing i have been pondering...what would make ...The thing i have been pondering...what would make White people feel similar feelings, and create empathy?<br /><br />What brought this on was thinking about the Muppets Swedish chef (and an NPR segment on the purported inspiration for the Chef). ANd i thought -- if the Swedish Chef were NOT making fun of Europeans, wouldn't there be outrage. But even the "inspiration" basically said he liked the character and seemed more like a good joke (based on when the real guy was on live TV, and was so nervous he seemed like the Chef). <br /><br />So what i'm tyring to say -- whites, given the same kind of mockery would jusy laugh it off. So they may honestly wonder why someone of a different race in a similar situation wouldn't do the same (i.e. blow it off). What could produce the same emotional sting?JP Paulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860554217847927753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-13862141791105135752011-11-25T22:27:35.189-06:002011-11-25T22:27:35.189-06:00Actually, as I was ready to publish this post, a c...Actually, as I was ready to publish this post, a couple of my white fb friends were giving me grief because I said that not everybody has happy thoughts concerning Thanksgiving (ie, First Nations). <br /><br />HOW DARE I!jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-44690876143892774062011-11-25T14:56:08.324-06:002011-11-25T14:56:08.324-06:00I can so relate to what you wrote, Jason. I just ...I can so relate to what you wrote, Jason. I just left a church where I experienced the ignorance of those either not knowledgeable about history or seeing it as irrelevant to today. What made the experience painful was my lack of expressing my feelings. At one point, it was so painful, I felt like I had betrayed my race by even being in a predominantly white church. I hadn't but that's what I felt as I experienced different things that were hurtful that I didn't speak up about. From that experience, I have learned to be true to myself and no longer will I be quiet. <br /><br />Part of that quietness comes from my upbringing in which my mother is not one to speak up and would rather keep the peace. However, I found out the hard way that keeping the peace seldom does just that. My mother, who is 80, is from a different generation and while that advice may have worked at a certain time and place, it has not helped me and I've learned to find my own voice.Pat Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816630368283863195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-66024070965956908152011-11-25T14:48:17.055-06:002011-11-25T14:48:17.055-06:00As a person who has been referred to as "uppi...As a person who has been referred to as "uppity" among other things I appreciate this post and agree.The Chocolate Pumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476488126043634570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-40350281177115584562011-11-24T16:48:19.149-06:002011-11-24T16:48:19.149-06:00I appreciate that about you Tana. We need more lis...I appreciate that about you Tana. We need more listeners.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-35151835721214083012011-11-24T10:42:30.982-06:002011-11-24T10:42:30.982-06:00I always learn something when I read your blog. I ...I always learn something when I read your blog. I had no idea that the word "uppity" carried such emotional baggage. Striking that word from the dictionary in my head right now. Thank you for that. <br /><br />As to the other points, I can only shake my head and wonder if we're ever going to evolve past this and start living from our hearts with each other.tanahttp://theprivilegedcontrarian.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com