tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post6040028026603551471..comments2023-11-05T05:27:49.392-05:00Comments on The Raisin Chronicles: "X" is for XenophobiaJeanne Estridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-43764326987636579022009-11-09T12:30:06.647-05:002009-11-09T12:30:06.647-05:00Good for you!! It's very sad because I think t...Good for you!! It's very sad because I think there are a lot of people that still talk and think like this woman and often times they don't even know why!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441204804740501624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-53056114770420387122009-11-09T10:11:04.888-05:002009-11-09T10:11:04.888-05:00My thought, even prior to reading Middle Aged Woma...My thought, even prior to reading Middle Aged Woman's comment, was an emphasis on ESPECIALLY if GB says it's alright. <br /><br />It slays me that people can continue to choose to be so ignorant and hateful and make excuses for it.<br /><br />Good for you for being one of the true good guys who stands up for what's right. My guess is that most people would have felt extremely uncomfortable and let it slide.Eternal Lizdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436844959718198383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-1077642296888483292009-11-08T21:37:52.875-05:002009-11-08T21:37:52.875-05:00She was being defensive, but you thought she was o...She was being defensive, but you thought she was offensive.<br /><br />Racism is as natural as the rain making dirt happy.<br /><br />Love is the slap on the cheek that turns hatred into a smile.<br /><br />Disipline is like milk on cereal.<br /><br />You go girl,....don't take shit from those right wing drones!Steven Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609837368984628002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-23395596506508732962009-11-08T21:14:45.225-05:002009-11-08T21:14:45.225-05:00You might take away the words, Jeanne, but never t...You might take away the words, Jeanne, but never the conditioned consciousness of a hateful person....<br />♪♫ ✿ *•.。.☆•*¨*•.¸¸❤¸¸.•*¨*•☆.。.•*✿ ♫♪♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-86277673469514727862009-11-08T17:23:27.841-05:002009-11-08T17:23:27.841-05:00Yay, Jeanne! X is for X-cellent!Yay, Jeanne! X is for X-cellent!What A Cardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172499250110582833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-77414380409415435082009-11-08T16:57:55.866-05:002009-11-08T16:57:55.866-05:00I am glad you called her out. Discrimination is d...I am glad you called her out. Discrimination is discrimination, no matter how you try and pretty it up.SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-86612563200947998922009-11-08T15:29:26.376-05:002009-11-08T15:29:26.376-05:00I love that you called her out.
Sometimes I'm...I love that you called her out.<br /><br />Sometimes I'm so shocked by things people say, that I don't say anything. And then I spend the next week wishing I had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-31822484406478593822009-11-08T13:25:35.743-05:002009-11-08T13:25:35.743-05:00You rock.You rock.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-50842309958801531742009-11-08T13:00:31.626-05:002009-11-08T13:00:31.626-05:00I've never actually heard that word... my resp...I've never actually heard that word... my response would've been "what does that mean??" (duly followed by righteous indignation, I expect)<br /><br />Then again, the only people I've ever heard use the word 'nigger' were a group of Afro-Carribean girls at my university, who were determined to reclaim it...Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-17919600442176788132009-11-08T11:54:56.730-05:002009-11-08T11:54:56.730-05:00I totally agree with you. I have become more outs...I totally agree with you. I have become more outspoken when I hear this stuff. Yesterday a woman who attends more upitty poetry venues in Princeton walked out of ours in an inner city bookstore...what did she expect? The world is diverse, and I embrace all cultures...Chef Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198603107302675448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-40829165753776454142009-11-08T11:43:38.705-05:002009-11-08T11:43:38.705-05:00Good you said something!
That kind of thinking is...Good you said something! <br />That kind of thinking is why we are still fighting each other and not living in a nicer world.<br />Invite her to your clinic on a Thursday night to meet the Dr's. And have her explain her humanitarian volunteer work.Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-81158749763383859362009-11-08T11:36:12.140-05:002009-11-08T11:36:12.140-05:00Preach it, sistah!!!Preach it, sistah!!!That Janie Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447630124016303483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-37328917762878661942009-11-08T10:25:48.218-05:002009-11-08T10:25:48.218-05:00Yeah, that's pretty fucked up. People will su...Yeah, that's pretty fucked up. People will surprise you in unpleasant ways sometimes.Gone, long gone.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06643107678702209552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-44918615728617585822009-11-08T10:18:41.513-05:002009-11-08T10:18:41.513-05:00I wish I had been there to back you up (not to men...I wish I had been there to back you up (not to mention I could use a trip to the gym). A pat on the back to you for having the courage of your convictions.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-11455481699592846962009-11-08T10:17:35.298-05:002009-11-08T10:17:35.298-05:00I'm glad you said something. A lot of people ...I'm glad you said something. A lot of people wouldn't have. Good for you.<br /><br />much loveStacey J. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059617724860253448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-66804477319780566932009-11-08T09:23:43.010-05:002009-11-08T09:23:43.010-05:00ESPECIALLY if Glen Beck says it's alright. Goo...ESPECIALLY if Glen Beck says it's alright. Good for you for standing up. "I can't believe you just said that" is the perfect response.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-59776879199075897152009-11-08T09:01:57.224-05:002009-11-08T09:01:57.224-05:00Someone I know actually used the word "chinks...Someone I know actually used the word "chinks" the other day. It made me freeze and I just stared at them in shock until they replied "oh, sorry - I'm not supposed to use that term." Duh!PurestGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860331983741242940noreply@blogger.com