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“[I]n Olympics-crazed China, protests against the country’s support for Sudan or treatment of Tibet are viewed — when they can be seen at all — with surprise, frustration, and even anger, but little sympathy.”
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“That is what my film company is all about: giving the intelligent black audience something they can relate to and be inspired by.”
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“Because men must bowl manly and especially black men, or else you have to wonder if maybe, I don’t know-god forbid (!)-they are gay. . . or. . . worse yet, not a manly-man, tough black man.”
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“The message this gives me as a person of color is that it is not enough to try to “fit in” or to argue that we’re “the same as” white people.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of 
Macon D wrote:
Thanks for the links, Carmen, especially the last one. Part of the problem is white lack of self-awareness AS white–they’re just individuals (in their own minds, that is). I’m compiling similar common white moves on my new blog–hope you find it useful!
http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/
(I wish I knew how to make a link here. . .)
Macon D, concerned white guy
Posted 05 Apr 2008 at 12:57 pm ¶
Macon D wrote:
Oh cool, the link works!
Posted 05 Apr 2008 at 12:58 pm ¶
Lisa wrote:
Ugh, not another article about how “all Chinese people think”. Broad generalizations, not adjusted by region or age or education or class, based on a few people’s opinions. Not to mention this is not exactly a place where people can safely and openly express oppositional views. I have a lot of friends who disagree with the party line, but would never ever say so on record. Nor would I ask them to.
I rather sympathize with the current firestorm in China that the Western press misportrays China. It does - just not in the way the government complains about.
Posted 06 Apr 2008 at 4:44 am ¶