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“Just as gay-rights activists reclaimed the word queer as a badge of honor rather than a slur, these advocates proudly call themselves mad; they say their conditions do not preclude them from productive lives.”
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“Packwood is set to take the stage and address his classmates as the first white valedictorian in Morehouse’s 141-year history.”
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“I don’t know if Senator Obama can win the White House. No one knows. But to deliberately convey the idea that most white people — or most working-class white people — are unwilling to give an African-American candidate a fair hearing in a presidential
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“It is in response, in general, to the idea that believing, practicing, covering Muslim women must not have thought critically enough about Islam and hijab. We have. We have just come to different conclusions, and these are conclusions that work for us.”
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“If you ever doubted that Joe Lieberman would be using what’s left of his “Independent Democrat” credentials to legitimize the GOP’s bogus “Hamas endorsed Obama” attack, here he is on CNN doing just that…”
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“Two white, plain-clothes officers are in deep trouble after ordering an off-duty black officer, who happens to be the highest-ranking black officer in the NYPD, out of his car. Needless to say, they didn’t recognize him.”
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“Obama has argued that if we improve the conditions of all Americans, we won’t have to worry as much about racial strife because prosperity breeds unity. Yet, I wonder if the prosperity only hides the fault lines that have existed and may always exist.”
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“Although it is a first for a white student to deliver the valedictory address at Morehouse, there’s nothing new about white students at HBCUs. And the trend is growing.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of
Orientalista wrote:
You guys need to write about that horrible ed-op in the NY Times today, about how Obama is an Islam apostate and if elected will ruin the war on terror cause all the Muslims will hate him.
I wrote a little rant about it, but my analysis of race and religion bias pales next to yours.
http://orientalista.blogspot.com
Posted 13 May 2008 at 6:39 am ¶
gatamala wrote:
I think the Cafe Talk article is worth a post. In particular, Mr. Patrick’s feelings.
Posted 13 May 2008 at 7:57 am ¶
atlasien wrote:
In my opinion, people like Mr. Patrick cannot be successfully engaged in the short-term.
This doesn’t mean they can be written off. I think a lot of older white people have changed their minds on racial issues. If you read accounts of why they changed, there’s not many commonalities… just the accumulated weight of people and encounters in their lives that showed them they didn’t have to think that way and shouldn’t think that way.
I also agree with the author that shame is an important motivator. A lot of moral discourse in America is ruled by the idea that we’re supposed to be sovereign individuals who do the right thing because it’s the right thing. The reality is a lot more complicated.
Posted 13 May 2008 at 8:59 am ¶
Mike Belgrove wrote:
Juan over at Highbrid Nation put me on to thewhite valedictorian of Morehouse story. Seems like a lot of people are upset. Lol, some people didn’t even know white people were allowed to attend Morehouse. Honestly my opinion is that this is good for race relations. If us black people wanted to be fully embraced in American culture, we have to fully embrace the rest of America in ours.
Posted 13 May 2008 at 11:47 am ¶
Ali wrote:
@Mike Belgrove – I agree that this could help to improve race relations. I think the people who are acting upset over this are being very counter productive. The best way to overcome one’s ignorance of a population is to live amongst them and really seek to educate yourself. I don’t see how anyone could possibly complain about that.
Posted 13 May 2008 at 12:02 pm ¶