tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post1152265403664045451..comments2024-02-21T14:18:09.212-08:00Comments on R World: Jorge Amado's Plan to End RacismRon Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-17265186379699464412008-03-15T22:44:00.000-07:002008-03-15T22:44:00.000-07:00anya,oh, now you're trying to make sense of what s...anya,<BR/>oh, now you're trying to make sense of what she's saying. that is a trap. political speech ought to be listened to like a Lewis Carroll poem - just go for the sound. if you try to make too much sense out of it, you're eyes will cross.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-89868748703402977012008-03-15T00:25:00.000-07:002008-03-15T00:25:00.000-07:00I was lurking around waiting for you to post about...I was lurking around waiting for you to post about this! Hi. My favorite thing that the divine -- I mean asinine -- Ms. G said was that those who objected to her comments were playing the race card. The interviewer said, "<I>They're</I> playing the race card?" "Oh, absolutely." No fair, now I'm confused...Happy Birthday!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15044946395240233910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-58949099692333833352008-03-14T15:45:00.000-07:002008-03-14T15:45:00.000-07:00G@H,Human. I like it for so many reasons. And as t...G@H,<BR/>Human. I like it for so many reasons. And as to the Latin American authors, I did got through a period of obsession with them, as is my tendency. <BR/><BR/>LH,<BR/>confusion as the basis for esthetic. It is true, though, that when it comes to beauty, there are so many kinds of perfect. <BR/><BR/>jen,<BR/>I like the new look. and yes, this kind of confu - wait! Now you're just testing how open minded I am. <BR/><BR/>Dave,<BR/>I can almost hear you say, "the plan is underway ..." <BR/><BR/>hrh,<BR/>and another great point. looking at the DNA, skin color is maybe .005% of the total code? Less? More important topics every which way.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-42691431354300604162008-03-13T20:10:00.000-07:002008-03-13T20:10:00.000-07:00I know it is unpopular, but I agree with the Brazi...I know it is unpopular, but I agree with the Brazilians and think everyone is way too sensitive about this. What is the big deal...it's a skin color and in many cases only a shade of a skin color? I am probably sheltered and clueless, but there are about a billion things I worry about ahead of a genetic happening. Interbreed on.Texashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-58829307759796370612008-03-13T15:54:00.000-07:002008-03-13T15:54:00.000-07:00Total confusion and the goal is a number of genera...Total confusion and the goal is a number of generations away. Slowly but surely.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-15475592112917877292008-03-13T15:47:00.000-07:002008-03-13T15:47:00.000-07:00i need to go to that Subway.and about the rest - w...i need to go to that Subway.<BR/><BR/>and about the rest - we were just talking about that in my house the other night - I say we should attempt to confuse things as much as possible. <BR/><BR/>sort of like, i'm woman, but really half man. or wait, is it man who is half woman?Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-55631395276906919052008-03-13T15:12:00.000-07:002008-03-13T15:12:00.000-07:00I've been with you on this for a long time - inter...I've been with you on this for a long time - intermarriage between races is a great idea for many reasons, one of them being that racial confusion is a great way to eliminate racial division.<BR/><BR/>However, the Good Witch and I believe the most beautiful women we've ever seen have been mixed race, and that may apply to handsome men as well. <BR/><BR/>My sister's four mixed-race children are a gorgeous creamy brown color and bright, too. Her mostly black husband is more educated and dignified than 95% of all adult Americans. She's contributed to the confusion. Right on, Girl!Lifehikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087215544010279426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-42754750886989968822008-03-13T14:47:00.001-07:002008-03-13T14:47:00.001-07:00Jennifer H,What's the quip? Once you've talked you...Jennifer H,<BR/>What's the quip? Once you've talked your way into a corner, stop talking. Poor Geraldine.<BR/><BR/>cce,<BR/>This was a real event. Thomas is probably right about them being friends having a good laugh at my expense, but it could also be that I'm simply unfamiliar with the cultural norms of Indianapolis. <BR/><BR/>Thomas, <BR/>Tiger could perhaps patent his race and, like they do when they name a disease after a doctor, all future Thai-Black-White-Whatever hybrids could call themselves Tigers. Hmm. I might begin to refer to myself that way. (Of course, no one would have a clue that I'm talking about race - they'd merely assume that I was a middle-aged man deluded about my prowess. Maybe this is not such a good idea.)Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-12212865338852188312008-03-13T14:47:00.000-07:002008-03-13T14:47:00.000-07:00You put me in mind of my friend Alejandra who alwa...You put me in mind of my friend Alejandra who always answered to the formulaic question of race or ethnicity with her own little box - HUMAN, she would pencil in. I never told her this but I started painting in my own little boxes in a copycat move. Not once have I ever been questioned about it. I guess that fundamentally means that everyone who has read my token-protest addition, agreed. <BR/><BR/>On another note... Amado, vaya... I'm impressed. Seems you do know your Latin American authors. <BR/><BR/>This was another grasshopper read for me Ron. You did it again Kimosabe... I mean... Master.Gypsy at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106152285952023602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-23516928264386752842008-03-13T14:04:00.000-07:002008-03-13T14:04:00.000-07:00Friends often say things to each other that seem a...Friends often say things to each other that seem awful to outsiders- but it was wrong for him to use you as a prop in their game.<BR/><BR/>I first became aware of multiracial people when Tiger Woods, who I believe is a combination of five races, complained of having to choose just one.<BR/><BR/>As long as we have affirmative action programs and reservations for Native Americans, it's necessary to ask the question. I wish we lived in a world where race didn't matter- but we aren't there yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-53042653877653048942008-03-13T13:35:00.000-07:002008-03-13T13:35:00.000-07:00Was that a real interaction at Subway? I'm aghast,...Was that a real interaction at Subway? I'm aghast, uncharacteristically speechless. I might have cried with the strain of discomfort. You were good to get out olives and alfalfa sprouts.ccehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867069792357056649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-3755070068808312392008-03-13T12:57:00.000-07:002008-03-13T12:57:00.000-07:00Did you see her defense of her comments today? "An...Did you see her defense of her comments today? <BR/><BR/>"Any time anybody does anything that in any way pulls this campaign down and says let's address reality and the problems we're facing in this world, you're accused of being racist, so you have to shut up," Ferraro said. "Racism works in two different directions. I really think they're attacking me because I'm white. How's that?"<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's probably it.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.com