Thanks for Racism?

[the mighty spork]

Reminds me of an argument i had with somene the other day.  They'd been 
saying how racism had no place in a blind world, then turned around and said 
that no sighted people copuld be trusted, and he'd not known any fellow 
blind people to be shady.  Maybe not color oriented, but there's no 
difference.

I knew someone who was half jewish, and constantly put down jews, and 
bemoaned his half jewishness.  so there can be antisemites who ... 
nevermind.

welcome to pgh-goth, were things never change.  The one unchanging constant 
in my ever-changing life.

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Pennington" <cellophanesky at mac.com>
To: <pgh-goth-list at listless.org>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 3:38 PM
Subject: Thanks for Racism?


> Excuse me, I don't mean to put words in anyone's mouth, but are you
> honestly trying to justify saying that one racial / national group
> are more reliable than others? Because that's is a generalization
> that we most often refer to as racism. I know plenty of shady Jews as
> well as reliable, Italians of every shape and variety, and the one
> Egyptian I've ever known was more reliable than anyone else I know
> put together (AND introduced me to the Velvet Underground when we
> were teens). He was an exception to the rule but just because his
> last name was Al-Hajj doesn't mean he neatly fits into any sort of
> stereotype. There are always exceptions to stereotypes.
>
> Assuming that this one venue owner ripped someone off, he would join
> the ranks of the assholes of the world, who come in every shape and
> color, swarthy or un-. If you think you can pick them out in a crowd,
> good luck, and I wouldn't keep much cash in your wallet if I were you.
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2006, at 3:21 PM, manny at telerama.com wrote:
>> Culture and upbringing and generational bias DOES have an effect on
>> how people
>> see things and deal with each other. There is no question about
>> this, it's
>> simple sociology.
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