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By dittoburg on July 22, 2010 12:59 PM
why did the chicken cross the playground?
To become part of the quesadilla at the Calexico food cart.
“I always kept my own bar of soap. Grossed me the eff out to think what had been done with it/where it had been before it would get to me”
From the woman who wears a surgical mask and latex gloves in a restaurant, this does not surprise me.
why did the chicken cross the playground?
Onion-like Newsflash:
The Race Issue Solved in America.
Dateline 22 July 2010,
…At appox. 12 Noon today,
the issue of racial strife was finally
put to rest by an intrepid of bloggers
calling themselves “brownstoners”.
The group of “losers” as they like
to refer to themselves seemed to have
stumbled upon the solution as a
byproduct of their usual useless
and snarky banter.
Asked to comment on the situation,
one regular (wearing a hello kitty murse)
who gave his name as *rob*
only stated this to the reporter:
“ummm, I hope you washed your hands
after using the toilet.”
…more news later.
Rob, you found the cart, good. you didn’t order the carne asada as DH recommended, bad. but I’ll give you a passing grade cause going and finding the place deserves mad pts
I AM a bigot. I hate IDIOTS!
Now must go “play” with my host.
CGar, Haven’t bought a single gifty – yet!
Sadly, I think that even if we all come out a nice cafe au lait shade with curly hair and almond eyes, we’ll still find ways to discriminate. Gradation of skin tone, or curlyness of hair, or shape and color of eyes, height, weight, whatever, it seems to be in human nature to want to find some way of making us different so that someone is inferior and someone is superior. You find it in cultures with homogenous populations. Isn’t blond hair and blue eyes “better” than brown and brown in most Causcasian societies? My Chinese friends tell me there is much discussion of facial features, height and weight in determining standards of beauty in China, and African people are no different, and do the same.
I think the best we can do in the here and now is teach our children, as well as everyone we interact with, that racism is not tolerated. I believe all of us have prejudices but we are all not racist. And just because you are prejudiced, does not mean one can’t be aware of it, and make an effort to act and think objectively whenever possible. Living together is not easy, it takes work.
“All I need is to find a hot latina and I promise to do my share :o)”
I’m working hard on it (nh), Goat Boy. I spoke to Pepe and Juaqita and I had wake-up text today.
It’s too hot to discuss race.
Growing up in a house with 4, then 5 other people, I always kept my own bar of soap. Grossed me the eff out to think what had been done with it/where it had been before it would get to me. Besides, I got all itchy from most bar soaps and couldn’t use what the family used. When people visit me, I point them to the many bottles of body wash I have. I ask them not to use my soap. But then I throw it out when they leave, just in case. I know. I’m a nutball.
Back to my audiobook———->