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DCB, it is often argued that race is a social construct, borne mainly out of white people’s institutionalization of slavery and an attempt to feel ‘different from’ or somehow ‘better than’ the people they enslaved. So, in that regard, I see your point. I do however also see the distinction Lech made wrt reparations and affirmative action.
Ishtar – wow that’s a cool combo! I am actually part Bajan myself. My mother -100% Irish.
MY father’s father was born in Barbados and was a merchant marine. am guessing he was 100% white and British -but then my father would say stuff like a lot of his family when he went to live with his father for a few years was black -go figure
Look up the naval records – it’s fascinating to witness your ancestry!
ha dave. yeah i remember even in kindergarten reading those books being like damn they are all moonfaces! definitely didnt match the make-up of my class hahah
True Gem, but Benson’s a bad example. He’s wonderful in person, but he tends to go all apeshit buck-nutty on anyone who says anything related to Italians on the board. I’ll never tell anyone what they should or should not be offended by, we are after all very different people with varying sensibilities and hot buttons, but some of us are more sensitive than others. Hell, I can’t promise that I won’t wanna go upside someone’s cabesa if they say something funky about black people! And that, I think, causes the self censoring we do.
DCB, it is often argued that race is a social construct, borne mainly out of white people’s institutionalization of slavery and an attempt to feel ‘different from’ or somehow ‘better than’ the people they enslaved. So, in that regard, I see your point. I do however also see the distinction Lech made wrt reparations and affirmative action.
I had Dick, Jane, Sally upstate . Maybe John, Jean and Judy were catholic school books.
Ishtar – wow that’s a cool combo! I am actually part Bajan myself. My mother -100% Irish.
MY father’s father was born in Barbados and was a merchant marine. am guessing he was 100% white and British -but then my father would say stuff like a lot of his family when he went to live with his father for a few years was black -go figure
Look up the naval records – it’s fascinating to witness your ancestry!
ha dave. yeah i remember even in kindergarten reading those books being like damn they are all moonfaces! definitely didnt match the make-up of my class hahah
*rob*
“Or colonialists taking historical artifacts back to museums from 3rd world.”
I have two 12th Century Vishnu sandstone torsos from Angkor Wat that were certainly looted from there.
I do wish SDFL could be part of this conversation.
True Gem, but Benson’s a bad example. He’s wonderful in person, but he tends to go all apeshit buck-nutty on anyone who says anything related to Italians on the board. I’ll never tell anyone what they should or should not be offended by, we are after all very different people with varying sensibilities and hot buttons, but some of us are more sensitive than others. Hell, I can’t promise that I won’t wanna go upside someone’s cabesa if they say something funky about black people! And that, I think, causes the self censoring we do.
CGar, morning period is 49 days so it’ll still be a while b4 I can attend celebratory stuff/events. cant even celebrate little guy’s b’day
That’s pretty cool ishtar.