tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post114305412782343943..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: I Think About RaceGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1159206500469746882006-09-25T10:48:00.000-07:002006-09-25T10:48:00.000-07:00Chiron, don't you EVER laugh at racist jokes you d...Chiron, don't you EVER laugh at racist jokes you devil. I wish you a lot of success, happiness and peace you ignorant piece of garbage, just like KKKarlos Mencia is. My name is Gabby Martinez. Have a great day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1159206215120219292006-09-25T10:43:00.000-07:002006-09-25T10:43:00.000-07:00Why can't we all be as "ONE" and see past the colo...Why can't we all be as "ONE" and see past the colorlines? We should all be integrated: African American, Asian, Latino (Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican {all other Latin Americans}), white, Indian, mixed, Jew, mixed race, all others and more so it can be racially diverse as America is the melting pot of the world, and yet, that isn't always the case. Hate and anger will destroy you from the inside out, life it way too short for that, esp. with separatism, becuase when that kind of garbage exists, one misses out on things. Subside those things for good. Have a nice day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1144020188095160422006-04-02T16:23:00.000-07:002006-04-02T16:23:00.000-07:00I would love to see a film about Cesar Chavez as w...I would love to see a film about Cesar Chavez as well -- especially one that explored that golden moment when he, MLK and Bobby Kennedy seemed to be coming together. That was what the poor people's march was really about.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the blog.Professor Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807935503499288638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1143308707849933322006-03-25T09:45:00.000-08:002006-03-25T09:45:00.000-08:00Majority America fears the possiblity of minority ...Majority America fears the possiblity of minority cooperation because it threatens traditional hegemony.African Americans fear the loss of politcal power and attention to their economic issues,that the emerging Latino population represents.Fear is a key to the understanding of race in America.Many African Americans feel that Latino citizens are willing to accept infringements on the Bill of Rights, that African Americans have fought for centuries to win for themselves.After all many Latinos immigrated from countries not known for the rule of law.Latinos see the current state of the African American community and want to do all they can not to repeat the same pitfalls. Finally,Latinos can be white or brown and bring with them their own issues of race, from their cultures of origin. America needs to know more about those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1143235415709772102006-03-24T13:23:00.000-08:002006-03-24T13:23:00.000-08:00Have to recommend a visit to comedycentral.com whe...Have to recommend a visit to comedycentral.com where you can see the Mind of Mencia doing a Brokeback spoof called Wetback Mountain featuring Mario Lopez. Hawt and cute and funny. And another case showing a straight ethnic minority using the closet trope to describe inner conflicts about cultural assimilation. Love it.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463228745621132957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1143144887516089322006-03-23T12:14:00.000-08:002006-03-23T12:14:00.000-08:00Somehow I'm a bit saddened that we don't have a fi...Somehow I'm a bit saddened that we don't have a film on Caesar Chavez. <BR/><BR/>Maybe it's because, although he did a tremendous amount of good he died old and well respected unlike great leaders and murder victims Ghandi and Steve Biko (Cry Freedom). <BR/><BR/>Still, we need a film of Caesar Chavez, don't you think? Maybe then more people would care to know more about him.<BR/><BR/>His early life, his family being swindled out of their farm and such is fascinating, only the end of the film needs to show how much good he did in his lifetime.<BR/><BR/>It was how he grew up and what the world around him turned him into that is fascinating. Let's lobby Hollywood!Conor Karrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191096973505292399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1143116257486936042006-03-23T04:17:00.000-08:002006-03-23T04:17:00.000-08:00Well, the media prefers (or does the audience?) to...Well, the media prefers (or does the audience?) to talk about conflicts. This is nothing new. Cooperative action stories never get the time of day. And probably never will.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1143091464982033772006-03-22T21:24:00.000-08:002006-03-22T21:24:00.000-08:00America is just messed up when it comes to racism....America is just messed up when it comes to racism. We don't want to talk about it, yet we're obsessed by it. And then we talk about the wrong things and won't talk about the right things.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301077496668834657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1143062467985597032006-03-22T13:21:00.000-08:002006-03-22T13:21:00.000-08:00In my part of the universe we had a riot because a...In my part of the universe we had a riot because a (black led) radio station announced Asian men had raped a black girl in a shop. Several people died. That floors me, but on the basis of rumours that turned out to be untrue, normally sentient creatures went on the rampage and now several beings are no more. <BR/><BR/>Turned out to be something to do with a conflict between asian and black shopkeepers and retail customs, which is ridiculous. Capitalism wins and people lose. <BR/><BR/>Not sure what I came in here to say. Divide and conquer, was probably all I intended. Aren't we all beyond that, though?<BR/><BR/>regards, jemima von schindelbergMimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549790359115165117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1143056360860695722006-03-22T11:39:00.000-08:002006-03-22T11:39:00.000-08:00The media seemed to seize on the Latino/black econ...The media seemed to seize on the Latino/black economic issues in New Orleans, where workers (I believe Mexican, but don't quote me) came into the area to do repairs, and the indigenous (i.e., black) folk were frustrated because, in many cases, they didn't have the means to compete (tools gone, in many cases). There was frustration on both sides. The racial/ethnic backgrounds were highlighted. (I can't imagine there weren't white contractors both in the area and coming into the area, but you wouldn't know it from the story.) <BR/><BR/>Of course, I NEVER think about race.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com