tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post1145644271997191550..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: I Had a Dream.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-57755195939136926482008-10-25T06:42:00.000-05:002008-10-25T06:42:00.000-05:00Oh, yep, I guess all mud is the same. Sometimes I...Oh, yep, I guess all mud is the same. Sometimes I think because of racial "problems" in the past, people can misconstrue what is meant in a debate.<BR/><BR/>And yet...<BR/><BR/>I don't think Mr. Obama would want someone to be "soft" on him just because he's black in a debate. That's not fair, either. One thing I have appreciated about his reaction to personal comments (some of which have been nasty) has been to say well, that's what happens in politics. But his campaign supporters sometimes take a different tack. SOMEtimes I don't blame them. Other times I go, that was a valid criticism, yk?Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-19938217155932223622008-10-25T01:23:00.000-05:002008-10-25T01:23:00.000-05:00Hopefully in the future people won't even think ab...Hopefully in the future people won't even think about color or gender. Just plain old mud slinging.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857376251149003952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-14248132985813422072008-10-22T15:09:00.000-05:002008-10-22T15:09:00.000-05:00I worry that the Americans will vote based on : '...I worry that the Americans will vote based on : 'vote for the Black Man, or vote for the Woman VP' and not on the party's political policies! It's not about the PERSON it's about what their party can do for the country surely? Seems to me this time your country is playing a totally different game.... racism vs. sexual equality.... not good.Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599144462630400401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-73605734980925511712008-10-22T14:39:00.000-05:002008-10-22T14:39:00.000-05:00I am torn on how to vote too Mrs. C. The whole if...I am torn on how to vote too Mrs. C. The whole if you dont vote for Obama thing then you are racist is crazy in my opinion. However I can totally see how that parody is racist. It plays into all the sterotypes that are out there. Sadly you have to live in the south to really get it.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882915902110469241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-52455042530815360662008-10-22T13:24:00.000-05:002008-10-22T13:24:00.000-05:00I'm very sorry, Terry. I wasn't meaning to argue,...I'm very sorry, Terry. I wasn't meaning to argue, but I just really didn't "get it." I "get" the watermelon was racist and kind of on the fried chicken... though like I said I wouldn't have seen the fried chicken WITHOUT the watermelon as a "clue" to help me figure out it's racist.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for explaining it. I'm truly torn between voting McCain and third party. I've been thinking about some of the things you and others have said on your blogs.<BR/><BR/>I might just need a clothespin, too, before it's all over, to hold my nose while voting. Please pray for voters like me... I live in a swing state, too.<BR/><BR/>I want to be well-informed. Terry, I don't want to be manipulated into some political position BY someone who is racist. And there are so many levels, when race and class collide and then class becomes a political issue and then whether you vote for more welfare or not would be racist...?<BR/><BR/>I want to do the right thing. I know it's not voting for Obama, but sometimes I wonder how much truth there is to this or that being "racist," or whether someone is just playing a political game to get people who don't want to be racist to side with them...??Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-36098053004380569162008-10-22T13:15:00.000-05:002008-10-22T13:15:00.000-05:00Let me help you out as best I can: There is this e...Let me help you out as best I can: There is this enduring stereotype (holdover from Jim crow days, I believe) of the n*g*er, eating watermelon and fried chicken (there's a fried chicken joint in even the poorest inner cty neighborhoods no matter where you go, almost). Then there's the image of the "welfare queen", most publicized during the Reagan years.<BR/><BR/>I personally, think Reagan and the GOP made a good point, but I digress.<BR/><BR/>The whole thing is very silly because every white person I know enjoys fried chicken and watermelon, but it is what it is. And it's racist. I hate that this whole thing even got started because what Obama is proposing is indeed welfare for the masses. He's going to bankrupt the country (oh, wait, Bush already did that, no?) and we're arguing about whether or not fried chicken and watermelon is racist. We've degenerated into such a mindless elctorate.Elspeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/17495546895657214080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-26646333894861057072008-10-22T12:03:00.000-05:002008-10-22T12:03:00.000-05:00That's just it! I can't imagine! And I try to "g...That's just it! I can't imagine! And I try to "get it," but it's really, really tough. I'm sure there are lots of "clues" you see that I don't. I literally have NO CLUE that someone is a racist until I hear the N-word pop out or some really, really awful comment from the mouth of someone I thought was a good friend.<BR/><BR/>And then I'm shocked! <BR/><BR/>And I keep going, there must have been clues somewhere. I must have missed it! Was I talking in "code" without realizing it when discussing politics that other person picked up as a "this person is safe" signal??<BR/><BR/>I get confused.<BR/><BR/>I get even more confused when my black neighbour (who actually was an RNC delegate and bigwig) says things about those Democrats "stirring up the blacks." What to say? <BR/><BR/>I misinterpret everybody.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-36604410884443632842008-10-22T11:55:00.000-05:002008-10-22T11:55:00.000-05:00As a conservative who has been fairly vocal about ...As a conservative who has been fairly vocal about my oppostion to even the notion of saying President Obama, you know that I am not commenting as a white hating, liberal Obama-ite. So let me help you out on this one, Mrs.C:<BR/><BR/>It's racist. Just trust me on this. As I am a Black person, familiar with all the jokes, inuendos, and insinuations in ways you, as a white woman can never imagine, just trust me. It's racist.Elspeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/17495546895657214080noreply@blogger.com