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1 week ago
in Are Gay Christians Really Saved? on ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collected
A good post. Thank you, Randy, for being a voice of sanity. That your stance on this mirrors my own is, I'm sure, merely coincidental to its superiority. ;)
In all seriousness...yes.
In all seriousness...yes.
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4 months ago
in The End of White America? on ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collected
A link to the article online: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200901/end-of-wh...
I thought it was pretty good. Teaching this year has given me a whole new perspective on "whiteness" as expressed in the rural midwest--or at least in the rural southwest of Missouri. It isn't uncommon for me to want very badly to use a phrase in class that one of my husbands colleagues supposedly uses: "Do you want to DIE this ignorant?!?" (Not as a threat, of course, but simply uttered in disbelief.) I'll admit, it gives me a sense of satisfaction that eventually all the races are going to be more mixed. Maybe it will help take us a few steps closer to seeing people as PEOPLE before we mentally poke them into little boxes of preconception and begin complaining about them.
Grrrr...
I thought it was pretty good. Teaching this year has given me a whole new perspective on "whiteness" as expressed in the rural midwest--or at least in the rural southwest of Missouri. It isn't uncommon for me to want very badly to use a phrase in class that one of my husbands colleagues supposedly uses: "Do you want to DIE this ignorant?!?" (Not as a threat, of course, but simply uttered in disbelief.) I'll admit, it gives me a sense of satisfaction that eventually all the races are going to be more mixed. Maybe it will help take us a few steps closer to seeing people as PEOPLE before we mentally poke them into little boxes of preconception and begin complaining about them.
Grrrr...
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Randy
yeah ... I am not threatened at all by the races mixing ... at all. My nieces are half Mexican and I love it when I hear them squeal Tio Randy! or Uncle Randy! Either way those moments are some of my life favorites.
What I didn't like about the article is the implication that we have and are moving into "white identity politics." I never ... not once ... ever ... thought about my whiteness in my support of McCain/Palin. I also grew up on rap/hip hop/pop. I honestly never thought that was weird for little ol' white me to enjoy either. I enjoyed it because I liked it and it was a connection point with my friends. It had nothing to do with feeling "culturally bankrupt" and trying to "divest" myself of "whiteness."
That tone in the article was off-putting to me. I did like it overall but ... I don't ever think about my whiteness. I love the noble heritage in my lineage. I grieve the dishonorable parts as well but I never thought of it as being a "white" person thing. I also don't see that as any different than any other person of any other race.
well... maybe I didn't like the article as much as I thought. :)
What I didn't like about the article is the implication that we have and are moving into "white identity politics." I never ... not once ... ever ... thought about my whiteness in my support of McCain/Palin. I also grew up on rap/hip hop/pop. I honestly never thought that was weird for little ol' white me to enjoy either. I enjoyed it because I liked it and it was a connection point with my friends. It had nothing to do with feeling "culturally bankrupt" and trying to "divest" myself of "whiteness."
That tone in the article was off-putting to me. I did like it overall but ... I don't ever think about my whiteness. I love the noble heritage in my lineage. I grieve the dishonorable parts as well but I never thought of it as being a "white" person thing. I also don't see that as any different than any other person of any other race.
well... maybe I didn't like the article as much as I thought. :)
8 months ago
in False Prophets Phelps Clan Become Bloggers on ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collected
Their shamefully horrid punctuation blows mine. My sixth grader writes better than this (and has more insight and maturity).
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Randy
Well, granted, any offspring of The Great Scott and Yourself is going to have good punctuation, unusual insight and before their time maturity. :)
B.T.Carolus
I actually thought that, if this were a parody of the Phelpses by like Colbert, or SNL, or something, then it would be written like this. But your own writing...it's not supposed to sound like you're making fun of yourself. I especially like how at the end they didn't manage to capitalize the 'h' in the divine 'Him,' but they capitalized "Children of Destruction." Sort of shows where their priorities are.
btw, Randy, have I ever mentioned how much I like the editing feature? ;-)
btw, Randy, have I ever mentioned how much I like the editing feature? ;-)
Thank you.