Hm...interesting. You know, as a daily bus rider, I have to say that in this town, there's a definite difference in culture between bus riders and non riders. You'd most likely see that kind of behavior from someone that doesn't ride every day.
Me, I just try to avoid the lady that smells bad, and the creepy grinning guy. Both of them are white. :) The black guy that talks to himself the whole ride doesn't bother me nearly as much as those other two. On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:58:24 -0400, Gel. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C600111140%2C00.html > > " The footage is shot in black and white. As the commercial begins, the > camera pans down a crowded bus. A woman gets on board and notices one empty > seat, next to an African-American man. She glances at him and moves away, > searching elsewhere for a place to sit. > This public-service message is one of two new messages produced by the > YWCA. Both will be shown on MTV and other stations. The point of this > particular spot is that racism may have become more subtle, but it has not > been eliminated. > The YWCA's second spot is about sexism. It is also shot in black and > white, and it shows little girls just being themselves â€" while rap music > plays in the background. First, two little girls, clad in school uniforms, > giggle together. Then there is a shot of a girl jumping on a bed. Next comes > a little girl practicing ballet. > The girls are the picture of innocence. Yet the viewer is jarred by the > juxtaposition of such sweet lives as they appear when set against the > demeaning lyrics of the music. On this commercial, the words "b----" and "ho" > seem more than inappropriate, they seem sick. > In raising awareness about how sexism and racism look today, the > national YWCA is merely doing what it has been doing for 146 years, said Anne > Burkholder, CEO of the YWCA of Salt Lake City. They've always been in the > business of empowering women, women of every color. > Along with the commercials, the YWCA is getting a new logo. The words > "eliminating racism" and "empowering women" are shown in bright orange above > the letters YWCA. "This is an effort to try to rebrand ourselves and also > focus public attention on who we are as an organization," said Burkholder. > The ads are designed to reach the young women who might be watching > MTV, women who are 18 to 34 and who may have no idea of the history of the > YWCA. "They are our future leaders. They will have tremendous influence on > the kind of world we'll see," said Burkholder, > Older women, especially those who live in states with large > African-American populations, might be well aware of the role played by YWCA > during the nation's civil-rights movement. In Utah, Burkholder said, women of > all ages might be familiar with the YWCA's teen mother programs or with the > domestic violence work â€" with the shelters, especially. But the average > Utahn may be less familiar with the YWCA's civil-rights history and diversity > programs. > The Salt Lake City YWCA has always been open to women of any color, but > in 1997, when the staff realized they were serving more and more new > immigrants, they began offering special help. They are determined that > language and culture will not be a roadblock, just as race has never been a > roadblock. "We are just trying to do more of what we have already been doing > for a very long time," Burkholder said." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:147232 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
