The only guy I tend to watch out for is the crazy crackhead guy who looks like he's taking the train from his meth lab to the methadone clinic.
But here in Atlanta, the MARTA police have very low tolerance for questionable characters anyway - I've never felt unsafe anywhere in the system :D Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deanna Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:32 AM Subject: Re: YWCA is raising awareness about how sexism and racism appear today > 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 ��,�" 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 ��,�" 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:5:147262 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
