On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> as to the question of race, I agree with your thought. the color of > someone's skin is irrelevant. their cultural experience and > perspective in society is totally relevant, and for my money that is > why so many people are excited about obama. here we have a bright, > educated, articulate guy who has a compelling vision for the country, > and as a bonus he brings a cultural perspective that has had little > play at the highest levels of national politics. his perspective > matters because he can articulate something other than the majority > mainstream cultural perspective on this country without it being about > race. > Great post Robert. Let me ask you a question though....is culture and race intertwined? If a particular race has developed a particular culture, is it possible to experience that culture if you are not of that race? And conversely, is it possible to be a member of that race, but NOT experience that same culture? If a child is born in Cambodia, and moved to the United States when they are 10 days old, and they are raised without any hint of the culture of Cambodia.....aren't they are Cambodian by race, but American by culture? I guess i'm asking because one can discuss some of the "culture" that African Americans might share in....but you can't necessarily attribute cultural experiences to someone who is African American simply because they are of that race. Race and culture can be independent of each other, even as they often times go hand in hand. I might not be making any sense again..... -- Her face used to feel so soft Until her agent's doctor tore it off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256252 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
