Thought this was pretty funny
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--- Begin Message ---> >I donıt see how its even possible to compare what Rosa Parks did with >something that was said and done in a satirical manner. > >I honestly wouldn't even give the time of day to anything Dame Edna says >because of who he/she is. Not to say that what Dame Edna said was ok - but >that sometimes we have to pick the battles that we fight and do it the right >way. As far as Rosa Parks goes - she was _not_ the first person who refused >to move to the back of the bus, but the NAACP and other civil rights leaders >at the time decided that had they had to wait for the right time and the >right person that can withstand the media scrutiny that would follow because >they felt that all the other people that refused to move to the back of the >bus would not be a good enough "case" to be thrust into national attention. > >If it offended you then do what ever you feel is needed to make your actions >heard - but also be prepared to accept the fact that there are people that >may think that it was not something to take so seriously and that efforts >for wiping out racism should be concentrated where it really matters. > >And before I get flamed - know that I have and will always be a victim of >racism on some level, and I do feel strongly about how racism still exists >in the country - but you have to choose your battles and I believe this is >one that a waste of time to fight. > >Thatıs my 2cents ... > >Vinny > > > >On 2/11/03 3:07 PM, "Rise Up" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > question: is racism/sexism/classism perpetuated through satire and sarcasm, > > or is it merely comic relief? > > > > theoretical situation: what if your parents were disgusted by the thought of > > inter-racial dating and your partner happened to be of a different race than > > your own. would you be ok if your parents trash talk your partner if they > > get a screen name, create a fictional character, call it satire, and print > > it in a magazine? why do we make "isms" ok on some levels? > > > > i don't think anyone's trying to suggest that we suppress the freedom of the > > press. that article did offend people and i don't think we should expect > > them to just shut up and take it. and why not boycott? just because people > > couldn't stop buying abercrombie doesn't mean we should throw our hands in > > the air and say it's hopeless. i suppose you think rosa parks was a fanatic > > then, huh? > > > > gotta remind myself to breathe sometimes------------>rose:p > > > > ********************************************** > > Jesus, give us your peace. > > Bring us together, let all the fighting cease. > > Shatter all our hearts of stone, > > give us a heart for love alone. > > ********************************************** > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > The D mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ > > Check out the new forum! http://www.djdenise.com/forum/ > > > > >___________________________________________________________________ >The D mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ >Check out the new forum! http://www.djdenise.com/forum/i don't think that rose was trying to compare rosa parks to dame edna. she had mentioned rosa parks in light of what "juice for sarah ! juice for sarah ! whoooaa, sarah !" had said about the futility of asian american youth boycotting abercrombie and then inevitably purchasing abercrombie clothing after everyone had conveniently forgotten the whole ordeal about the offensive clothing.
i still find this an intersting issue. i think that americans have equated free-speach with free-opinion. it isn't necessarily so. just because we have new forms of communication that allow us to spout off anything that somone believes does it mean that everyone else should here it? freedom demands responsibility. i think that we need to keep our responsibility in perspective when we act. just because we can hide behind alias's and screen-names to share satirically demeaning views and opinions, should those opinions be publicized? not everyone has the discretion, experience, and wisdom to filter the difference between satire and truth.
peace to all who will receive,
anthonyThe night was empty of all terror for them, they had inside their circle an imaginary fire, and needed nothing but their own unpenetrated sense of community.
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