Sherelle wrote:
> Being referred to as black(s) doesn't offend me personally unless you put
> the word "the" in front of it. I'm not sure why that bothers me, but it does.
Last night I was listening to NPR and "Marketplace" was featuring a story about the
lack of good (or any) restaurants in Prince George's County, MD, where the population
is 63% African-American, very affluent, and where it's (probably correctly) presumed
businesses don't locate because of the "race issue." One of the interviewees opined,
regarding African-Americans in the County, "They spend money just like anyone else."
For some reason, I found his statement offensive. I'm not sure how else he could have
put it -- perhaps, "Citizens in PG County spend money ..." -- but the way the guy said
it bothered me.
Mike in Barcelona wrote:
> Books- how about a 'favourite book' thread for all of us who don't have
> cars. Or maybe a 'book I'm currently reading' thread. I'll start the ball
> rolling with "The Third Policeman" by Flann O'Brien, and "A THOUSAND
> YEARS OF NONLINEAR HISTORY" by Manuel De Landa.
My favorite: A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole
Now reading: My Lead Dog Was a Lesbian: Mushing Across Alaska in the Iditarod - The
World's Most Grueling Race, by Brian Patrick O'Donoghue
> 'Penblwydd Hapus' to Lori
Thanks, Mike!!! : )
Lori
in DC
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