At 07:43 PM 6/25/02 -0700, Pamela Taylor wrote: >Folks, > >Some of the remarks in my post were meant to sound >stupid because they are (ie some of my best friends >are white, etc.). They sound stupid when White folks >tell us Black folks that. Personally, I've never been into these navel gazing type seminars of this sort. In my experience the best way to work beyond these types of issues is to work together on a common goal.
>I know there will never be a summit on White folks >issues, that will never happen. > >And why can't people (except one) respond on list? >When discussing Black folks, it would not be a >problem. When the color White is put out there, the >forum is mute. No one wants to go there. Therein >lies the problem. That is why IMHO there is no need >for a summit. It is an excuse for folks to go round >and round an issue without coming to any real >conclusion. Well I didn't respond to this one offlist the last time. I'll agree with this point though -- it would be nice if folks did post on list about this -- in a way that effects Minneapolis. >And as long as there are various races living in >Minneapolis, it is a Minneapolis issue, like it or >not. > Hey, I think if folks didn't want to deal with various races, they wouldn't live in Minneapolis. I've always felt that racial and ethnic diversity is a strength. >--- Pamela Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Dear List, >> >> I don't mean to sound racist, and I hope that I do >> not >> get censored by the List Manager because I am not >> trying to offend anyone, and it would be >> unjustified. >> I am merely going to state a truth. Now Pam, give me a break -- ofcourse you are trying to stir things up. >> It gets me that we are always having meetings and >> summits that deal with race relations and the >> African, >> African-American, Native American and other minority >> communities. >> >> It seems obvious to me that we need a summit dealing >> with white people and their problems living on this >> planet with people who don't look like them. Why is >> there never anything or anybody that is up front >> enough to state that out loud and call for some >> action? So do ALL white people have problems living with people who don't look like them? Eva Eva Young Near North Minneapolis _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
