Feh! David Wilson Loring Park
On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Eduardo Parra wrote: > David, > > While I fully appreciate your volunteer management of this listserv, and the > fact that you acknowledge that you did not respond in a timely manner to > the "racist" comments posted recently, your explanation that the comments > were not "sustained" is a hollow one. Anyone who has been subjected to > racists comments, directly or indirectly are no less offended whether the > comments are "sustained", episodic, occasional, etc. When it hurts, it hurts > and when offended, one doesn't check to see oneself to determine "well, that > was offensive, perhaps I should wait until it happens again to see if I'm > still offended". Polite explanations explaining your inability to monitor > postings on this listserv while understandable, in no way make life easier > for those who are targets of racism. I would imagine if someone made one > crack about white Minnesotans, tuna casseroles, or ridiculed anyone who made > fun of someone who used terms such as "uffda", "you betcha", there would be a > whole bunch of folk responding to such comments. What also offends me is > that there were not a flood of emails admonishing this behavior, > rather "polite Minnesota Nice" hard at work. In effect, silence. > > Andrea Jenkins is right on target! > > Much has changed here in Minnesota, much remains to be changed, much remains > the same be it 1960 or 2003. > > Eduardo Parra > Cleveland Neighborhood > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the > subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
