Jason is absolutely right. Black is the absence of color - white is presence of all combined colors.
Nevertheless, the analogy is valid as I see it. Andy > From: Jason C Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:42:35 -0800 (PST) > To: Minneapolis Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mpls] Re: MPD: Minnesota Minority Test Scores > > > Sorry, I think that black is the absence of color. So the question "isn't > white a color, too?" at > the outset appears closer to the truth than not. However, I don't see much > correlation between > the socially defined term 'black' and the science of color. So that would > mean the question was > accurate, but not when applied to people. > > Brazilians reached the same conclusion about the difficult in drawing a single > clear line, so they > rely on a wide spectrum of tint variations and features to base their > prejudices. > > Regards, > Jason Stone | Hale > > --- Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Actually, no. >> >> White is the absence of color. As a race, what would we call "white?" Light >> whites like Scandinavians? Dark whites like Spaniards? Irish redheads? Or >> shanty Irish dark heads - like me? What is white? It's ridiculous to try to >> define "white." Which is why it's idiotic to be so racially divisive. >> "Whites" are never white, and it is the best interests of everyone that the >> line not be drawn so distinctly - we are all amalgams of races. >> >> Andy Driscoll >> Saint Paul >> -------- >> >>> From: David Piehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> Isn't white a color too? >> >> REMINDERS: >> 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] before >> continuing it on the list. >> 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. >> >> For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html >> For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract >> ________________________________ >> >> 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 > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > 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 > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
