In my experience, "East Coast" has been used as a code-word since the 1970's for Jews. The first time I encountered it was when at the University of Michigan, a friend described National Public Radio's program as being very "East Coast." When prodded, the speaker gave the the accents, the style and the editorial policy as supporting information. My response was: "East Coast? Like Noah Adams? Or like Susan Stamberg?"
Now the term is being extended to Blacks. Sure there are regional differences, but the content of the social interactions and communications are the same. But look at the expectations that have been put onto the new super. She seems to be a "force majeure." If you want to fundamentally change the public schools, maybe it takes an act of god to achieve this goal. "Soda/pop" "be polite/be real" Look at the goal; look at the expectations;look at the results. The jury is still out. David Wilson Loring Park On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Chris Johnson wrote: > WizardMarks wrote: > > Picky, picky, picky and parochial too. It's past time for Minnesotans > > face the fact that people coming here from all points are going to be > > bringing different cultural norms. We knew when we hired Peebles that > > she was from the East Coast. If she is described as "brash, unnerving > > and too abrupt" then maybe we should observe and question why we are > > such delicate flowers that no one can talk to us except in a quiet, > > self-effacing way, being sure to dance around the issue and hem and haw > > for a while. Neither are we flower fairies who need to be coaxed out > > from under the foliage with honeyed words. All those critics are saying > > is that Peebles is not a Minnesotan. Well, duh. > > > I get really tired of hearing this excuse used for people's inability to get > along with the people they need to get along with. It's claptrap. > > I was born on the East Coast, and I came of age on the East Coast. I went to > college with a bunch of folks from the East Coast, in a pair of laid-back, > easy-going western colleges. > > And not once did I encounter a tendency for East Coast people to be "brash, > unnerving and too abrupt." If that's how Peebles is behaving, it's her own > personality traits, and has next to nothing to do with her being from the East > Coast. > > I've lived all over this country, and people are more alike than they are > different. There are regionalisms, no doubt. But rudeness, arrogance, > inflexibility and so forth are their own animals -- they are not regionalisms > and there are no regions with which I'm familiar in which any of those traits > are the norm or acceptable. > > Been there, done that in Delaware, Maryland, Alabama, California, Utah, > Colorado, Wisconsin and Minnesota -- and visited most other states on the way. > > > > Chris Johnson > Fulton > > 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
