Eric Oines wrote: any white person on this list who thinks they know what being on the receiving end of racism is like, is... in the vernacular...
... packed with excrement (excuse my french). And I truly don't care what "Webster" has to say about what racism is. Racism is in the eye of the beholder - in this case, Ms. Hakeem, the Green Party endorsed candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis. Doug Mann responds At least one un-named target of Eric's unusually civil, respectful polemic is moi, Doug Mann. I was the only person to make a reference to "webster" in the first of my two posts to the minneapolis issues list on the Hakeem threads. In both posts I argued that political, not racial bias, was the prime motive for the MWP not running an article about Farheen Hakeem's campaign. In my second post I restated that point and made it clear that I was not dismissing Hakeem's complaint of being victimized by racial bias and stereotyping. It should also be noted that Farheen's letter to the editor was about a situation that had already been resolved. The story that appeared in the MWP was not written by the reporter whose conduct inspired Farheen to write the letter to the editor. The main problem seemed to be that the MWP was doing a human interest piece, not a story about Farheen Hakeem's campaign. In both posts I stated my view that it is in the interests a majority of residents of Minneapolis, including many whites, to oppose racist discrimination. I believe that Eric Oines would not disagree that the city should aggressively enforce fair employment and housing laws, and oppose institutionalized racial discrimination in the Minneapolis Public Schools. Eric has supported my campaigns for school board despite our differences over how to define, and fight, racism. I disagree with Eric that whites can't ever be on the receiving end of racism. Members of all "races" have prejudices and power. The problem is a system in which racial discrimination reinforces and is reinforced by a belief system based on the idea that one race is, by nature superior to another (racism by Webster's definition). And racial discrimination also nourishes a political and social system based on economic exploitation. -Doug Mann, King Field Candidate for 8th ward city council http://educationright.com REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
