Eddie: I posted my last post in some anger. I don't think it was entirely unjustified, but besides justification there is also manners. I don't want the topic to become *excessively* uncomfortable; though often a bit of discomfort is good for each of us. That is certainly true of me.
All: As I said, I have a great interest in cultural and racial differences and in the interplay between the different cultures and races. But I don't want to single out blacks only; the article simply caught my attention and, thinking of Grant's recent post, I posted the link and the thoughts. I was also for a couple of recent years a (probably odd) member of a pan-Indian cycling group (I lived and cycled in India as a boy). But as above, in addition to one's lawful interest, there is also the matter of manners -- one doesn't make one's interlocutors uncomfortable when there is no need to do so (there are times when other factors take precedence, but this isn't one of them). So I am happy to drop the subject if others find it awkward. On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 5:28 AM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm mixed race and grew up in Asia and Africa. I live in a multiracial > state and married a woman from another race, My beautiful daughter is > Chinese Filipina English Scotts Irish with a black stepfather, > > I find the different races, and cultures fascinating, and I confess to > having no scruples about my interest. I find the fear of racial differences > foolish and a sign of weakness, and believe it leads to unfriendliness with > people of other races. > > On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 5:06 PM eddietheflay <eddiethef...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Black people are just people. Why call them out based on the color of >> their skin? We don't do that for stupid people, but maybe we should. I do >> find this topic disgusting. Just to let ya know. >> >> On Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 9:05:00 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>> I anticipate that some people may find this controversial, but I'll bet >>> they aren't black. I have no compunctions about my interest in black >>> cyclists and in black African culture generally, so hoping the interest >>> will outweigh the sensitivity: >>> >>> Black people seem to be relatively few in cycling; I say "seem" -- the >>> reality may be different. >>> At any rate, this is an interesting article: >>> >>> >>> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/nyregion/black-cyclists-red-caps-brooklyn.html >>> >>> I sometimes come across news of cycling in Kenya and other parts of >>> Africa; I recall a feature about the history of cycling in -- was it Rwanda >>> or was it Burundi? But a history going back decades and continuing despite >>> the vicissitudes of war and politics. >>> >>> There's a off-and-on-and-mostly-off blog, She Cycles Nairobi, that has >>> some interesting bits. >>> >>> Patrick Moore, who cut his cycling teeth on the hilly roads around >>> Nairobi in the '60s and '70s. >>> >>> ... Not to mention Peter Tosh and his unicycle (and the best ever >>> version of Johnny B Goode) ... >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And >>> though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the >>> hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* >>> --- J.R.R. Tolkien >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews >>> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching >>> Other professional writing services >>> Expensive! 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