Just read the advice the website gave on how to handle bigotry. Ah, how sweetly interactive. I guess that kinda advice does work. But I did get a good giggle out of it. I have never ever been that gentle when dealing with a racist. Why? They're never gentle when dealing with me. And I truly am not trying to be their friends. I basically come out and give them an insightful little bit of comeuppance...and do my best to embarrass them. Yeah, I know... but the gentle approach rarely works. Good Lord! I'm not put on earth to show racists how gentle and full of European etiquette I can be. I don't get loud, but I don't take prisoners either. They need to be told all about themselves to their face...that works better than gentleness I've found....but it also sometimes makes you lose your job. (smile.)
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It was me, thanks. I had to serve notice to a guy at work who was > calling a new Kenyan employee things like "Bush baby", and joking about > him running with cheetah and carrying spears. I was just curious about > the center's bits of advice, though I applied my own unique spin in this > case, which was somewhere between strong "advice", outright threats, and > acting a n*****... > > -----Original Message----- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of George > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 12:45 > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [scifinoir2] How to handle everyday bigotry > > > A couple weeks ago, somebody on this list asked me for > the link to the Southern Poverty Law Center's site on > ways to combat hate and/or everyday bias. Here's the > link: > > > DO YOU WONDER HOW TO HANDLE EVERYDAY BIGOTRY? > > "A lot of people think prejudice is so yesterday," > > says Princeton psychology Prof. Susan Fiske. It's > > not. See the US News and World Report article about > > the dangers of everyday bigotry. > > > http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/es4N0HkpSc0LcT0D4M50Ew > > Also, I've attached below the center's latest > newsletter. You or somebody you know may find it > helpful. BTW for perspective, this is the same Center > which VP Cheney railed against about diversity/gay > issues. Anything that annoys Cheney/BushCo I will > support in a big way! > > Happy holidays! > > George > Captain > The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) > - - - - - - - - - > > Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:09:03 -0500 (EST) > > From: "Southern Poverty Law > > Center"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: George Jenkins > > Subject: Promoting Tolerance - Monitoring Hate - > > Seeking Justice > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > SPLCenter.org > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > An e-newsletter for Southern Poverty Law Center > > supporters > > > > > > December 23, 2005 > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > IN THIS ISSUE > > ----------------------------------------- > > -- Give a gift your friends and family will remember > > -- Center pursues justice for beaten black man > > -- Record number of requests for Tolerance materials > > -- How do you handle everyday bigotry? Get our new > > guide > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Know an art & music fan? Make a donation in their honor this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/.6dcNC/.VHMAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
