Racial and religious bigotry
There is a lot of hysteria against Muslims in this country, even before 9/11, so that now it even exceeds racism against Blacks. Obama will be vilified by many because he is half black and has an Arab middle name. Jon All the more reason, IMHO, to grab that bull by the horns and face it head on, rather than enabling the hysteria even more. Demons live in the dark, and the best way to get rid of them is to shine the light on them ... I agree, but only because the economic collapse has actually made it likely that he will be elected. I still would have preferred that Obama picked a qualified Hispanic woman for his VP. Jon ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office based on their gender/religion/ethnicity first and their qualifications second is as offensive to me in the case of choosing a qualified Hispanic woman as it is a qualified white man. (I'm willing to make an exception in the case of challenging a previously unchallenged stereotype and not enabling a historical hysteria about it, but this in particular doesn't seem to qualify.) On Oct 21, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Jon Louis Mann wrote: I agree, but only because the economic collapse has actually made it likely that he will be elected. I still would have preferred that Obama picked a qualified Hispanic woman for his VP. Jon ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Jon Louis Mann wrote: I agree, but only because the economic collapse has actually made it likely that he will be elected. I still would have preferred that Obama picked a qualified Hispanic woman for his VP. Jon Like, say, J-Lo? Alberto Monteiro PS: fwiw, here's the uncyclopedia page about the (most likely) furure mayor of Rio de Janeiro (election this Sunday). Some facts are true. http://desciclo.pedia.ws/wiki/Fernando_Gabeira ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 04:03 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote: I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office or any job based on their gender/religion*/ethnicity first and their qualifications second is as offensive to me in the case of choosing a qualified Hispanic woman as it is a qualified white man. Agreed. *With of course such obvious exceptions as paid clergy. . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 04:03 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote: I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office — or any job — based on their gender/religion*/ethnicity first and their qualifications second is as offensive to me in the case of choosing a qualified Hispanic woman as it is a qualified white man. Agreed. *With of course such obvious exceptions as paid clergy. Which isn't really an exception, since in that case, religious affiliation is in fact a qualification for the job. :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 08:53 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote: On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 04:03 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote: I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office or any job based on their gender/religion*/ethnicity first and their qualifications second is as offensive to me in the case of choosing a qualified Hispanic woman as it is a qualified white man. Agreed. *With of course such obvious exceptions as paid clergy. Which isn't really an exception, since in that case, religious affiliation is in fact a qualification for the job. :) Obviously . . . ;) . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Racial and religious bigotry
On Oct 21, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Bruce Bostwick wrote: On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 04:03 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote: I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office — or any job — based on their gender/religion*/ethnicity first and their qualifications second is as offensive to me in the case of choosing a qualified Hispanic woman as it is a qualified white man. Quite so, except where gender, religion, or ethnicity are part of the qualifications. It may be more effective for a rape counsellor to be female, a boys' PE teacher to be male, and so forth (including the obvious example of clergy, as noted). My dear wife gets practically livid when she is asked to join a group (at work, when she was in an office, or at church now) because she is either female or of Japanese ancestry. It is is a sure way to get her dander up. The existence of organizations like the Hewlett-Packard Black Women Engineers (or the like, if that exact group does not exist, and it probably does, under the rubric of diversity), is part of the problem, not a solution to it, says she, and I agree. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
