Take a look at Scoble's post from 16 Sept 2006: http://scobleizer.com/2006/09/16/the-view-from-a-fat-white-boy/#comments <http://scobleizer.com/2006/09/16/the-view-from-a-fat-white-boy/#comment\ s>
That post and the comments are a virtual treasure trove for a rationale of what the right thing to do here is and how to build awareness within a community. Examples: "One way I'm changing the world is to make the groups and things I do totally open. Anyone is welcome to participate in it. " (my comment: here is your chance is demonstrate your commitment to these principles) "Just because someone is a different race or sex, does not mean they are inherently different from anyone else. Thinking that they are, is the basis for racism and sexism whether you consider it to be positive or not." "For once, even Scoble gets it: I think the key here is to do some real gumshoe work and try to find smart technologists, no matter what the color or gender or whatever and invite them into what we're doing." (my comment: does Podtech being associated with Loren's video really show a participatory commitment to tech blogging and the associated events?) "Maybe you should have said, 'The presenters that I know are not African American,' and then you'd have been right. I think you should get to know a few more people. " (my comment: substitute "black tech bloggers" for "presenters" and it is right on target) Character can only be measured when there are consequences to demonstrating it. --- In [email protected], "ractalfece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hehehehe OMG. You mean that little intro thing Frank did? I just > > watched that whole episode. If you're talking about the beginning, > > then what you're saying is that Frank was "acting black", which would > > imply that just before that, when he was playing guitar, he was > > "acting white"? HAHAHAHA OMG. :) > > > > Frank didn't say ANYTHING about black or white ANYTHING when he did > > that. > > Yeah, that's my point. It's the set-up. Feldman didn't give us a > lack of context. He gave us way too much context. And no matter where > you go from there it's going to be fucked up. Feldman basically says, > "Hey everybody, I'm about to tell a racist joke here." > > I know the zefrank thing wasn't racial. And that was my point, you > could say practically anything after the Feldman set-up (even > something excruciatingly innocent) and everybody would be scratching > their heads. > > It wasn't great provocative art that started this conversation. It > was dumb dumb art that started this conversation. Feldman wasn't > touching a nerve. He was hitting us over the head with a hammer. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
