tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944185551097929504.post9175646696636297957..comments2023-09-28T06:36:01.007-04:00Comments on Afropologë: To MalakimUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944185551097929504.post-60104605127301093972007-05-16T18:21:00.000-04:002007-05-16T18:21:00.000-04:00also, Mal is not bringing much positivity. I don't...also, Mal is not bringing much positivity. I don't like the negativity Mal, not at all. Maybe you should be a little less ragefull and a little more logical?? ahem... I hate everything.kelly leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024666723355469727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944185551097929504.post-65562116462880049572007-05-15T23:45:00.000-04:002007-05-15T23:45:00.000-04:00malakim, we get where you're coming from, believe ...malakim, we get where you're coming from, believe me. and we're completely and totally aware of all of the various implications of the language we use, of the way we frame each debate, of the metaphors we use in our speech, etc. etc. etc. that being said, this is not about us "needing to get over ourselves" and i would encourage you to keep reading the blog if you're curious to find out what it's really about, because lets face it, this just started like, yesterday. we still have a lot more to say.<BR/><BR/>but what i will say in answer to your disapproval is simply that we have different goals, and i think each of those goals has its place in society. there are already plenty of people out there in the world using so-called "reasonable" and "fair and balanced" language to discuss these issues. with so far mixed results, i'd have to say. we're here to expand the range of allowable discourse a little bit. anger may not always be productive, but it is certainly useful in certain situations, and there is currently very little space for it in political dialogue. we want that to change.kayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859799569933035875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944185551097929504.post-53633161679663564462007-05-15T22:18:00.000-04:002007-05-15T22:18:00.000-04:00Look, I’m angry too. I’m angry that as a white per...Look, I’m angry too. I’m angry that as a white person you can’t see this from my perspective. I’m angry because I don’t think you have the slightest clue of what 95% of white people think when they read your blog post. <BR/><BR/>Did you stop and think that maybe whites and so-called “model minorities” will look upon your words and go, “Oh god, another angry black person"? Did you stop and think that the vast majority of whites will look upon the content of your blog and use it to reinforce all the damaging and subjugating stereotypes that they have internalized about black people—that many of them are angry, loud, prone to violence and have a stick up their ass?<BR/><BR/>I’m angry that as a white person, I can’t bring up the topic of race in a group of whites (unless they are very well educated) and NOT have somebody spout some ridiculous stereotype about underrepresented minorities or affirmative action or Al Sharpton. And I’m angry that every time I try to convince my woefully ignorant white friends that they’re being irrational, insensitive, and just plain dumb, they allude to blogs like this one to affirm why they are right and I am wrong.<BR/><BR/>It’s time for you two to get over yourselves and really confront this topic, instead of merely continuing to validate your own feelings. I am on your side here, dammit, and this is NOT the way to make headway on this issue.Malakimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08850821564943294400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944185551097929504.post-67085633150118935832007-05-15T21:41:00.000-04:002007-05-15T21:41:00.000-04:00ok not exactly directly related, but i wish people...ok not exactly directly related, but i wish people would realize that not meaning to be offensive or not meaning to be racist doesn't make you not offensive or not racist. slash... i heart brittany and kaya.deborah hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527602073872004424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944185551097929504.post-5670849797880471632007-05-15T03:40:00.000-04:002007-05-15T03:40:00.000-04:00yea, i mean.. racist people are always being as un...yea, i mean.. racist people are always being as un-silent as they damn want already, so i dont think politely and "logically" expressing our thoughts would actually be productive. in fact it hasn't been, no one listens unless they're provoked. to a large extent, we need to fight fire with fire. this anger is a retaliation, not an attack.Gayatrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134470632188141947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944185551097929504.post-36924589046907201252007-05-14T22:38:00.000-04:002007-05-14T22:38:00.000-04:00brittany, this is why we are blogging partners. yo...brittany, this is why we are blogging partners. you read my mind. i was going to ask you to respond, but you are one step ahead!!! i don't even think i have anything to add. except maybe that i don't think our job is to convince people who disagree with us. maybe our role is to convince people who DO agree that they don't have to be silent.kayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859799569933035875noreply@blogger.com