tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post4754785253088311992..comments2023-10-05T12:07:47.544-04:00Comments on A blog by a politically left leaning mom of 2 boys: Racism is a Race that Must EndIlinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12517198461895887916noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-65612786437133805972008-11-05T13:46:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:46:00.000-05:00perfectly said. I agree with you completely.perfectly said. I agree with you completely.followthatdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073521142861511678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-9618632647140692862008-11-02T21:59:00.000-05:002008-11-02T21:59:00.000-05:00I thought of this post from another twitter person...I thought of this post from another twitter person http://queenofspainblog.com/2008/10/28/i-dont-know-his-name/<BR/><BR/>I believe that what has made this election different are people's experiences like these, it's really great.<BR/><BR/>Also see my latest post.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969276161752723135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-83427308653880967112008-10-31T00:47:00.000-04:002008-10-31T00:47:00.000-04:00Hello,I found you through a comment you had left o...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I found you through a comment you had left on Scary Mommy. Hope you don't mind I came over. <BR/><BR/>It's funny I just did a whole political post, with a 27 minute video of Obama. How I agree with him, and his love for the middle class. <BR/><BR/>I agree to an extent that I worry for his behalf. For the ignorant people out there that still see in color, and that may harm him. But that will not stop me from voting for him. I want him to be President. If he is running for President, I am right there for him. <BR/><BR/>Awesome post. <BR/><BR/>Feisty<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>TQueen of Feistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571564475400723722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-91896364132920460952008-10-28T16:14:00.000-04:002008-10-28T16:14:00.000-04:00Wow, so many wonderful comments. You are restoring...Wow, so many wonderful comments. You are restoring my faith through these trying times. I am horrified of the news of two young men plotting to kill Obama and other people just for being black. There is no room for such hatred in this world, and it deeply saddens me. <BR/><BR/>We can still fight the good fight, folks! We cannot and must not let racism win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-22148545578211754142008-10-28T15:58:00.000-04:002008-10-28T15:58:00.000-04:00This is my first visit to Dirt & Noise and I l...This is my first visit to Dirt & Noise and I love this beautifully-written, nuanced post. <BR/><BR/>I witness a lot of white people's racism because I am a white person who has lived in predominantly African-American neighborhood for the past 15 years. When white people express surprise about where I live -- especially progressives who would be horrified to be thought of as racist, they do so in euphemisms: They say things like, "You're so brave," and "Aren't you worried that you'll stick out like sore thumb?" and "I'd be so worried about the crime rate" and even "Aren't you worried that your neighbors resent you for moving into their neighborhood?" <BR/><BR/>All of which I understand to be a direct projection of their own unexamined but nevertheless deeply-ingrained hostility toward African-Americans. They assume my neighbors will have the same feelings toward me -- discomfort, fear, even resentment -- they're familiar with whenever they have to be unexpectedly or continuously in the presence of African-Americans.<BR/><BR/>I live in Ohio and I can feel that projected racism, that masked fear of reprisal, whenever I talk to people about Obama. And I'm afraid that ultimately, when they're alone in the voting booth, they're going to allow their fear to override their logic and convictions.<BR/><BR/>I worry they'll vote their skin color because they know that if black Americans were ever to express one-tenth the hostility toward white people that white people have historically felt toward them, white people might become very uncomfortable indeed. <BR/><BR/>We might have to think about race all the time! (Gasp)Our lives would be like that bus ride your friend was relieved not to experience: We could no longer relax into the fantasy that race isn't really an issue for US, that racism doesn't exist until African-Americans board the bus.<BR/><BR/>I wish I knew how to speak effectively to other white voters about the danger unacknowledged racism poses in this election. Because I'm certain that Obama doesn't carry Ohio, it will be because of racism. <BR/> <BR/>Anyway, I'm signing up for your RSS feed right now. Thanks!LilaTovCocktailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815904535036159055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-46578502106801026452008-10-27T18:43:00.000-04:002008-10-27T18:43:00.000-04:00I love love LOVED this post. Written so well.I love love LOVED this post. Written so well.Cant Hardly Waithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054063969005887114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-36560611440674787092008-10-27T14:47:00.000-04:002008-10-27T14:47:00.000-04:00Well said! I could feel the power too, there are t...Well said! I could feel the power too, there are things that inspire me, some big ways, in smaller ways. That the emotions stick with you for many years says a lot about the experience and how it effected you. What inspires me is when I can feel the power in the words of the speaker/writer. <BR/><BR/>Does being a black man shape a part of who Obama is? Of course it does! Being half white shapes him too, much like being an Irish American from Massachusetts shaped me.<BR/><BR/>We live in the same area, and are both transplants, I think that it makes some of the racism stand out more to us. It's not that there isn't plenty of racism in the North, but I was primed to expect it here. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the reminder to always call it out, perhaps not quite as overtly as "I call bullshit", but don't let people get off without them knowing that you caught it.<BR/><BR/>KevinKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969276161752723135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-29570777228907720902008-10-27T14:36:00.000-04:002008-10-27T14:36:00.000-04:00I suspect my mother-in-law, one of the nicest peop...I suspect my mother-in-law, one of the nicest people I know, isn't voting in this election at all because she can't stomach John McCain and can't bring herself to vote for Barack Obama because he's black. She gets real uncomfortable when pressed for why she can't do it, but she will not give a reason. I'm very disappointed in her.<BR/><BR/>I'll be voting for the person I think most qualified, and I'm excited that this country's moving beyond the only option being elitist white men for president. I want most qualified, regardless of color or race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-53876821784974837462008-10-27T11:12:00.000-04:002008-10-27T11:12:00.000-04:00ilina, well said/written. i'm passing this on. eri...ilina, well said/written. i'm passing this on. erinerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941582364889303250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-84536125540107464312008-10-26T23:20:00.000-04:002008-10-26T23:20:00.000-04:00I have family members citing Obama's color as reas...I have family members citing Obama's color as reason to not vote for him because of an attack on him or our government. What? I can not believe for one minute they really feel that way. If they do, it's only because they've convinced themselves that this would somehow be a more acceptable form of their racism. We are all the same people. Don't ignore color, creed or gender. Just do not discriminate with it. Obama 08!!steenky beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570171606663745423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-70121640843012235242008-10-26T14:42:00.000-04:002008-10-26T14:42:00.000-04:00Living in Ohio, I am very aware of the racism in t...Living in Ohio, I am very aware of the racism in this election. Especially in the southeastern region. They did interviews with democrats down there that are voting McCain purely because they cannot bring themselves to vote for an uppity black man. Just makes you wanna hit them with a rock.<BR/>When my son was young my husbands family commented on how my sons almond shaped eyes are more pronounced when he isn't feeling well. I told them that he gets his almond shaped eyes from my gggrandmother who was rumored to be full blooded Cherokee. My mother in law just muttered "well, we'll just forget that part". Ummmm, forget that he is part Indian? My husband and I both stood there with our chins to the floor. Pretty offended.<BR/>People amaze me.The Cube Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655886518928041764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-91462677593380155242008-10-25T23:13:00.000-04:002008-10-25T23:13:00.000-04:00Voting for who you believe in shows the rest of th...Voting for who you believe in shows the rest of the country that America is capable of change - Not voting to (ahem!) save his life is a cop out! Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703823289319178486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-55554749025934653712008-10-25T21:54:00.000-04:002008-10-25T21:54:00.000-04:00Great post. I have been surprised, on an almost da...Great post. I have been surprised, on an almost daily basis, by two things in this election. One is the outright racism that some white people are still totally comfortable spouting. The other is how far we have come, and what a small minority of the population fall into the first category.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-17825558791929666882008-10-25T21:43:00.000-04:002008-10-25T21:43:00.000-04:00"This is simple Racism hiding in the wings of symp..."This is simple Racism hiding in the wings of sympathy. I don't buy it."<BR/><BR/>No kidding. and OMFG - what a cop-out that woman spouts. Pure and simple. <BR/><BR/>Great post sweetie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-90363139259375677502008-10-25T13:46:00.000-04:002008-10-25T13:46:00.000-04:00Honey that was an awesome post. I felt every emoti...Honey that was an awesome post. I felt every emotion in each word.<BR/><BR/>Hugs!!!<BR/>CatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091965591527056142.post-32930117073247178022008-10-25T12:44:00.000-04:002008-10-25T12:44:00.000-04:00I hope you can feel the Hi-5 from Apex ... you roc...I hope you can feel the Hi-5 from Apex ... you rock. AshleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com