tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post113402336146317436..comments2023-09-25T07:45:36.327-05:00Comments on Daveawayfromhome: some thoughts on racismdaveawayfromhomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-52378359078931332002007-11-27T22:17:00.000-06:002007-11-27T22:17:00.000-06:001 million damn times: by reacting to words you emp...1 million damn times: by reacting to words you empower them over you. by living only through absolutes you insulate yourself from the truth of the wonder of your own individuality.<BR/><BR/>we are burying problems under the rug daily with this junk, and pc only helps hide it.rev. billy bob gisher ©2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/08295810077239454721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-1155730111381442822006-08-16T07:08:00.000-05:002006-08-16T07:08:00.000-05:00Very good insights, congratulations!I'm going to q...Very good insights, congratulations!I'm going to quote you...Carlos Serrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187727359471585794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-1134533946013992972005-12-13T22:19:00.000-06:002005-12-13T22:19:00.000-06:00Very nice piece, but you left out the cynics point...Very nice piece, but you left out the cynics point of view. One of my favorite lines on the topic has always been "why would someone hate someone else base solely on the color of their skin, when if they took the time to get to know that someone, they'd find a myriad of other reasons to hate them". Not verbatim, I know, but I can't even remember who said it, either, so it just doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-1134355047524560932005-12-11T20:37:00.000-06:002005-12-11T20:37:00.000-06:00Jenn, you did have a problem with Gisher because h...Jenn, you <I>did</I> have a problem with Gisher because he's white. These are your words, control-C'ed off your page:<BR/><BR/><I>So, all that being said, my question for Gisher would have to be why he, and by he, I am of course putting him on the spot as a representative for all of the White mainstream (and perhaps I simply misunderstand his reasoning for posting about offensive material in the first place), feel the need and demand the right to make fun of people of other cultures, backgrounds and identities. No longer are we to be enslaved so suddenly we need to be made the buffoon?</I><BR/><BR/>Why would you assume that Gisher was representing "white" people? I dont assume that you represent "asian" people, or that James represents "black" people (though I might accept that Dumb Guy 2 represents "dumb" people). <BR/>Until everyone stops taking the remarks of one person to represent a whole race, even those who claim to represent a whole race, then racism will never be eradicated.<BR/><BR/>As for "reverse racism", there is no such thing. It is racism, whichever direction it may be going. Your post was about ethnic jokes, so was Gisher's. The difference between your post and Gisher's is that <I>he</I> never demonized anybody, and he presented jokes about <I>everybody</I>.<BR/><BR/>Finally, do I feel special? You betcha. But it's got nothing to do with my skin color. It's because whenever someone asks me who I'd like to be if I could be anyone in the world, the answer is always "me" (with a bit more money).daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-1134068492806470792005-12-08T13:01:00.000-06:002005-12-08T13:01:00.000-06:00pooby that is why i used gisher, instead of my rea...pooby that is why i used gisher, instead of my real name. i have a color, gish has a color and it's red because he is pissed. my trick is to keep dave from sqeeging out the cracks as "dave" does sometimes. not you daverev. billy bob gisher ©2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/08295810077239454721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-1134068343421457152005-12-08T12:59:00.000-06:002005-12-08T12:59:00.000-06:00nicely done twerp. a bit too deep and lengthy for ...nicely done twerp. a bit too deep and lengthy for pinheads, my how you have grown as a writer. you get a linky do for this. i hope dumbguy doesn't read your post. he won't get the point of it.rev. billy bob gisher ©2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/08295810077239454721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-1134060142684763332005-12-08T10:42:00.000-06:002005-12-08T10:42:00.000-06:00Bravo Dave!My little contribution to the discussio...Bravo Dave!<BR/><BR/>My little contribution to the discussion about the Rev's question was similar to yours essentially. I maintained that context is the key to the whole schmear. That and a healthy dose of common sense.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't think racism (or most of the other "isms" either) are ever going away. As long as one person has something the other one wants we'll continue to have the argument (civilized or not).<BR/><BR/>Why?<BR/><BR/>Because charging someone as a racist says as much - or maybe more - about the person leveling the charge as about the person who did the alleged "race-baiting".<BR/><BR/>The other thing that seems a bit off about the Rev's discussion is this: Who knows whether the Rev is a black, disabled, lesbian, gun-nut or just a white, athletic, transgender with too much time on his hands?<BR/><BR/>Not me, that's for sure.Omnipotent Poobahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902313824358840026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-1134053486440257242005-12-08T08:51:00.000-06:002005-12-08T08:51:00.000-06:00Not only that, a self-described "conservative gun-...Not only that, a <I>self-described</I> "conservative gun-nut."<BR/><BR/>Good piece. Thanks for the link.<BR/><BR/>And wait 'till you see the peice my wife (who pretty much hates the internet) is writing to "the troika." When I get my home computer back on line this weekend, I get to post it.<BR/><BR/>That ought to be... interesting.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.com