tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post6382938140398560714..comments2023-08-11T10:04:41.498-05:00Comments on Sandalstraps' Sanctuary: We're Not Done Yet!Sandalstrapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-67347829769534679752008-11-12T12:06:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:06:00.000-05:00Brian,Finally, something you wrote reminded me a g...Brian,<BR/><BR/>Finally, something you wrote reminded me a great deal of something that i wrote earlier:<BR/><BR/><EM>My point is that he is participating in the segregating of our culture. This, although mildly amusing, pits black vs white again; as evident by the language of 'they' and 'us' - even the title - 'this week in blackness'.</EM><BR/><BR/>I still believe that particularity needs to beSandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-35928598378260949062008-11-12T11:57:00.000-05:002008-11-12T11:57:00.000-05:00Incidentally, you sit in computer/desk chairs a lo...Incidentally, you sit in computer/desk chairs a lot, don't you?<BR/><BR/>Have you ever managed to get your shoelace caught in a wheel on one of these chairs?<BR/><BR/>I ask because it seems I've permanently attached myself to my chair, chaining myself to the computer. I know that Roman soldiers used to stake themselves into the battle ground as a powerful symbol that they would not retreat, but Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-11662127768099070652008-11-12T11:54:00.000-05:002008-11-12T11:54:00.000-05:00Brian,O.K.I think you're right about tone.As for w...Brian,<BR/><BR/>O.K.<BR/><BR/>I think you're right about tone.<BR/><BR/>As for white privilege, that would make a good email, but perhaps an even better conversation.<BR/><BR/>One thing to keep in mind about white privilege is that it - like race - is by no means the <EM>only</EM> factor in outcomes. White people in America, by virtue of their whiteness, have a kind of privilege respective to Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-25094493393955574622008-11-12T11:10:00.000-05:002008-11-12T11:10:00.000-05:00Oh Chris!!! Come on, I realize he is a comic! Onc...Oh Chris!!! Come on, I realize he is a comic! Once again we find ourselves at odds with inflection and tone over the blogosphere. I realize he says most of that in jest, but it does highlight a thought that I think is quite common. No, I do not believe that he thinks Oprah and Obama are the only two that have succeeded. My point is that he is participating in the segregating of our culture. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-34088511104751879692008-11-12T10:18:00.000-05:002008-11-12T10:18:00.000-05:00One more thing: you can't simply flip "black" and ...One more thing: you can't simply flip "black" and "white" in the script. To do so would be absurd, and unreal, not responding to our history. "Black" and "white" are not interchangeable parts, but rather are descriptors of a particularity. They are not the same, never have been the same, and never will be the same. The imposition of sameness is in fact a manifestation of white privilege, trying Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-60000167947237776012008-11-12T10:12:00.000-05:002008-11-12T10:12:00.000-05:00Brian,I simply don't know what to say to you right...Brian,<BR/><BR/>I simply don't know what to say to you right now. I think one of the things that's happened here is that you've failed to understand the genre here.<BR/><BR/>Elon James White is a <EM>comic</EM>, using comedic exageration to make a serious point. By obsessively literalizing his point, you are in fact <EM>missing</EM> his point. His point is not that Oprah and Obama are <EM>Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-66558563169445568462008-11-12T08:21:00.000-05:002008-11-12T08:21:00.000-05:00Just a quick one before I start my next project:"F...Just a quick one before I start my next project:<BR/><BR/>"First, let me get out the of the way this critique: Your use of "mainstream society" reminds me a bit too much of a strategy that has thankfully begun to backfire against your political party, that of cordoning off certain parts of the country as "real" and dismissing others as less-than real. Your experience, like that of anyone, is yourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-25923022992720972862008-11-07T15:52:00.000-05:002008-11-07T15:52:00.000-05:00The weird thing is that all of the ballot measures...The weird thing is that all of the ballot measures against elective abortions FAILED. I would have expected just the opposite: I think that the country has become increasingly opposed to elective abortions since 1973, but I thought polls showed a profound lessening of heterosexism and homophobia. Of course, the organizers against same-sex marriage (and adoption) were far more organized than wereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-47560487127056484702008-11-06T14:14:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:14:00.000-05:00Liam and Renee, thanks for commenting. It seems, h...Liam and Renee, thanks for commenting. It seems, however, I only respond to dissent!<BR/><BR/>Brian,<BR/><BR/>Another constructive task out of the way, I'm free to return to another aspect of your comment. With regard to the video, you wrote:<BR/><BR/><EM>Obviously he does not participate in mainstream society (where I work everyday). I have many blacks in positions over me and many of them are Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-19424143094738434272008-11-06T11:29:00.000-05:002008-11-06T11:29:00.000-05:00Brian,Now that I've done what I need to do, I have...Brian,<BR/><BR/>Now that I've done what I need to do, I have a little more time to respond to you. However, I also have Adam standing next to me blasting Star Wars music and repeatedly asking me nonsense questions to pester me into abandoning the computer and playing with him, so we'll see if this makes as much sense as it should.<BR/><BR/>We both agree on the need to respect the rule of law, Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-2405024836029242162008-11-06T09:49:00.000-05:002008-11-06T09:49:00.000-05:00Brian,Alas, no time to respond in depth.To be very...Brian,<BR/><BR/>Alas, no time to respond in depth.<BR/><BR/>To be very brief, while the law <EM>must</EM> be respected, some laws <EM>are unjust</EM>. Such laws must be opposed.<BR/><BR/>I know that we have different opinions on the issue, but to me laws curtailing the rights of the LBGT community are no less unjust than Jim Crow laws, and should be resisted with no less zeal, no less sincerity Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-56908399321065957752008-11-06T09:33:00.000-05:002008-11-06T09:33:00.000-05:00I congratulate you on your party's victory. I do ...I congratulate you on your party's victory. I do not share in the excitement and have a lot of negative feelings toward Obama, but nevertheless, the country voted and he is in. So congrats.<BR/><BR/>I watched the video and just wanted to give you my impression of it; you know, a differing opinion to share. <BR/><BR/>The comedian made a lot of statements but one that really resonated with me wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-91518736652686848542008-11-05T18:51:00.000-05:002008-11-05T18:51:00.000-05:00At the time that I wrote my reflection on election...At the time that I wrote my reflection on election night Prop 8 was still unsettled. When I finally found out unequivocally that it had passed a sadness descended upon me. I just for the life of me cannot understand how people can actively choose not to support love. The yes on 8 only shows how far the states still have to go to affirm the humanity of all. This is one time I really wish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-37882471094392951442008-11-05T15:06:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:06:00.000-05:00Yeah, the ballot measure thing is bad. We have a l...Yeah, the ballot measure thing is bad. We have a long way to go.<BR/><BR/>The video was very funny and right on.Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265036866243982434noreply@blogger.com