Comments on: Thoughtful Thursday! I Turned In My Race Card!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:13:01 +0000

Hi Sharon. You finally made it to kleverkathy! Glad to see you! I think ATL has progressed a little further than they have here 100 miles away in my area. Plus, I think the people I work with feel so at ease working for Uncle Sam that they think their jobs are pretty secure and all that racial, "they are doing me wrong" whining has become typical and ok.

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By: Sharon Garnes

Sharon Garnes — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:06:13 +0000

I agree with you 100% Kathy. I never "play" the race card. But if the shoe fits I will bring it out, like when my sons get followed up to the city limits by the police after visiting friends in a nearby town; or when my students are racially profiled by a clueless teacher; or when my cousin is mistreated by an attendent. BUT, if I didn't work hard enough, or spoke disrespectfully, or forgot a task, that's on me and I accept responsibility. It's like walking a tightrope. Is that why I have high blood pressure in spite of taking care of myself? The irony is that I found living in Atlanta so relaxing because race seldom came up. Everyone around me was black!

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By: Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:52:45 +0000

@delores goodson – I have to agree and note a disagreement. Yes, there were many people other than black people there when BHO was elected. It was really good to see all of them there. But I have three points:

1. The fact that we notice them there means there are still problems with race.
2. BHO is half white so it shouldn’t be an issue…IF, we didn’t have an unwritten rule that says part black, considered black.
3. BHO’s election has made some racists desperate. They have seen a black man (because he is part black) “move on up” to the white house and it is eating some people up! Racism has taken on a different look – some things are blatant and some things are just different. One thing I learned while living in DC (I actually knew it before) is that what seems to be is only a fraction of what really is. In other words, when we hear about X, as unbelievable as it may seem it is probably XYZ.
.-= Tom Sawyer´s last blog ..My Race Would Not Do That! =-.

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By: delores goodson

delores goodson — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:37:59 +0000

I guess I was not finished. I believe it is getting better because of BHO. The night he won, did you see how many white people was in the audience, more of them than there were of us. They were young people. Young people are beginning to think for themselves. I remember when I got my first apartment, I had to have a lady from Earlham College to go around with me. She would tell prople what could happen to them for not renting to me just because I was black. Then we looked at an apartment that was owned by Brandenburg that had the furniture store with the real nice furniture in it. I wanted the apartment and he sid no, I told him that I would sue him and win and I would get enough money to rent the apartment and then furnish it with furniture from his store. He glared at me then said I could rent it.
.-= delores goodson´s last blog ..What to Expect On ‘Jon & Kate’ =-.

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By: delores goodson

delores goodson — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:26:21 +0000

Kim I agree with you. It started a long time ago and is taught at home. The adults are the ones that keep this going. Most children would be fine if it was not for their parents teaching them that they are better because of the color of their skin. I can not say anything about my boss. She is very kind to me. She is a lot different than the boss I had a few years back. She is the person that my friend replaced in his city job. Him nor a couple of my other friends like her but I love her. She is very good to me. She is the one that bring me puzzles to work and let me work them here when we are not busy She gave me a computer and some shoes that I just love. She was raised on the west side and we have known each other since grade school. She was raised in the same house my nephew lives in now.
.-= delores goodson´s last blog ..What to Expect On ‘Jon & Kate’ =-.

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