tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post2700022511056317258..comments2023-10-26T05:43:54.865-05:00Comments on Screed: Dear Clinton Campaign, you are making this harder and harder!Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-91467317882971940292008-03-14T09:16:00.000-05:002008-03-14T09:16:00.000-05:00but just like, even having normal everyday convers...<I>but just like, even having normal everyday conversation about shit, you learn stuff, you know? Or like, you just *see* how your friends get treated.</I><BR/><BR/>exactly. you learn stuff; you see things. it's a real eye opener to realize that the women most of us thought were role-models are more out of the loop than we expected.<BR/><BR/>if social integration is a goal of a 'post-racial' Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-70003558755430482812008-03-14T02:45:00.000-05:002008-03-14T02:45:00.000-05:00Well, yeah, sure it's no guarantee. but not only ...Well, yeah, sure it's no guarantee. but not only does one's social group point it out when you say something stupid, but just like, even having normal everyday conversation about shit, you learn stuff, you know? Or like, you just *see* how your friends get treated.<BR/><BR/>I suspect the fact is that a lot of the standard bearers are rich women, and as such, a *lot* of their "friends" are bitchphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118578280520171800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-37461079106186516702008-03-13T09:23:00.000-05:002008-03-13T09:23:00.000-05:00I mean, hell, having friends of another ethnicity ...I mean, hell, having friends of another ethnicity isn't a magic bullet against being a total asshat but it's a start. <BR/><BR/>(If it was, I'd probably be a lot less befuddled by certain things white people do and say than I am now.)<BR/><BR/>I think having a diverse ethnic group of intimate friends allows a person to take a first, doddering step toward understanding the different ways that Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-44704036367769015282008-03-13T00:36:00.000-05:002008-03-13T00:36:00.000-05:00You know, it's funny, I had the same "doesn't she ...You know, it's funny, I had the same "doesn't she have *any* black friends?!?" reaction. It seems really hard to believe, given her political background in the Democratic party. So fucking weird.<BR/><BR/>It really pisses me off that 24 hours after this whole "Power should be fired for calling Clinton a monster!!!" bullshit, Clinton basically just shrugs off this Ferraro stuff. Grrrrr......bitchphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118578280520171800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-80457132276087027212008-03-12T09:02:00.000-05:002008-03-12T09:02:00.000-05:00Ferraro's comment just supports an idea I have tha...Ferraro's comment just supports an idea I have that most white people don't actually <B>know</B> many black people in particular or people of color in general. I don't mean work beside or have a nodding acquaintance with, but actually frikking know us - on an intimate, personal level. I'm talking about seeing things through another person's experiences on the teeniest little level.<BR/><BR/>If Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-63065236423409679652008-03-12T01:52:00.000-05:002008-03-12T01:52:00.000-05:00Yes, I don't get why Clinton is trying to destroy ...Yes, I don't get why Clinton is trying to destroy Obama either. I mean, I do, but argh.<BR/><BR/>The latest, from Ferraro, is just revolting.bitchphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118578280520171800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-47410284361001275492008-03-11T09:51:00.000-05:002008-03-11T09:51:00.000-05:00Their methods defy logic.What's the point, while y...Their methods defy logic.<BR/><BR/>What's the point, while your campaign is in <B>second place</B>, in salting the earth beneath Obama in case he wins the nomination? Doesn't this just lay the groundwork for a Republican win in the long run?<BR/><BR/>(But neither does the Obama campaign's outright repudiation of a VP spot make sense to me, either. Ok, there's a psychological thing I guess - Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-2647728538270241602008-03-11T01:41:00.000-05:002008-03-11T01:41:00.000-05:00Isn't that statement actually just too confusingly...Isn't that statement actually just too confusingly weird to be annoying?bitchphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118578280520171800noreply@blogger.com