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- From: mikep@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Mike Powell)
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 04:30:34 GMT
- Subject: Re: Racist/Sexist Role Models
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- Newsgroups: soc.women
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- It's amazing how many people seem to be talking past eachother
- in this thread.... so few people actually hearing what
- the other has said... and so few _actual_ resoponses to
- issues... I could probably go on for pages to _directly_
- respond to all that has been said here, but since there seems to
- be so little *hearing* going on, I'll save my effort.
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- What continues to disappoint me greatly is the "thinking"
- (rhetoric actually) that was repeated here with regard to racism,
- especially when directed against blacks. Until a much more
- significant amount of the black population in America can
- get their "heads on straight" about what it means to be
- black, white, and racist in America, they will continue
- to lead lives that fail to meet their satisfaction. Rarely
- have I ever seen such immense misrepresentation and complete
- misunderstanding of white America as I had read in some previous
- posts. Most distressing were the blanket representations of
- whites as "barbarians" and such.... This is obvious and clear
- racism, in the ugliest sense. The individual should feel
- ashamed IMHO for such a display of their racist hatred.
- I apologize for commenting on this in soc.women, but felt
- compelled to respond.
-
- As far as role models.... Brian (I believe was the name) was
- very much right on target in his recognition of racism, and the
- implicated importance of learning NOT to identify with people
- primarily on the basis of sex or skin color or national origin.
-
- Fantastic role models are available everywhere! If you limit
- your role-model choices to those who have the same color
- and genital set as you, you are limiting your life. Simple
- as that. It helps to make a strong identification
- with a role-model, and that can be accomplished by use of
- sex or color, but it NEED NOT BE SO. There are infinate ways
- in which to identify with any individual, and in the choosing
- of any role-model. Teach your children to model off all
- peoples... it is something that many don't currently do, but it
- can be taught. Remember, we 'teach' our children to see
- in a racist and sexist way.... we _can_ undo this teaching
- if we really want to.
-
- (note, many of the ideas expressed here are generalizations
- in the most general sense.... :-) your milage may vary)
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- -Mike-
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