tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post8665468591137552280..comments2024-03-19T08:23:24.309-07:00Comments on Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes: WHO IS RACIST? WHAT'S WITH THE SUSPENSION? and SEEN ALONG THE TRAILTom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-36675598672986160832014-03-02T08:32:20.995-08:002014-03-02T08:32:20.995-08:00I watched "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner&q...I watched "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" last night on TMC. Still as powerful and poignant and topical today as it was in 1967. jaditmirehttp://earthlink.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-50696715753302059752014-02-25T16:13:51.705-08:002014-02-25T16:13:51.705-08:00Sad it is...Sad it is...Jim Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132584558453465910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-43663777473645812332014-02-25T16:06:17.198-08:002014-02-25T16:06:17.198-08:00I had an experience with an acquaintance of mine w...I had an experience with an acquaintance of mine who is a rabid Republican. I told him during a conversation that much of the irritation of the far right with Obama is because he is a black man. He vehemently denied that racism was at all to blame. We agreed to disagree. Sad.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-5589032135724804102014-02-25T15:52:37.815-08:002014-02-25T15:52:37.815-08:00I wrote of this experience in my notes just yester...I wrote of this experience in my notes just yesterday as it has been bothering me every since last week when it happened. While in Florida Thursday, I was at the local store picking up a birthday cake for my father in law's 90th birthday. The store was quite busy. While waiting, I struck up a conversation with the man waiting next to me. He just happened to be black. Finally the lady behind the counter, not knowing who was first in line, looked directly at me and said may I help you? I looked at the gentleman I had been talking with and he smiled and said to me, "I'm used to it." I just felt kinda sick inside. Was the woman aware of what she had done? Yes. no doubt about it. She favored me over the him because I was white. Having lived in such a multi cultural part of the country for so many years, I've never experienced something like that. I'm still bothered by the experience as it so blatantly demonstrated that racism is alive and well. As much as I dislike saying it, it just fed my previous "bias" regarding Florida. Jim Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132584558453465910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-40495471001907868072014-02-25T14:09:22.769-08:002014-02-25T14:09:22.769-08:00That looks like a garter snake to me.That looks like a garter snake to me.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.com