tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post3451364285610104875..comments2024-01-21T16:56:48.806-05:00Comments on Shouldn't Life Be More Than This?: Social construct with powera.eyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-77644696875136365282012-07-17T22:11:11.247-04:002012-07-17T22:11:11.247-04:00Glad to hear that!
And hopefully the teacher learn...Glad to hear that!<br />And hopefully the teacher learned from that.a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-79755963765071647552012-07-17T18:53:57.183-04:002012-07-17T18:53:57.183-04:00My sister is a teacher and went up to speak with t...My sister is a teacher and went up to speak with them directly. My nephew is fine, and I think took it better than the adults. If nothing, the kid taught the teacher a valuable life lesson.Winniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926597921523807422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-38989791938752503552012-07-17T15:03:43.435-04:002012-07-17T15:03:43.435-04:00That is so horrible!!! You should have his parent...That is so horrible!!! You should have his parents talk with the principal about that.<br /><br />I hope that doesn't discourage him from wanting to share his culture with people in the future!a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-16096801648412645002012-07-17T15:02:37.748-04:002012-07-17T15:02:37.748-04:00The show is pretty interesting (though sometimes i...The show is pretty interesting (though sometimes it gets a little more scientific than I need after work).<br /><br />I hope (though fear it may never happen) that one day we will be in a world where everyone is judged for who they are and not the tint of their skin or the straightness/curliness/kinkiness of their hair or their ability/disability in any realms.<br /><br />Someday...a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-62790106508991267802012-07-17T14:06:46.485-04:002012-07-17T14:06:46.485-04:00It is interesting to me that others care how an in...It is interesting to me that others care how an individual defines him/herself. My poor nephew came home from school upset when his teacher told him he wasn't Chinese and he shouldn't make up stories..I was floored...His dad is from there! My nephew was excited to explain the New Year celebration. Great conversation as always.Winniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926597921523807422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-69756722535552800222012-07-16T23:51:42.314-04:002012-07-16T23:51:42.314-04:00No I haven't seen the Wormhole show, i just lo...No I haven't seen the Wormhole show, i just love his voice to tell you the truth it is so great when he tells a story and then there is several of his movies so I guess by saying I really like Morgan Freeman I should specify the actor LOL I think you are 100% on with fitting into categories but why? I take a person at face value not what their face looks like and I would hope for the same but sadly that is not the world we live in and even more sadly is a possibility of SOMEDAY :(<br />I think I will try and watch the wormhole thing now just curious.Plant Seeds of Happinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070195737004917932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-8499891745374577942012-07-16T23:19:39.740-04:002012-07-16T23:19:39.740-04:00He seems like a great person (despite some flaws w...He seems like a great person (despite some flaws with his 'granddaughter'. <br /><br />Have you seen his Wormhole show?<br /><br />I think that people are just too caught up in appearances and fitting people into some sort of a category to make sure we are all considered different.<br /><br />It would be great if we were all seen as equal.a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-46652901316681821042012-07-16T23:18:25.779-04:002012-07-16T23:18:25.779-04:00Yea, some immigrants are sensitive about being cal...Yea, some immigrants are sensitive about being called African-American. But, then they sometimes use the distinction to their advantage when they desire that advantage... not that being considered a 'minority' is an advantage too many times.a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-50062388677575224132012-07-16T23:17:29.017-04:002012-07-16T23:17:29.017-04:00It's crazy how racial classification has so mu...It's crazy how racial classification has so much power over us. <br /><br />There are so many times I hear people telling stories and the only time they mention someone's appearance in a story (race-wise) is if the person is black or some other "minority". If it is a 'white' person, they don't even mention the race.a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-20881816878514011292012-07-16T21:42:23.785-04:002012-07-16T21:42:23.785-04:00NOW I REALLY LIKE MORGAN FREEMAN & I KNEW AS S...NOW I REALLY LIKE MORGAN FREEMAN & I KNEW AS SOON AS THIS STATEMENT OF HIS WAS PUBLISHED THAT IT WOULD SET ONCE AGAIN PEOPLE INTO A FRENZY OF RACE IDENTITY. I JUST WANT US ALL TO BE CLASSIFIED AS GOD'S PEOPLE ALL EQUAL :)) AND LOVED FOR ONE ANOTHER :))Plant Seeds of Happinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070195737004917932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-71753367784815510782012-07-16T17:51:26.901-04:002012-07-16T17:51:26.901-04:00This is news to me. I remember in a meeting once w...This is news to me. I remember in a meeting once when someone referred to a black man in attendance as African- American. He said in all seriousness, "I'm not African American, I'm from the Bahamas."Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-27182010082019630432012-07-16T16:40:11.148-04:002012-07-16T16:40:11.148-04:00I hadn't heard that Morgan Freeman said that ....I hadn't heard that Morgan Freeman said that . . . but I've always thought the same thing.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917139752555698353noreply@blogger.com