tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post1147979011246781369..comments2023-10-30T05:55:23.226-06:00Comments on How About Now?: Bits and PiecesMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04608028066791266054noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-44416996252095412802007-04-29T20:29:00.000-06:002007-04-29T20:29:00.000-06:00The show that I borrowed the picture from looks re...The show that I borrowed the picture from looks really, really interesting - it's Titus Andronicus done by women in blackface...<BR/><BR/>I try very hard not to be a racist, which in itself makes me racist - I guess I'm "race-conscious" - I don't believe in disenfranchising people based on skin color, but I do have reflex racist reactions from growing up white and middle class (and in America). It's hard to know when one is being racist sometimes - I go back and forth between deliberately smiling at black people on the street to "show I'm not prejudiced," and telling myself, no, it's not racist to ignore the black youth complimenting my appearance on the street - it's rude for a man of any color to comment on a woman of any color, responding is not required and might be unsafe.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04608028066791266054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-24165004966459341142007-04-29T08:03:00.000-06:002007-04-29T08:03:00.000-06:00Minstrel culture, while repellent on one level, is...Minstrel culture, while repellent on one level, is also fascinating because white people became so fascinated with a ritualized, sanitized version of black life, speech and music. Like many aspects of American history, it is more complex and yes, troubling than the black & white simplifications of our history classes.<BR/><BR/>A racist? Hmmm, that's a bold, damning and brazen admission.Tom Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161506345580238037noreply@blogger.com