After listening to a Taylor Swift song, Love Story, in which she uses Romeo and Juliet as a metaphor for eternal love, I begin to wonder if I misunderstood the play. I have always viewed the play as an example of teenage infatuation that gets out of hand. I think it is more about lust than love. Am I wrong?
Archive for February, 2009
I am curious about James Clyburn’s assertion that southern governors who refuse stimulus money are harming black people. Why did he single out southern governors? I know there is a history of racism in all the states that he named. It is well documented. But, the four states he mentioned, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, are not the only ones thinking about rejecting the stimulus money. So why these states? It is because of the history of racism. There is an assumption that all white southerners are racist.
I have been accused of racism solely because I am from Georgia and am white. I know I will never understand what blacks have gone through in many cases, but an accusation against me, by someone who doesn’t know me, is just as harmful. From an early age I have been taught to respect all people. It has been emphasized in my family because I do have family members who are not as tolerant. Many of them have changed, but some have not. Because of these elements in my family, my father and mother have taught me not to judge. I try not to judge also. It does become hard when people do accuse me of racism solely because of the place I was born. I begin to wonder what the fight is for when some blacks only see my heritage not me.
There has been a phrase “The New South” used to describe the increased industrialization of Southern states. But, it also means there are new people with new ways to see race, mostly not to see race. I am from this generation. I chose to continue to fight against bigotry. I chose not to let cynicism come into my heart because of peoples prejudice against me. I chose, none else, me. My only wish is that others will join me and begin to drown out the old way of thinking. Looking forward is much better than looking back. I believe Martin Luther King would agree today that his proclamation of “Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty I’m free at last.” should apply not only to equality of the races but also the unshackling from past thought processes and stepping forward to a new way where all people are free from racist beliefs. A place where it is just as wrong to stereotype whites a it is to stereotype blacks or asians or hispanics. Let us free our minds so we can free ourselves and this nation.
2/14/09 Books on Native American culture. I am applying for a job that requires a good knowledge of Native tribes. It would also require me to move to D.C. Let’s see what happens.
I have always heard from hockey fans and radio hosts that if you go to a hockey game you will begin to enjoy it and become addicted. I am a person who is willing to try anything twice. I try things twice so just incase the first time was an abnormality, the second time is a better indicator of the exprience. If the first time is bad but the second time is good, then I know the first time was a fluke. Now the exprience will get a third shot. If both times I tried something was bad then I know I probably will not enjoy whatever it is I’[m trying.
So, I have been to two hockey games now. I didn’t enjoy either one. I guess I will never enjoy hockey. I think part of the problem is I have no exprience in playing to sport. I have tried to ice skate, I know it is difficult. I know everything that hockey players do is hard, but the fact I have never done it means I can’t really appreciate the difficulty. I also think part of it is how quiet it is when the puck is in play. The announcer is not describing what is happening so I’m not really sure what is happening. I don’t know. It also doesn’t help that the Hurricanes were destroyed in both games I attended so fans were not as excited.