Coretta Scott King
http://www.ksdk.com/news/watercooler/hot_topics_article.aspx?storyid=91775
I really feel like the burial of Coretta Scott King marks the end of an era, with regards to civil rights and peaceful demonstration. Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mother Theresa are long gone. Who can the world turn for guidance and inspiration? The world was given a constant reminder of all the racial hatred and cruelty in the world, when these activists were still alive, but these people all showed the world that problems can be solved in a non-violent manner.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=91485
Moreover, the link preceding this sentence is yet another reminder that laws can be changed, but our feelings of outrage and hatred regarding our fellow man still linger.
The police chase and beating happened on January 31. The sad thing is, I had no idea that it even happened until I went to class that night, and some of my "black" classmates were talking about it. It occurred to me that no one at my place of work mentioned it, because we are all "white." It is even more typical of our skin colors and the way our brains perceive events like this, that the "black" people are outraged and the "white" people think that the "black" people are over-reacting.
All I can do is bury my head in my hands and think, "Shame on us both!"
I can understand the police officers' point of view that every traffic stop is potentially deadly. The man should not have run and given the police a reason to chase him, if he had nothing to hide. It looks to me, though, that the police went way overboard, once they got the man to the ground. The beating looks like a typical scene from a movie about racism in the south, with the good 'ole boys beating the crap out of some poor black man.
It is almost as if we have our own little South Africa here, in the United States.
Then, there is the issue with mocking other people's prophets through the use of political cartoons. I have to say that for once it is good to see the Iranians burning some country's flag other than that of the United States. Come on, people. Can we please leave each other's prophets alone? When you insult Muhammad, you are also insulting Moses and Jesus! Try reading the Koran sometime. Muslims also recognize Christ as a prophet of God. Stick to making your awesome snow beer and poking fun at how the Americans are always "fahr-ting all de time." Now is not the time to go around pissing off Iran. Besides, it is the job of the United States to humiliate the Muslims, as well as the Jews and the Christians!
It is about respecting each other's differences, after all.
What the hell do I know? I'm just a Caucasian, Christian American, who has friends of many different skin colors, religions, sexual preferences and backgrounds.
I really feel like the burial of Coretta Scott King marks the end of an era, with regards to civil rights and peaceful demonstration. Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mother Theresa are long gone. Who can the world turn for guidance and inspiration? The world was given a constant reminder of all the racial hatred and cruelty in the world, when these activists were still alive, but these people all showed the world that problems can be solved in a non-violent manner.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=91485
Moreover, the link preceding this sentence is yet another reminder that laws can be changed, but our feelings of outrage and hatred regarding our fellow man still linger.
The police chase and beating happened on January 31. The sad thing is, I had no idea that it even happened until I went to class that night, and some of my "black" classmates were talking about it. It occurred to me that no one at my place of work mentioned it, because we are all "white." It is even more typical of our skin colors and the way our brains perceive events like this, that the "black" people are outraged and the "white" people think that the "black" people are over-reacting.
All I can do is bury my head in my hands and think, "Shame on us both!"
I can understand the police officers' point of view that every traffic stop is potentially deadly. The man should not have run and given the police a reason to chase him, if he had nothing to hide. It looks to me, though, that the police went way overboard, once they got the man to the ground. The beating looks like a typical scene from a movie about racism in the south, with the good 'ole boys beating the crap out of some poor black man.
It is almost as if we have our own little South Africa here, in the United States.
Then, there is the issue with mocking other people's prophets through the use of political cartoons. I have to say that for once it is good to see the Iranians burning some country's flag other than that of the United States. Come on, people. Can we please leave each other's prophets alone? When you insult Muhammad, you are also insulting Moses and Jesus! Try reading the Koran sometime. Muslims also recognize Christ as a prophet of God. Stick to making your awesome snow beer and poking fun at how the Americans are always "fahr-ting all de time." Now is not the time to go around pissing off Iran. Besides, it is the job of the United States to humiliate the Muslims, as well as the Jews and the Christians!
It is about respecting each other's differences, after all.
What the hell do I know? I'm just a Caucasian, Christian American, who has friends of many different skin colors, religions, sexual preferences and backgrounds.
posted by Jeni @ 1:35 PM
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