Thu Aug 11, 2005, 12:53am
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Well, it's not.
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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
Nobody's asking you to contribute to the problem. And I'm not saying it's not a problem. I'm not saying that you (or I) should join in with the tomahawk chop.
I think you missed the most important part of what I said in my post. Maybe I didn't make it explicit enough. But this is literally a cornerstone of my personal philosophy: No one's words or opinions about me can ever hurt me, unless I allow those words to hurt me. It's completely within my control whether I am hurt by somebody else's comments. Completely.
My advice to "get over it" is in no way a lack of respect. Rather, it is a plea to people to empower themselves; to realize that it's entirely within their own power to be offended or not. Take control of your perceptions and outlook and realize that the tomahawk chop is NOT a comment on you, your tribe, or your heritage. If anything, it is a comment on the amount of alcohol that has been imbibed at a sporting event.
If a person is upset over a stereotype or comment, it's entirely because that person allowed the stereotype to upset him/her. Entirely. So "get over it" simply means "control your own thoughts and don't allow it".
And the amazing thing is, it's not that hard. Sticks and stones.
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Why is it always people with the most privilege telling others to get over it? If the term "sticks and stones" applies, it surely only works when it does not apply to them. I have said many things over the years and I did not hear many in you situation talking about "sticks and stones." I guess I just find this part of the discussion interesting. If someone just mentions someone that is not of color the first thing many here will accuse me or others of is being a racist. Sounds to me like a huge contradiction.
Peace
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"Why is it always people with the most privilege telling others to get over it?"
Malcolm (not in-the-middle) did. Bill Cosby is.
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