claudia's Journal: Whole Lott-a Love

NOT.

I want to see this man go down. I simply cannot believe that race plays a factor in politics, or any other area of life, in these days. Or am I just naive? In any case, he deserves a particular place in hell where his ass will be whipped until it suppurates.

Whew. Okay. Where was I going?

When I was 13 or 14 I was innocently dating a guy, meaning we just went to the movies, held hands, and he'd walk me home from school. One day I came home and one of my parents said, "I can't believe you were walking down the street with...that...that...".

"What?"

"You KNOW."

"NO, I don't. You mean was I walking down the street with my friend?"

This was the mid-70s.

I made them say it. It was ugly and it made me conscious for the first time that some people were black and others weren't.

So, remembering this incident, I'm wondering if it's possible for a person to change their tune? I think perhaps with my one parent because I can't imagine them saying that now. Then again, I just don't know.

But I don't think it's possible with Lott. He's just desperate and doing his evil hoodless tiddlywink "I have black friends" dance while he whispers to a black person in the background after his press conference, "Come on, boy!"

The hidden bias test is a good place to start thinking about this issue on a personal level (which is all we can really do), courtesy of the Southern Poverty Law Center, UW, and Yale.

that test is cool!

[memfree]

I'm not surprised by my results, but the whole lot are fun to take! I wish I'd read your post after work, though, as I've gone thru 3 tests instead of doing stuff I NEED done (race, gender, and sexual orientation). Guess I'm working thru lunch now to make up for it. Meeting at 2pm.

Ouch

[sulli]

Chron review of his apperance on BET. [sfgate.com]

I think he's toast. Which is good for the nation, though bad for the Democrats as they won't be able to bash him relentlessly for two years!