As someone who had identified as an old White man for many decades I thought I would give identifying as a Black lesbian veteran with a handicap a try. So far, no success in getting any grants or even elected to office but I'm applying for a job at Harverd as a spell checker and we'll se what happins.
I was homeless twice for extended periods as a kid. I lived in 18 places by the time I was 18. I recall coming home from school having all our stuff thrown out on the yard, being evicted. It was cold and pouring rain. We were all crying, sitting on our wet couch. My dad, drunk as a skunk, showed up about 11 pm with a few buddies and two pickup trucks, and off we went to a new place. I Would go to the lost and found at the beginning of the school year and find some shorts and runners that fit. I became really resourceful. And earned my own spending money from the time i was eight. My Dad had been severely injured in WWII. We grew up on a disability pension and my Mom’s earnings as a steno. My Grandfather, Dad’s side, went to work in the Welsh coal mines six days a week, 52 weeks a year, 12 hour days. 6 am to 6 pm, beginning at the age of ten. He would go months over the winter and not see the sun as he was underground all
Day. White privilege! Then you hear idiots like Beyonce, Mom and Dad both professionals, talk about white privilege. It drives me nuts.
What all this proves is skin color alone is not a determinant of success, good or evil, or what the person has “experienced” – and anyone who claims it is, is simply a racist, no matter their skin color.
Needs to be shouted from the roof top every single day until everyone understands.
I read about a young guy, and this was twenty years ago at least. He wanted into Harvard or Yale etc. His name was Richard Martin. He had all the qualifications, SAT scores etc. But he didn’t really stand out and was declined. He changed his name to Ricardo Martinez. Legally. For ethnicity on his application he declined to answer. He got in. About a year or two later Ricardo was called up by the administration. They were going to expel him. He asked why. They said he lied. He said he hadn’t. They said ‘you aren’t Latino. You are Jewish.’ He said he never claimed to be Latino. He said ‘I’ll sue.’ And they let it go. Now I think he’d be expelled for cultural appropriation.
Face it Michael, we, white people, will be considered the racist enemy as long as we breathe. As a psychobabble friend of mine once said - the quickest way to get agreement by different people is to find a common enemy to hate.
As someone who had identified as an old White man for many decades I thought I would give identifying as a Black lesbian veteran with a handicap a try. So far, no success in getting any grants or even elected to office but I'm applying for a job at Harverd as a spell checker and we'll se what happins.
If you cannot become a black lesbian Harvard genius, there is always Snopes.com.
I was homeless twice for extended periods as a kid. I lived in 18 places by the time I was 18. I recall coming home from school having all our stuff thrown out on the yard, being evicted. It was cold and pouring rain. We were all crying, sitting on our wet couch. My dad, drunk as a skunk, showed up about 11 pm with a few buddies and two pickup trucks, and off we went to a new place. I Would go to the lost and found at the beginning of the school year and find some shorts and runners that fit. I became really resourceful. And earned my own spending money from the time i was eight. My Dad had been severely injured in WWII. We grew up on a disability pension and my Mom’s earnings as a steno. My Grandfather, Dad’s side, went to work in the Welsh coal mines six days a week, 52 weeks a year, 12 hour days. 6 am to 6 pm, beginning at the age of ten. He would go months over the winter and not see the sun as he was underground all
Day. White privilege! Then you hear idiots like Beyonce, Mom and Dad both professionals, talk about white privilege. It drives me nuts.
What all this proves is skin color alone is not a determinant of success, good or evil, or what the person has “experienced” – and anyone who claims it is, is simply a racist, no matter their skin color.
Needs to be shouted from the roof top every single day until everyone understands.
I read about a young guy, and this was twenty years ago at least. He wanted into Harvard or Yale etc. His name was Richard Martin. He had all the qualifications, SAT scores etc. But he didn’t really stand out and was declined. He changed his name to Ricardo Martinez. Legally. For ethnicity on his application he declined to answer. He got in. About a year or two later Ricardo was called up by the administration. They were going to expel him. He asked why. They said he lied. He said he hadn’t. They said ‘you aren’t Latino. You are Jewish.’ He said he never claimed to be Latino. He said ‘I’ll sue.’ And they let it go. Now I think he’d be expelled for cultural appropriation.
So, my genealogist spouse informs me that there were two mulattos in my blood line multiple generations back. Can I pass?
YO! Dog! You can.
Put in your reparations claim early.
Face it Michael, we, white people, will be considered the racist enemy as long as we breathe. As a psychobabble friend of mine once said - the quickest way to get agreement by different people is to find a common enemy to hate.
Anyone who falls for someone’s shtick who goes by the name of Raquel Evita Saraswati deserves to be conned.