As soon as that poll came out, I knew where this would end up.
I've pointed out that the numbers are based on a single, flawed poll, and been accused of "abusing math" and "denying the obvious".
I've mentioned the ways in which the No on 8 campaign could have done a better job, both at outreach to communities of color, and in general (most ads against 8 never even mentioned the words gay or lesbian, and hardly any showed same-sex couples), and been told that I shouldn't blame the victims.
I've said over and over that pointing fingers is useless, but all some people want to do is complain about how black people are the most homophobic group in the country.
And the result? I decided not to attend the protest at the state capitol today, because I was afraid of what might happen. I no longer feel safe in a large group of my so-called queer brothers and sisters if they're mostly white--this despite the fact that November 5 was my 2-month anniversary, and I have no idea what the legal status of my marriage to the (German/Scottish/English, glow-in-the-dark white) love of my life is.
Andrew Sullivan and Dan Savage and friends can keep blaming the brown people if it makes them feel better. This black dyke is through.
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hi,
saw this on pam's blog:
"Fight fire with fire (0.00 / 0)
It may be difficult to stoop
to the level of your opponent.
But, it has been proven that the uneducated voters respond best to fear appeals.
You can't reason with them.
The message for hispanics and other monorities had to be...
"You're next!" Sadly, it is the truth. Expect to see an amendment that limits the rights of
immigrants in the very near future."
(All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly,
hatred, and schizophrenia.)
- George Orwell
by: Fritz @ Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 12:25:23 PM CST
AND
Offended German-American here (0.00 / 0)
My grandparents were from Germany and they were arrested and sent to a prison camp in Crystal
City, Texas for the duration of WWII. They lost everything and had to fight to retain their
American citizenship after the war. They hated Nazis and were forced to live with real Nazis
and Nazi collaborators simply because they were born in Germany and had relatives who were
high-ranking Nazi officials. This happened to thousands of innocent German-Americans during
WWII. Look it up. Most people think only the Japanese were sent to camps. Please don't call
loyal Americans like Schwarzenegger a Nazi. He's simply a Republican.
(All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly,
hatred, and schizophrenia.)
- George Orwell
by: Fritz @ Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 11:47:36 AM CST
so,my response as a brown guy:
fear (0.00 / 0)
yeah!put the fear of g*d into those damn minorities.
(you white guys are starting to scare ME.)
"they'll haul your ass back
to mexico"
is not exactly appropriate "marketing"
blaming various brown people here is at least as offensive as
as vilifying ALL germans.....
-Javier
by: javier @ Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 23:48:08 PM CST
and also
re/
"The message for hispanics and other monorities" (0.00 / 0)
"Fight fire with fire (0.00 / 0)
It may be difficult to stoop to the level of your opponent.
But, it has been proven that the uneducated voters respond best to fear appeals.
You can't reason with them. The message for hispanics and other monorities had to be...
"You're next!"..... "
ugly.just ugly.
by: javier @ Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 23:53:47 PM CST
i DECIDED NOT TO "FLAME" HIM- JUST CONDEMN HIM WITH HIS OWN WORDS.
MY POINT IS, WHY LET PEOPLE LIKE "FRITZ"(PERFECT NAME)
TAKE OVER PAM'S?
DRUM THEM OUT.
WHY SHOULD YOU LEAVE?
WHY SHOULD I?
PAM IS A BROWN WOMEN.IT'S HER BLOG.
SCREW *FRITZ*
LET *fritz* LEAVE.
IF LIKE MINDED PEOPLE CONDEMN HIM AND HIS ILK, HE SHOULD LEAVE.
WHY GIVE HIM THE PLATFORM?
TAKE CARE.
-JAVIER
PS NICE WEBPAGES.
NOW I HAVE 2 NEW PAGES TO READ......
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