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i guess i just wish...../Pistol Pete
And this injunction to "be nice." Do you think that that is my platform, D? To "be nice?" Disappointing-- belittling. It isn't "niceness" we are after here. It is a wider understanding of people and why they do what they do, and how you cannot blame society's ills upon groups marking by ethnicity or race. You have tried yourself to impress and instill upon Pete some more complex cultural understanding, and I hope that he does try to understand and respect Mexican culture more than he did coming on this site spewing off about "Mexican'ts" and "w)))bks" etc. But when I see it, I try my best to explain why that position is ignorant and full of hate, and give an alternative. And in return, I get called a "cat lady," and I am well aware of the stereotype contained therein. It doesn't bother me personally, because my life is nothing like that stereotype. But it is frustrating. I just don't let the frustration take me over--or I'd have to leave, too. I'm curious, D. What is so freaking "awesome" about the "controversy" you've seen here? What is it that Pete reveals that is so incredibly "honest" that you must bow to it? What makes the rest of us not as visibly "honest" to you? I use my own name and a recent photo, and I stand behind what I write, and I write to the best of my knowledge. So, what is so freaking not-honest here? Do I have to write about wearing adult diapers to get that special gold star?— March 11, 2010 2:55 a.m.
i guess i just wish...../Pistol Pete
"Notice how SD always has to make everything about race? Funny...it's said that those bitches who bark the loudest always have something to hide...guess it's true..." Guess what, Pete? I'm only running after you to try and mop up the spills of hate everywhere, with some reason and understanding. You know that. refried/ghost wrote: "It's what you're not afraid to say and what they hate to hear. That's what they attack. It isn't about cats or people of color or ideology. It's about fear. It's about not wanting to possibly imagine that people could hate cats or Mexicans or Christians. I don't think that you hate those things, Pete. I think that you simply wanted to remind us that some people do hate those things. People seem to be very afraid of that notion." Talk about "butt-hurt" and messaging, and...putting words in people's mouths, something you don't like very well, my friend. I am not spending hard-earned time running after Pete to try and mop up the hate-spills because I "fear" something. Let's get that straight. Fear gives rise to anger and hate. Not patient moppings-up. If I just ejaculatd hate the way he does, sure, I could take that interpretation. But that is not it at all. It is because I love! You are a fool if you can't see it either. Look at what I write, for a change. READ what I write in response. Yeah, I call Pete out, then I explain. Do you think I am just writing to edify Pete? I know he is only reading with a minuscule fraction of attention, impatiently, because he'd rather be telling us things rather than listening. No, I do it for anyone who might be reading, and thinking hey, how cool. Young impressionables looking for a world-view, perhaps--I'm a teacher, so that's natural, eh? I am pretty disappointed in refried-the-ghost. Let's bring back the real one, what say?— March 11, 2010 2:45 a.m.
Pre-gaming
Oh, and neither of our comments about 'white trash' were by any means complete, and I'm not sure why you would think they were. In fact, I left my own incomplete thinking you would come back and add to the dialogue, since it is rather the beginning of a topic to which I haven't given a lot of thought. Here's my parting 'peeve' back to ya: If you want to make fun of my clumsy attempt to dumb down a basic cultural studies talk, that is your prerogative, as the saying goes...— March 11, 2010 2:32 a.m.
Pre-gaming
Fred, you are a bore when you get peevish. I'm tired of playing the game of "Oh, is Fred going to get peevish because we explained something he already knew?" Geez. Take a pleasant pill.— March 11, 2010 2:26 a.m.
Satire Saunters into the Reader! A word on Walter Mencken’s February 24 installment of “S.D. on the Q.T.”
Source article for info on the Steve Foley shooting: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/articl…— March 11, 2010 1:26 a.m.
Satire Saunters into the Reader! A word on Walter Mencken’s February 24 installment of “S.D. on the Q.T.”
Oops. Here are the references. Mencken's column (and commentary following), and Scanlon's letter: “S.D. on the Q.T” for February: “Policeman Poet Vows to Kick Some Ass…” http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/feb/24/sd… Chief Scanlon’s letter to the Reader: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/mar/03/le…— March 11, 2010 1:23 a.m.
Tundra # 7
I thought gluckschwein was that wassel-style heavily spiced warmed wine...?— March 11, 2010 12:55 a.m.
Update: Beautiful Jessie has come home! And: What we learned about lost/found animals
Oh my gosh, thanks you guys! AG, priceless--I think she already posted a craigslist ad, but another certainly cannot hurt! And Grant, I think Victoria has done most of these things, from what I understood talking to her on the phone, but you never know--there may be a couple of things she hasn't thought of. One thing I can say is that this is an owner who is motivated about finding her baby, and it inspired me to do the blog--as did actually having seen this amazing cat one day. I agree with Cuddle that this is a girl who could definitely have been "rehomed," to use her polite term. Actually, I think that is the hope, right? But that also these folk will see one of the signs and bring her back. I've lost a baby before too--it just isn't fair or right that they wander away or are taken from us. Mica is totally safe indoors, but I do feel guilty about denying him the chance to climb trees and roll around in the dirt or on the grass. It's a fact that this world is not compatible with the safety of domesticated animals. Ah well...anyway, thanks to all xoxox— March 10, 2010 10:12 p.m.
We Filipinos eat with our hands, drive crazy on the road, point with our lips
What I'd like to say at this point is that whether or not anyone actually liked the article, we have quite a few new readers and commenters contributing valuable thoughts and opinions that really make me think about the issues here. On the one hand, there are some who take the piece as just really badly written as well as ideologically problematic (acopeland and leftofcenter). Acopeland is probably right to say that this piece really belonged out in blogland rather than as a cover story for any publication. I agree it's pretty rough-- there is a basic narrative structure there to be built on, but as jojo said, there simply wasn't enough about the "Filipino rules." Let me posit this: I think that the negative reactions are justified, and the positive reactions are hopeful, both with a similar underlying hope. A piece like this is offensive and disappointing just because we DON'T see enough literature from what would be labeled a so-called "minority" point of view--I'd rather say, from a variety of cultural points of view. And that is the damn shame here--if we had tons of stories coming out in the neighborhood blogs and on cover that revealed different perspectives on Filipino-Am experiences, then this one would just be another, and we could discuss it with less ire and frustration, feeling that it is being totally and irrevocably misrespresented. The contradiction echoing here is "This represents Filipino-Am experience," and "This doesn't represent Filipino-Am experience," with heavier emphasis on the latter opinion. I say, write in everyone, and demand to see what you want to read. Contribute some neighborhood blogs with the content missing from this story, and give us your perspective. Tell us about food, ritual, history, family, work, play, friends-- everything that makes up your experience of your neighborhood, family, and cultural life. As a Reader blogger of about a year, I hope those of you who are new to the Reader online stick around, and continue to enrich our experience of it :)— March 10, 2010 9:52 p.m.
Pre-gaming
Hmm, wonder if it is subliminal on your part, these references to the Klan, and tarring and feathering? Or just coincidental to the fact that “the guy” you interviewed was fired for the kind of racism and bigotry we had to endure from him on this site ad nauseum? “---- kill the messenger, much?" Any writer worth his salt should understand that being coy, or writing as though your audience is stupid and can't understand subtext, is going to alienate intelligent readers. To use as excuse some fictitious "lively debate" --to whom are you directing this, Jayallen? Who is your audience? Oh--and if you hadn't been splashing Board's new gig all over the place to promote it, this reader might have been able to give you the benefit of the doubt.— March 10, 2010 9:03 p.m.