tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post197072102673931662..comments2023-09-22T10:27:08.895-07:00Comments on Life As I Know It: HistoryGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02670515936852776370noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-54036158203633604002007-07-09T16:26:00.000-07:002007-07-09T16:26:00.000-07:00Hi Spinsterwitch,I see where you are coming from. ...Hi Spinsterwitch,<BR/>I see where you are coming from. I hope you don't think I meant to start an argument. And, absolutely, there is institutionalized racism. But for every idiot, there's many more loving, caring, and accepting people--and Minnesota is full of those. But, yes, in MN there is a silent culture where things just "aren't discussed". You have to admit, tho', that racism can happen anywhere--where you live, where I live. I have a lot of stories from my own experience. I wish I didn't, but I do. The only way to not go insane from it all is to focus on those who are loving and accepting. But racism should be challenged--I totally agree with you there. It's a vile and painful issue. --JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-16528482166145608532007-07-09T15:23:00.000-07:002007-07-09T15:23:00.000-07:00PS: I had the same problem with creating a title b...PS: I had the same problem with creating a title but I got it to work by clicking near the top left of the title box--almost right on the upper line of the title box. <BR/><BR/>Hope that helps!<BR/><BR/>love,<BR/>hHydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361348356625074872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-70338418851102117002007-07-09T14:44:00.000-07:002007-07-09T14:44:00.000-07:00I love that you inspired multiple belly-dancing at...I love that you inspired multiple belly-dancing attempts! <BR/><BR/>Sounds like an awesome weekend.<BR/><BR/>love,<BR/>hHydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361348356625074872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-24653739602063148172007-07-09T13:26:00.000-07:002007-07-09T13:26:00.000-07:00Julie - I actually love MN, too, but my experience...Julie - I actually love MN, too, but my experience was that people did not speak about racism, at least not before I left in the early '90s (and I will concede that things change, including the racial makeup of the Twin Cities which does force people to face their own prejudices). I went to an inner city school, in which racial tension was very high - and never addressed. I remember driving through Little Earth, and invariably having people with me make comments about the people who lived there. I remember the desecration of the Kosher kitchen in the Jewish student house at U of MN, and talking about it with a friend later who said, "If we don't talk about racism, then it's not an issue."<BR/><BR/>MN is one of the places in this country that has the lowest minority rates. It is one of the places that people living in white privilege need to be less challenged. As I said, I concede that that might have changed, but my experience from growing up there was one of "silent racism." (P.S. Racism is not just about individuals or small groups, racism is an institutionalized attitude which accords certain groups privilege and others none.)HistoryGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670515936852776370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-32867437132306664352007-07-09T12:20:00.000-07:002007-07-09T12:20:00.000-07:00Of course, we all have a right to our opinions, on...Of course, we all have a right to our opinions, on OUR blogs, or anywhere else, and my opinion stands. She said MN is "silently racist". She didn't say "sometimes". Sounds like a generalization to me. I live in Chicago now, and I can tell you, I have gotten looks regarding my interracial relationship here, in Europe,and in Asia. Racism is everywhere. But I would not deign to suggest that Chicago is racist. You know what I mean? Racism usually consists of a small group of idiots. But I know from experience that when you stereotype a place or a thing it can be hurtful. And as someone who loves Minnesota, that hurt. --JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-60277225302755218082007-07-09T12:10:00.000-07:002007-07-09T12:10:00.000-07:00I loved Monster House - curious to hear what you t...I loved Monster House - curious to hear what you thought. Glad your weekend was fun - looking forward to seeing you Wed!By the way, I don't think you generalized Minnesotans, I think you expressed yourself (on YOUR blog)as speaking from your own experience of growing up there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-19534894837911517342007-07-09T10:13:00.000-07:002007-07-09T10:13:00.000-07:00Hi, I have to take objection to your characterizat...Hi, I have to take objection to your characterization of Minnesota as "silently racist". I spent the first 32 years of my life in MN, I married and am still married to a man from India that I met in MN. I have been away from Minnesota for 3 years now and still miss it. Please don't paint all Minnesotans with the same brush. That's damaging. --JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com