It's Time to Boycott Arizona

The_Lady_Snow · 05-31-2010, 10:46 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/...rl_immigration

AtLast · 05-31-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/...rl_immigration

Whoa! Quite an interesting tid-bit, here!

Also reminds me of how many stories from the mouths of kids from various Latino families I keep hearing while listening to NPR (mostly). Makes out of the mouths of babes even more pertinent. The fear, the process of a little kid internalizing and speaking their truth in recognizing that they are the target of such hatred is heartbreaking beyond belief.

Diva · 05-31-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/...rl_immigration

Yes...I saw this earlier today.....and wondered what might happen to this girl's parents, based on the fact that she had "outed" them to MRS. Obama......I mean how easy could/would it be for her to 'report back'......or for them to find those parents.

It was certainly brought home to Mrs. Obama......AND the rest of us!

I hope all works out well for the Peruvian family.....and I hope the other daughter is brought to the US...........soon.

Linus · 06-03-2010, 02:06 PM

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...tep-nation-ar/

Although he only quotes one poll, what is sad is that the rest are 50% or higher in favour of this law. That's pretty sad, IMO.

UofMfan · 06-05-2010, 10:31 AM

Arizona Elementary School Will Whiten The Faces Of Its Own Students On A Mural Because Some Racists Yelled At It

Jason Linkins
jason@huffingtonpost.com | HuffPost Reporting

Via Ken Layne at Wonkette, this is just the worst story in the world:

An Arizona elementary school mural featuring the faces of kids who attend the school has been the subject of constant daytime drive-by racist screaming, from adults, as well as a radio talk-show campaign (by an actual city councilman, who has an AM talk-radio show) to remove the black student's face, and now the school principal has ordered the faces of the Latino and Black students to be changed to Caucasian skin.

F'ing hell. Read the rest of the details here. And here's Richard Lawson's reaction, at Gawker.

What can I say about this? We are talking about a bunch of mentally deranged adults, who have terrorized an elementary school, for daring to paint a mural featuring the faces of black and Latino children -- actual black and Latino children who live in Arizona. And we're also talking about a group of adults who have decided to send a stirring message to their students and the world: when a bunch of mentally deranged adults -- and we are not talking about people who are particularly threatening, this is a bunch of utterly gutless mopes, yelling racial slurs from their cars, egged on by some pinhead city councilman cowering behind a radio microphone -- threaten a bunch of children, the best thing to do is to accede to their psychotic, racist "demands."

Seriously, educators of Prescott, Arizona, when some creep demands you whiten the faces of your own students on a mural, the correct response is to say, "No, we will not be doing anything of the sort."

This story really should be blasted, far and wide. You cable news producers need to get this story in the mix with a quickness. And let me be clear to you all: there are no "two sides to this story." This is not something you need to have a panel discussion about. CNN, I don't want to see you plumbing the depths of your counterintuition on your website, or lending credence to the notion that the gutless mopes in their cars, shrieking racial slurs at the images of children have an interesting point of view that we should "hear out" because of the need to be "balanced." This is your moment to decry, condemn, and brutalize these evil people.

Blast them to hell, or go jump in the Gulf of Mexico.

Soon · 06-05-2010, 10:40 AM

I read about that yesterday, U.

It's almost too horrific to believe.

I don't understand these people and the fact that the school (!) conceded to ugly racism makes me ill.

DapperButch · 06-05-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

I read about that yesterday, U.

It's almost too horrific to believe.

I don't understand these people and the fact that the school (!) conceded to ugly racism makes me ill.

Yes, adorable posted a link in the racism, race relations thread, if anyone wants to read it. page 14, post #272

Disgusting and unbelievable.

UofMfan · 06-05-2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

I read about that yesterday, U.

It's almost too horrific to believe.

I don't understand these people and the fact that the school (!) conceded to ugly racism makes me ill.

Right?! I mean, the crazies I am used to, but the fact that the school conceded is mind blowing.

This is not the country that I learned to love. I am so sad seeing what is going on, and not just in AZ, but nationwide.

DapperButch · 06-05-2010, 10:48 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_601436.html

Random · 06-05-2010, 11:23 AM

The further whiting of america.. Because no other peoples have made ANY impact on this country...

It makes me fucking sick.. really.. like I need to toss my cookies..

WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT MATTER WHAT COLOR ANYONE IS??????

You respect someones culture, you try to understand that you might have been raised differently and have different responces to the world...

But really.. Every race... EVERY Race have the same type of people in it..

You take a cross cutting from any culture, any color spectrum and you are going to have the exact same personality spectrum..

*rant*

When I was a young teenager just starting to think about dating boys.. My brothers gathered round me and told me why I couldn't date boys of certain races..

Now, only one of these boys that I called brother was my biological brother..
the other four were his best friends...

Each of these boys told me why I couldn't date a boy of their race..

You know what? The reason was all the same..

Beat me and get me pregnant...

They just prefexed it with race...

I remember looking at them and thinking.. Ya'll are crazy.. you just don't want me to date... /end rant*

I'm really starting to think that this world has a soul sickness..

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Random Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: back in the land of trees and snow Posts: 2,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,017 Thanked 5,327 Times in 1,378 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	The further whiting of america.. Because no other peoples have made ANY impact on this country... It makes me fucking sick.. really.. like I need to toss my cookies.. WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT MATTER WHAT COLOR ANYONE IS?????? You respect someones culture, you try to understand that you might have been raised differently and have different responces to the world... But really.. Every race... EVERY Race have the same type of people in it.. You take a cross cutting from any culture, any color spectrum and you are going to have the exact same personality spectrum.. rant When I was a young teenager just starting to think about dating boys.. My brothers gathered round me and told me why I couldn't date boys of certain races.. Now, only one of these boys that I called brother was my biological brother.. the other four were his best friends... Each of these boys told me why I couldn't date a boy of their race.. You know what? The reason was all the same.. Beat me and get me pregnant... They just prefexed it with race... I remember looking at them and thinking.. Ya'll are crazy.. you just don't want me to date... /end rant* I'm really starting to think that this world has a soul sickness.. __________________ ~Volunteer~ "It gets in your blood"

06-05-2010, 10:40 AM	#6
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I read about that yesterday, U. It's almost too horrific to believe. I don't understand these people and the fact that the school (!) conceded to ugly racism makes me ill.