tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post975356049839326564..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: The post I took downChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-895838549335100652007-06-17T18:17:00.000-04:002007-06-17T18:17:00.000-04:00It's not the brown bag. The brown bag is just a be...It's not the brown bag. The brown bag is just a beautiful, near-perfect symbol to use in the discussion of the real underlying tension among UUs about anti-racism. It takes something that those skeptical of AR work (it's a brown paper bag! what could be racist about using brown paper bags to carry your lunch in?) and those committed to AR work (in which the perpetuation of white supremacy within the African American community through the use of a skin color hierarchy is particularly cruel sign of how pernicious racism is) can perceive differently and both feel right about, when they might feel more shaky talking about the theoretical constructs and principles underlying their certainty about the brown bag.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-44001070574189585362007-06-15T13:55:00.000-04:002007-06-15T13:55:00.000-04:00A few points, CC.1. "I don't get why Ivy-League ed...A few points, CC.<BR/><BR/>1. "I don't get why Ivy-League educated folks seem to think that slams on people's intelligence are a crucial part of anti-oppression conversations, for example."<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree with you more. Intellectual snobbishness is rampant these days.<BR/><BR/>2. "50 Million Elvis fans might not all be wrong. If a decent number of people felt I was misinterpreting the post, then maybe they were right."<BR/><BR/>I disagree. How you feel is very important.<BR/><BR/>3. Personally, I can't believe this brown bag thing continues to be an issue or that it ever was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com