tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2090023247062544972..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Aunt Jemima welcomes us into an 1893 World’s Fair that’s not so fun to recallNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62976582965386207942020-06-17T19:47:39.788-05:002020-06-17T19:47:39.788-05:00Farewell, Aunt Jemima. Good-bye, Uncle Ben. There ...Farewell, Aunt Jemima. Good-bye, Uncle Ben. There is bound to be a "run" on products bearing these racial stereotypes by collectors of what is euphemistically called "black memorabilia", much of which has to be seen to be believed. <br /><br />A black man in Harlem owns one of he largest such collections on the planet. His home is almost like a private museum of racist artifacts. My own wife's cousin had some of that stuff on his walls, until his wife finally made him get rid of them. They were far more offensive than any product logo. <br /><br />Why did he collect them, you ask? Because...he thought they were funny.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83580454232325484802020-06-17T10:00:29.715-05:002020-06-17T10:00:29.715-05:00I guess I am the only one who didn't realize ...I guess I am the only one who didn't realize you wrote this in 2018.sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-74268463122131686562020-06-17T09:56:43.395-05:002020-06-17T09:56:43.395-05:00love the writings of Ida B. Wellslove the writings of Ida B. Wellsprivatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31905099265368451722020-06-17T08:15:07.021-05:002020-06-17T08:15:07.021-05:00I am sure Limbaugh and others of his ilk plus Fox ...I am sure Limbaugh and others of his ilk plus Fox will be ranting about this all day.sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39748718363556022142020-06-17T08:13:21.311-05:002020-06-17T08:13:21.311-05:00I lived in Racine since 1957. I was ten when I mov...I lived in Racine since 1957. I was ten when I moved here. Wisconsin's African American population totaled 348,308 in 2008, which was 6.1 percent of the state total of 5,672,297. The African American population increased 9.7 percent since the 2000 Census. Milwaukee County is home to 240,203 African Americans, comprising 69.4 percent of Wisconsin's African American population.Sep 10, 2018 Although this was dated 2018, the statistics are from 2008. So still pretty white compared to when ever you lived here. sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15734251126321260372018-05-04T13:54:45.722-05:002018-05-04T13:54:45.722-05:00While there have been documented cases where offic...While there have been documented cases where officers used deadly force in an unjustified way, those incidents have been aired, and where warranted, punishment handed out. Calling it a "systematic practice is unfair. I believe that if you were to look at every case where an officer used deadly force you would find that their actions were justified under the guidelines for the use of deadly force in order to protect themselves or others from harm. With some egregious exceptions, police officers do not want to use deadly force, but the reality is that in certain circumstances they must. MFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888488805985859102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60750580328970566262018-05-04T13:46:18.772-05:002018-05-04T13:46:18.772-05:00While there have been examples of wrongful shootin...While there have been examples of wrongful shootings by police officers, to label it as a "systematic practice" is an overstatement. The wrongful shootings are given an airing in the press, and when adjudicated, punishment is given, and that's the right thing to do, in both cases. But I think if you were to look at every case where an officer shoots someone you would find that they were using allowable and justified deadly force to protect themselves or others. While there are some very unfortunate incidents, the very vast number of officers want to do what's right, and in some cases doing so requires the use of deadly force. MFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888488805985859102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51516571455041085192018-05-03T22:36:35.682-05:002018-05-03T22:36:35.682-05:00My Great grandfather had excavating contracts for ...My Great grandfather had excavating contracts for the Fairs lagoons. A story in the Trib confirmed he supported the 8 hour workday movement arising at that time. Unfortunately equality in hiring would have to wait. To a degree, we are still waiting. The race card is still in the deck.JPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45611611688206375112018-05-03T19:46:14.403-05:002018-05-03T19:46:14.403-05:00Just saw a segment on the news about 3 high schoo...Just saw a segment on the news about 3 high school girls who were in a NASA science competition. The popular voting on the web had to be shut down because of a racist group’s comments. It just pissed me off to hear that these idiots would try to hurt a group of smart girls because they’re black. I guess we still have a ways to go as a society. StanPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565931744701836873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22059421812852332582018-05-03T16:08:52.597-05:002018-05-03T16:08:52.597-05:00What you don't know you don't know. Growin...What you don't know you don't know. Growing up in then lily white Wisconsin, in those days before the natives came to appreciate how adept Black people could be at blocking, tackling, running and catching, I was somewhat taken aback when a fellow student at the U. of C. who happened to be Black told me that going north of Milwaukee he felt like he was in Alabama. <br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80952320687474542272018-05-03T10:03:57.617-05:002018-05-03T10:03:57.617-05:00It's hard to imagine the objections of haters ...It's hard to imagine the objections of haters and we don't have to. Glancing in my spam folder, I see their complaints are: a) all these people are dead; b) this happened a long time ago so doesn't matter; c) I'm "playing the racial card" again. The mind reels.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59791768458948340412018-05-03T09:23:25.346-05:002018-05-03T09:23:25.346-05:00Oh, but taking notice of the fact that blacks were...Oh, but taking notice of the fact that blacks were excluded from the World's Fair would be tantamount to...drumbeat...<i>racial quotas!</i> And as all right-thinking people know, racial quotas are the greatest injustice in the history of mankind.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-19115274419728144952018-05-03T07:29:34.797-05:002018-05-03T07:29:34.797-05:00Wonderful article.
A reminder what is being sugge...Wonderful article.<br /><br />A reminder what is being suggested by the Make America Great Again crowd. Make America great like it was in 1893 - you know, when our cruel and violent racism didn't have to operate in the shadows.Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49464506695780260322018-05-03T06:57:26.677-05:002018-05-03T06:57:26.677-05:00The sad part is that most people (and by that I me...The sad part is that most people (and by that I mean white people) would have had no idea that they were racists in those days. White supremacy was taken for granted. What's even sadder is that so many years later that politicians can still use racism to bring out the bigots to vote. And, for all I know, I could be harboring hurtful attitudes as well even though I strive to be rid of them. After all, does a fish know that it's wet?David Grafnoreply@blogger.com