At around 10/7/06 4:55 pm, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
> Jim, I don't think you really understand the kind of anger Zidane must
> have felt about being called "Dirty Terrorist." You have never
> experienced that, and you never will.
>
> While I also respect the choice that James Blake, Arthur Ash, etc.
> have made, I always LOVE Zidane and those like him more than them.
>
Well, if we are going anecdotal, then: I have been called many racist
names, recently including "terrorist hindu" [!!?!] by a woman who felt
entitled to the very parking spot that I had just occupied (never mess
with a Jersey-an in a mall parking lot!).
A few thoughts followed:
Could this woman really be aware of the Hindu atrocities against Muslims
in India? Should I express to her my lack of faith in order to correct
her impression about me? Or would she counter me with an argument that
Hinduism has room even for atheists?
I jest, but none of these thoughts included:
Should I attack her in a violent manner?
The point:
Some punk-arse violent (as it stands) jock millionaire (apparently) does
not represent any racist angst or experience that I or others feel out
here in the real world (the others in the real world, me still in a
world of privilege).
But what do I know... I can only relate to the stories of someone who
lived through and was a part of a non-violent movement that sought
freedom from colonial (and at times racist) oppression.
--ravi
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