jgg, Where's "Williams?" I've never heard of it.
Is it one of those elite east coast college's like Harvard or Yale? You know, like both Bush and Kerry went to. On Sep 9, 4:13 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Read the article... As it written by one who lives among the Coatal > Liberals, she explains it well... Just like the reaction the MSM gave > Palin, including the NPR who was sure Sarah Palin would prove to be > fake.... Oh well... > > >>> Let's be honest, coastal folks: when you meet someone with a thick > > southern accent who likes NASCAR and attends a bible church, do you > think, "hey, maybe this is a cool person"? And when you encounter > someone who went to Eastern Iowa State, do you accord them the same > respect you give your friends from Williams? It's okay--there's no > one here but us chickens. You don't. > > On Sep 9, 5:09 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > jgg, > > > WTF do I have to do with whateverthefuck a "coastal liberal" is? I > > live in St. louis, Mo. for Christ's sake. What the hell is "unconcious > > discrimination"? > > > On Sep 9, 4:02 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > the author will not say racism and sexism, I will... These Coastal > > > Liberals need to work on their prejudice BEFORE they demand that their > > > EQUALS work on theirs... Hollywood and PA are but examples on this > > > board... > > > >http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/09/coastal_privileg... > > > > >>> I'm surprised--though I shouldn't be, of course--that any number of > > > >>> liberals who are (presumably) comfortable with concepts like > > > >>> unconscious discrimination and privilege when it comes to race, have > > > >>> not even stopped to consider that the same sort of thing might be > > > >>> operating here. > > > > Let's be honest, coastal folks: when you meet someone with a thick > > > southern accent who likes NASCAR and attends a bible church, do you > > > think, "hey, maybe this is a cool person"? And when you encounter > > > someone who went to Eastern Iowa State, do you accord them the same > > > respect you give your friends from Williams? It's okay--there's no > > > one here but us chickens. You don't. > > > > Maybe you don't know you're doing it. But I have quite brilliant > > > friends who grew up in rural areas and went to state schools--not > > > Michigan or UT, but ordinary state schools--who say that, indeed, when > > > they mention where they went to school, there's often a droop in the > > > eyelids, a certain forced quality to the smile. Oh, Arizona State. > > > Great weather out there. Don't I need a drink or something? This > > > person couldn't possibly interest me. > > > > People from a handful of schools, most of them hailing from a handful > > > of major metropolitan areas, dominate academia, journalism, and the > > > entertainment industry. Our subtle (or not-so-subtle) distaste for > > > everything from their entertainment to their decorating choices to the > > > vast swathes of the country in which they choose to live permeate > > > almost everything they read, watch, or hear. Of course we don't hear > > > it--to us, that's simply the way the world is. > > > > In the 1980s, I played on possibly the worst girl's basketball team in > > > the state of New York. Every time another Catholic school kicked our > > > asses (I believe one memorable game ended at 48 to 2) we consoled > > > ourselves by making fun of their big, sprayed, permed hair, and the > > > lavish eye makeup that ran down their faces when they sweated. We > > > didn't know that what divided us from those girls was economic class-- > > > they were the children of plumbers and bodega owners, while we were > > > the children of bankers and lawyers and lobbyists. We genuinely > > > believed that we had simply been gifted with a better fashion sense. > > > > But I bet those girls knew exactly what we were saying as we got on > > > the bus. And I'm pretty sure they knew what we were really talking > > > about. > > > > Red America exaggerates the contempt, of course. It's also true that > > > if you're expecting racism and sexism, you'll probably end up > > > misinterpreting perfectly innocent remarks. But the fact that they > > > aren't right in every particular does not mean that, in general, > > > they've got it wrong. For one thing, in both DC and New York I've > > > spent a fair amount of time listening to liberals make jokes about red > > > states that would horrify them if they were told about blacks. But > > > even if that weren't true, I wouldn't be the best person to assess > > > whether there is prejudice or not. I'm so close to it that I can't > > > see it.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
