No, it's really Ray's turn to answer questions, since he has reentered
politics.
Ray, you just posted some pictures on UC-list, as a responsible party to
an exhibit at your employer Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery. While undeniably
pretty, we have read testimony some members of the ethnic group you
targeted may find your depiction offensive and demeaning. Your title THE
MENNONITES clearly makes a statement about Mennonites as a whole. If you
ran a lush photo exhibit of pimps and hos entitled THE AFRICAN
AMERICANS, you wouldn't be allowed to get away with it. Why is this case
different?
Before you mounted this exhibit in our community, did you discuss it
with non-Penn-affiliated Mennonites in our community? What steps did you
take to elicit their input into your project? That would seem like a
no-brainer, for starters.
In general, what structural provisions are made for community input into
Arthur Ross Gallery policies? Can you direct us to a website that
contains this information?
Can you make available to us the minutes of the Arthur Ross Gallery
meetings at which you planned your public commentary on this ethnic group?
Is Arthur Ross Gallery planning any further public exhibits about other
ethnic groups in our neighborhood? Will we be permitted to participate
in this planning? If so, how?
Can community members meet with you or another representative of Arthur
Ross Gallery face to face, regarding your public projects that appear
offensive to the community? Is it good enough just to email you on
UC-list, like this; or should we contact someone else, by some other
channel?
-- Tony West
Ray wrote:
meanwhile, ross, you like to talk about real mennonites here
in west philly, but you never once told us how linford
martin, owner of the firehouse, worked out the deal with ucd
and rosemarie certo to have dock street installed there.
Ross wrote:
If you're curious, I suggest you ask Linford. He can usually be found
in the
Mennonite service, BEGINNING AT 9:00AM ON SUNDAYS IN THE CALVARY
CENTER --
EVERYBODY WELCOME.
Ray wrote:
but I'm curious about YOU, ross, telling us about the mennonites in
west philly! why do you only have some of their stories to tell us? do
you not attend mennonite services regularly or what?
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