I wish Bo Pelini was black!
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At the turn of the century (the last one, not this one) or maybe in the late 19th C. Italians were the 2nd most lynched "race" in the US. They had darker skin, were foreign, you can see how (White) people would be confused... So maybe, if you consider racial identity to be discursively constructed, then, maybe, somewhere back down the Pelini family tree, there were people whose experiences would have more closely mirrored those of African-Americans of the time more than they would have reflected the experiences of your average White American or Germanic settler. 
(Yes, I'm being somewhat snarky
But I also think that this is one of the most important aspects of "race")
(Yes, I'm being somewhat snarky
But I also think that this is one of the most important aspects of "race")Oh, and don't forget that most awesome scene between Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in "True Romance." 
"You tell the angels in heaven you never seen evil so singularly personified as you did in the face of the man who killed you." -- that's not the part I'm talking about, but it's in the same scene and is a totally kick a$$ line, anyway
"You tell the angels in heaven you never seen evil so singularly personified as you did in the face of the man who killed you." -- that's not the part I'm talking about, but it's in the same scene and is a totally kick a$$ line, anyway
Well you've gotten beaten by the man, but not me, they'll never take me alive!
At the turn of the century (the last one, not this one) or maybe in the late 19th C. Italians were the 2nd most lynched "race" in the US. They had darker skin, were foreign, you can see how (White) people would be confused... So maybe, if you consider racial identity to be discursively constructed, then, maybe, somewhere back down the Pelini family tree, there were people whose experiences would have more closely mirrored those of African-Americans of the time more than they would have reflected the experiences of your average White American or Germanic settler.
(Yes, I'm being somewhat snarky
Now I happen to think the most important aspect of a "race", is that you run it hard and if you don't win, congratulate the victor. :sarcasm
Yes I'm being sarcastic, I understand what you said, I just don't think people should look at others with the "race" they are to be classed in. For me and mine, it's the human race and that's includes everyone.
This could be the strangest topic i have ever read. It goes from the BCA and coaches not being interviewed to volleyball and what girls are wearing, then someone stocking another person, to somebody being a slave, something about thongs was in there and then i got a history lesson, with race lesson mixed in...........i mean WOW, this is more educational than school. Maybe my calc teacher wont mind if i skip class so i can learn all these wonderful life lessons on this board.
Feel free to add some calc discussion. Or does anyone know what the BCA are wearing this year? I hope its not a thong or the Volleyball shorts. Maybe someone can stalk them to find out.
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I kinda resent on government forms where they want you to indicate "race" and they don't have "Human" as a choice..I feel like every time I check a box, I'm prolonging some division of races..If I don't leave it blank, I usually just pick "other" (Not knowing beyond a reasonable doubt what I am (doing here on earth).At the turn of the century (the last one, not this one) or maybe in the late 19th C. Italians were the 2nd most lynched "race" in the US. They had darker skin, were foreign, you can see how (White) people would be confused... So maybe, if you consider racial identity to be discursively constructed, then, maybe, somewhere back down the Pelini family tree, there were people whose experiences would have more closely mirrored those of African-Americans of the time more than they would have reflected the experiences of your average White American or Germanic settler.
(Yes, I'm being somewhat snarky
Now I happen to think the most important aspect of a "race", is that you run it hard and if you don't win, congratulate the victor. :sarcasm
Yes I'm being sarcastic, I understand what you said, I just don't think people should look at others with the "race" they are to be classed in. For me and mine, it's the human race and that's includes everyone.
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The only thing I remember about Calculus, is that the area of a circle is a derivative of the circumference ...
2(pie)r as opposed to (pie)r squared..Plus..If you brush your teeth with coke or vinegar, it (calculus) usually comes off pretty easy (along with some enamel).
I kinda resent on government forms where they want you to indicate "race" and they don't have "Human" as a choice..I feel like every time I check a box, I'm prolonging some division of races..If I don't leave it blank, I usually just pick "other" (Not knowing beyond a reasonable doubt what I am (doing here on earth).At the turn of the century (the last one, not this one) or maybe in the late 19th C. Italians were the 2nd most lynched "race" in the US. They had darker skin, were foreign, you can see how (White) people would be confused... So maybe, if you consider racial identity to be discursively constructed, then, maybe, somewhere back down the Pelini family tree, there were people whose experiences would have more closely mirrored those of African-Americans of the time more than they would have reflected the experiences of your average White American or Germanic settler.
(Yes, I'm being somewhat snarky
Now I happen to think the most important aspect of a "race", is that you run it hard and if you don't win, congratulate the victor. :sarcasm
Yes I'm being sarcastic, I understand what you said, I just don't think people should look at others with the "race" they are to be classed in. For me and mine, it's the human race and that's includes everyone.
A lot of people have problems with that and rightly so!