tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089029.post113105987342841923..comments2023-10-15T07:32:34.706-05:00Comments on Watersblogged Archives: Getting down, and getting funkyRobert Elart Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18182251436190781481noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089029.post-1131137236362615482005-11-04T14:47:00.000-06:002005-11-04T14:47:00.000-06:00Thanks for making my head and heart both hurt, Bob...Thanks for making my head and heart both hurt, Bob. Please accept my <B><A HREF="http://aardvarkalley.blogspot.com/2005/11/envelope-please.html" REL="nofollow">props</A></B> and the offer of a <B><A HREF="http://aardvarkalley.blogspot.com/2005/10/golden-aardvark-aaward.html" REL="nofollow">Golden Aardvark</A></B>. While checking the props, note the two posts by the CaribPundit, a Trini friend of mine.<BR/><BR/>OA+Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089029.post-1131135997507538902005-11-04T14:26:00.000-06:002005-11-04T14:26:00.000-06:00The North Carolina thing reminds me of a similar t...The North Carolina thing reminds me of a similar thing I encountered in Deaf Ministry, where there were Deafies who tried to act like Hearies, and hard-of-hearing or late-deafened people who insisted that they were "born Deaf" because they wanted to be accepted by Deafie culture. They even have a sign that is their analogue to "oreo"--call it <I>hearing-brain</I>. Audiologically deaf, but culturally Hearie.<BR/><BR/>Webcritter's link, and yours, really reinforce for me my conviction that color is more "accident" (in the Thomistic sense) rather than "essence" in this whole issue. There are folks who operate from a sense of responsibility, and there are folks who operate from a sense of entitlement. They are individuals, but the groupings that they are expected to participate in are cultures, not colors.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I have tried, and pretty much succeeded, to be truly color-blind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089029.post-1131077691847662152005-11-03T22:14:00.000-06:002005-11-03T22:14:00.000-06:00Ah. I didn't see the link at first. I thought you ...Ah. I didn't see the link at first. I thought you were referring to my post.<BR/><BR/>It certainly does. In fact, "unpleasant" isn't the wordkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089029.post-1131077595804036112005-11-03T22:13:00.000-06:002005-11-03T22:13:00.000-06:00I said I didn't want to recommend it. But it's the...I said I didn't <I>want</I> to recommend it. But it's the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089029.post-1131067318592961072005-11-03T19:21:00.000-06:002005-11-03T19:21:00.000-06:00This provides unpleasant food for thought, as well...<A HREF="http://rdu.news14.com/content/school_news/?SecID=136&ArID=76316" REL="nofollow">This</A> provides unpleasant food for thought, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com