I was born in New York City in 1949, just a few years after the end of WWII. My parents and grandparents, all Jewish, lived through WWII hearing horror stories about Jewish persecution and the concentration camps. They genuinely feared… Read More ›
Racism and Bigotry
Trump and America’s Xenophobic Soul: Reblog – SHINBONE STAR
Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
In the 1956 movie “Forbidden Planet” the characters come to the realization the monster that’s been steadily kicking their ass is a projection of the id from the subconscious of the ridiculously pompous Dr.…
A LOSS OF INNOCENCE – Garry Armstrong
A friend took me to a Red Sox Game at Fenway Park. It was the middle of April, so there was a chill in the wind. I layered up and topped it off with my retro Brooklyn Dodgers tee-shirt. It… Read More ›
BE NICE – Marilyn Armstrong
I often feel like I should print a million t-shirts and bumper stickers that say: “BE NICE.” If I had the money, I’d do it and I’d stand on a busy street corner and hand them out. Be nice and… Read More ›
FREE SPEECH ISN’T FREE – BY TOM CURLEY
As I’m writing this, there was a “free speech” rally that went on in Washington DC. It’s was held by a bunch of right-wing white supremacist neo-Nazis. They seem to feel that their civil rights are being violated because a… Read More ›
ROSEANNE (FINALLY, AT LONG LAST) GETS HER JUST DESSERTS – Ellin Curley
Everyone knows that Roseanne Barr’s new TV sitcom has been canceled because of racist/conspiracy theory tweets she made. I am thrilled! It may be mean-spirited of me to wish bad things on people that I consider vile, misogynistic, racist and… Read More ›
42 – THE STORY OF A LEGEND. THE STORY OF AMERICA – Marilyn & Garry Armstrong
We meant to see this one in the theatre, but time slipped away and by the time we were ready to go, it was gone. But that turned out to be fine, because we have a wide-screen television and surround…. Read More ›
NAMES HURT
“Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me.” It’s an old childhood chant, a miserably inadequate defense against bullies and bigots when one is small and powerless. It was oft-repeated, not only by we, the… Read More ›
“AMERICA FIRST” DREDGES UP RACISM FROM THE PAST
This post is primarily quotes from Huffpost and others. Because “America First” has a rather long and ugly history … and it started long before Donald Trump. Trump Was Not First To Use The “America First” Slogan The phrase has… Read More ›
THE PERSONAL TRAGEDY OF INTOLERANCE – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Intolerance seems to be rearing its ugly head more now that Donald Trump is President. Intolerant people seem emboldened by Trump’s tolerance — even embrace — of intolerance. I grew up hearing a family story that illustrates an early twentieth-century… Read More ›
RIGID MINDS DON’T MAKE GREAT DISCUSSIONS
For a few days, I hooked up with a Boston Globe group. Its purpose was supposedly to address racism in Boston. Though we don’t live there anymore, we did live there a long time and we lived in Roxbury, the… Read More ›
BASEBALL AND A LOSS OF INNOCENCE – GARRY ARMSTRONG
A friend took me to a Red Sox Game at Fenway Park. It was the middle of April, so there was a chill in the wind. I layered up and topped it off with my retro Brooklyn Dodgers tee-shirt. It… Read More ›
