A friend today posted a review on Facebook about the film, “Schindler’s List” which he had just seen for the first time, 32-years after the acclaimed movie’s release. My friend talked about the film’s haunting power, its narrative about one… Read More ›
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ARE YOU A RACIST?
I had a major battle on Amazon about a book I said was racist. Many people said, “No, it isn’t. The author is an avowed Boston liberal.” I’m sure he Is and no doubt believes this is enough to officially… Read More ›
INTOLERANCE: REEL AND REAL By GARRY ARMSTRONG
A friend today posted a review of “Schindler’s List” which he had just seen for the first time, 30-years after the acclaimed movie’s release. My friend talked about the film’s haunting power, its narrative about one man’s brave quest to… Read More ›
CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND HATRED IN THE U.S.
Fandango’s Provocative Question #165 For some people, this is an interesting, albeit impersonal question. For some of us, it’s personal and cuts painfully close to home. How do you feel about what is going on in the United States in regard… Read More ›
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THOSE PEOPLE?
A while ago, I was baffled why so many people seem so angry all the time. Especially since most of them are not deprived, not poor, not working in terrible jobs. Most of them are middle to upper middle class… Read More ›
PREJUDICE AND PERILS
Prejudice I was reading a beautifully written post yesterday about how we need to find something positive in those we encounter in our lives — even when we utterly disagree with them in every possible way. The problem is not… Read More ›
WHITE SUPREMACISTS ARE NOT THE ONLY RACISTS
I had a major battle on Amazon about a book I said was racist. A lot of people said “No, it isn’t. The author is an avowed Boston liberal.” I’m sure he said he was and he probably believes it’s… Read More ›
IS EVERYONE A LITTLE BIT RACIST?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #81 From Fandango: “Racism, especially in America, is a thorny and divisive topic. Someone I know told me about a song, “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” from the Broadway musical “Avenue Q.” It goes: Everyone’s a little… Read More ›
UNEQUAL TERMS – Marilyn Armstrong
While I was growing up, mostly in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I knew there was plenty of inequality to go around. Whether you were non-white or non-Christian, or a woman, there was plenty of prejudice and bigotry to… Read More ›
NOT GETTING A NOSE JOB – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t remember how many times my mother told me this story, or how many times I have told it to you. It bears retelling especially since racism and bigotry are the words of the month and maybe, the year…. Read More ›
BELLWETHERS AND BULLIES – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
When I was a girl in elementary school, probably around fifth grade, so I must have been about 8 or 9 – I started school almost a year early. It had to do with New York state’s cutoff entry dates… Read More ›
A NOSE JOB FOR MOM – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t remember how many times my mother told me this story, or how many times I have told it to you. It bears retelling. My mother, like many young women of her generation, had wanted to attend high school…. Read More ›