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I wrote this two years ago. I don't think I ever posted it. I cleaned it up a bit, but probs not enough. I'm tired. I'm sad. I'm angry. This post is About Me even though the current reminder that yes, America is very far from post-racial is not About Me. But some of the discussion around the behavior of the protesters reminded me of this thing, and I figured I'd post it. Read Ta-Nehisi Coates for the good stuff. This is just my meager rant about narratives.
( pretty much straight-up copy/pasted from my gdocs )
That's pretty much where the rant breaks off in my file. I cut out some repetitive nonsense at the end there, but that's all I have.
No wait, that's a lie.
I do also have this anecdote: A week ago, I ended up reading a story that described a Chinese character's skin as being 'yellow as corn.' It makes you wonder if this writer has ever seen an Asian person before. It makes you wonder if this writer has ever seen corn before. Jeez.
( pretty much straight-up copy/pasted from my gdocs )
That's pretty much where the rant breaks off in my file. I cut out some repetitive nonsense at the end there, but that's all I have.
No wait, that's a lie.
I do also have this anecdote: A week ago, I ended up reading a story that described a Chinese character's skin as being 'yellow as corn.' It makes you wonder if this writer has ever seen an Asian person before. It makes you wonder if this writer has ever seen corn before. Jeez.