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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 09:58 AM Original message |
Poll question: I just watched "Crash" |
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DJ MEW (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. I actually heard a Repuke once |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I've heard that more than once |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Your freinds statement has some merit... |
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DJ MEW (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Affirmative Action |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:51 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Some methods of affirmative action are discriminatory |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
57. I have seen white get jobs with a high school diploma ... |
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alarcojon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. "Reverse racism" |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. It's not the 60's anymore and minorities are in postitions of power |
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alarcojon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. "It's not a rare thing" |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 01:31 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Maybe where you live whites run everything, but around |
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alarcojon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Like I thought |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Look, I was speaking from personal experience not some |
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alarcojon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. A laughable response |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. So because of where you live |
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tamtam (450 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
48. Jesus |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-23-05 08:55 AM Response to Reply #48 |
73. I think you're getting off topic. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. No it doesn't. |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. You haven't seen it for yourself then, it's alive and well |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Er, you're talking about affirmative action, right? |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 01:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. This is not just one incident, I have seen many |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Sorry, I didn't mean to seem to talk down to you, but... |
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alarcojon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 04:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Absolute Certainty |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:42 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. Yeah, that's the main problem here. |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-23-05 08:57 AM Response to Reply #62 |
74. Then you haven't been to my world |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 09:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
70. I'd have to agree |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-23-05 08:58 AM Response to Reply #70 |
75. That's a good outlook to have |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Good point |
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alarcojon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. I saw a poll of white high school students a few years back |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:30 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Ah, yes - the Limpballs Generation |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. There is a degree of 'reverse racism'... |
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tamtam (450 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 03:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. Are you kidding me? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Well, right... |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. BTW, if you haven't seen this picture, |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I thought it meant well, but it was extremely heavy handed... |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I thought the twists and non-twists lightened it sufficiently |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. I agree 100% |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. by the way - one of my favorite movies of the year. nt |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. mine, too n/t |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
64. Mine as well. nt |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. Show me someone who says racism is dead or almost dead... |
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IA_Seth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
67. LOL |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
68. That's the truest thing I've read today. nt |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. I hated that movie |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. p.s. for a really good movie about race and ethnicity in the US, |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. A very good one, too |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. agree that |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
12. in my view we have not been more seperated as fellow man |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
15. Crash tore the cover off of everyday racism, but it also showed that even |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. What was with the Tony Danza character? |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:11 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. I don't know if that was an inside "dig" at anybody specific or not... |
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BJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
30. it was about how we deal with hurts--when we "crash" into each other |
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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
18. Great movie, thought my heart was gonna stop several times ... |
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DemCam (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
28. Still blatent in the south... |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I'm in the South and heard nothing about these lines |
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peacebaby3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Bullshit! I live here and worked as a volunteer as well. Your first-hand |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 09:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
71. He's certainly right about the part of the north that I live in |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
32. Racism is just a brand of "Otherism" |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 03:18 PM Response to Reply #32 |
51. I'm more in agreement with your post than others in this thread. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Beautiful post! |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Thank you! It makes the effort worthwhile when the post resonates. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:42 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Well I certainly do appreciate the time you take to do so. |
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emald (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
33. I married out of my race |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
34. strangely enough, that movie made me more pissed off |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
41. Reminded me of Grand Canyon a bit. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
47. Worsening. As long as we do not have equality in economic conditions |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
50. Two Words: |
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kliljedahl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 08:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
69. You're right |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 11:52 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Where's the choice: It's as bad as it ever was, and again out in the open? |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
54. Interesting situation when we watched Crash at the theatre..... |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
55. Haven't seen the movie, going too as soon as I can... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
58. Pretty Bad |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
60. It's bad. Just about everyone I know is a racist or at least a bigot. |
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sadiesworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
63. The movie didn't sit well with me. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
65. Almost gone? |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
66. the Rise of the -Isms. |
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