tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475128319218423248.post7636251037308982566..comments2023-08-10T06:32:38.601-04:00Comments on By Their Strange Fruit <a name="top"> </a>: Does 'Intent' Matter?BTSF:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02553697351488297764noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475128319218423248.post-52011060899477568212013-06-05T00:56:19.493-04:002013-06-05T00:56:19.493-04:00Of course, it is also important to examine 'in...Of course, it is also important to examine 'intent' for the sake of self-protection. When the offending party has no desire to reconcile, it is indeed often better to simply walk away. If the situation isn't conducive for education, if someone refuses to recognize her error, or if you simply don't have the energy to have the conversation, then let it go.StrngeFruithttp://bytheirstrangefruit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475128319218423248.post-73700436827846414822013-06-05T00:56:03.101-04:002013-06-05T00:56:03.101-04:00In the face of my own ignorance, most POC have edu...In the face of my own ignorance, most POC have educated me with grace and patience. I believe that, in reality, few white folk have personally encountered vehement racial anger (can you count it on more than one hand?), especially compared to the daily racial buffeting that POC face.<br /><br />Yet, I would argue that the dread of being yelled at, whether as reality or as an imagined stereotype, is THE main barrier that white people face in entering into edifying racial discussion. We are so afraid that we will get caught up in a vicious game of pin-the-tail-on-the-racist that we avoid all conversations about race, and in doing so perpetuate our own ignorance.StrngeFruithttp://bytheirstrangefruit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475128319218423248.post-84314154253799637002011-12-21T11:48:43.758-05:002011-12-21T11:48:43.758-05:00There are many consequences of racism for white fo...There are many consequences of racism for white folk, one of which<br />is having to overcome the tremendous amount of misinformation that is flung at<br />us on a daily basis. Though it requires repeated patience from our sisters and<br />brothers, we are dependant on their grace with us as we try to cleanse<br />ourselves of the pervasive racial<br />smog. It sucks that we don't<br />even know enough to know how to reach out properly,<br />but that is the nature of the modern racial divide.StrngeFruithttp://bytheirstrangefruit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475128319218423248.post-1202236471678432412011-12-21T11:39:01.187-05:002011-12-21T11:39:01.187-05:00It doesn't help to disparage the ignorant, any...It doesn't help to disparage the ignorant, any more than it does to berate at a child that drops the heirloom china: it only causes fear and avoidance. Let us not discourage those that are honestly trying to educate themselves, though it may require swallowing our own frustration for a time.StrngeFruithttp://bytheirstrangefruit.comnoreply@blogger.com