tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475128319218423248.post4219194374083778784..comments2023-08-10T06:32:38.601-04:00Comments on By Their Strange Fruit <a name="top"> </a>: Friday Fruit (11/08/13)BTSF:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02553697351488297764noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475128319218423248.post-67111005629858138532013-11-08T15:20:38.418-05:002013-11-08T15:20:38.418-05:00That's a great point!!
The only part of the ...That's a great point!! <br /><br />The only part of the apology that rubbed me wrong was when he explicitly said he wasn't part of the organization at that time. I took it to be his disassociating himself personally with the incident. But you are so right in you perspective on it! --he is taking responsibility for things his predecessors did that he now inherits responsibility for, much like the examples you mentioned. Thank you for pointing that out!StrngeFruithttp://bytheirstrangefruit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475128319218423248.post-73733050579219622272013-11-08T14:54:44.431-05:002013-11-08T14:54:44.431-05:00I think the apology is very good. He admitted that...I think the apology is very good. He admitted that while he was not a part of the offense that occurred, that he saw how it was still affecting the Asian community in the present. I think that can be a model for everyone who claims that they were not a part of slavery, did not own slaves, did not participate in Jim Crow, etc, didn't take part in colonizing/ massacring the Native Americans - because while they may not have done those activities, the effects of those activities are still pervasive in our culture.ebanna22noreply@blogger.com