Comments on: Why Yes, I Also Hate [Race/Sex/Religion Here]

By: Opa

Opa — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:43:57 +0000

[on soapbox]

Prejudice is something that children absorb primarily from their parents… and an uneducated child has no measuring stick against which to make a value judgment other than the parents. Evolution can only occur if things are allowed to change. Education that values diversity in all aspects of life raises a child with an open mind.

< Sorry, I can’t cut that broad a swath… I’ve known a number of Nigerians that were really nice people while I was working overseas for 8 months… I do have to add though, that 2 of them attended Oxford and the other went to Cambridge…. By the same token, I have to also say though, that I’ve also met a lot of boarish, boorish people. >

Cabbies that have a lot of hate speak need to be reminded that they could always go back to their own country if they don’t like it here [and I realize that this may need to be tempered for women, because you never know if your driver is a psycho or not]. They have a right in our country to say whatever they want… you as a fare paying rider don’t have to listen to them… you can always ask to be let off at the next corner and hail another cab… or you can always write down the cabbies license number and write a letter to the local Transit Authority. Changes in attitude don’t occur through complacency… attitude adjustment doesn’t occur in a vacuum.

[I have no ill for the Britts... one of my longest lasting friendships is with a British national (now naturalized American... don't fault him for that Caroline... he pined over the decision for almost 3 years :O and finally did it before having to travel back to England so that he wouldn't have to apply for a work visa and wait for an answer before being able to come back to his family... Now he's turning into a politial activist in his community.)]

[ OK... I’ll get off the box now]

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:43:13 +0000

I had a scary racist cab ride experience. Picture it: Jersey City. 2am. The cabbie refuses to turn on his meter. When I protest that a flat rate of $8 is ridiculous when we’re going 2 miles, he flies into a rage and accuses me of being Jewish.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:41:43 +0000

You know, if we could all agree to just hate all Nigerians, maybe they’d stop emailing and asking us accept $1 million in exchange for wiring $2,000 to Brother Kormamumalu’s solicitor.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:08:15 +0000

This is wild to hear. I guess being a woman means I don’t have to listen to a lot of this stuff, bc cabbies almost never say a word to me. I’m glad bc it would be hard to bite my tongue. I think I’d just tell them I don’t want to hear their racist remarks, rather than try to take it further.

By: Jensational

Jensational — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:31:14 +0000

I think hate-speak from cabbies is included in the price. They even bitch to me about women which seems odd–as if I’m going to agree with them?

As for hair . . . I think this means you need to go from barber shops to salons. You never hear hate speak at a salon. Plus they give scalp massages.

By: rcheli

rcheli — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:12:54 +0000

Oh, Caroline. Silly, silly, Caroline. Of course there has been plenty of anti-British talk. But usually the taxi driver asks me to stop before it gets too bad.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:39:28 +0000

I guess some apes haven’t fully evolved from that dragging knuckles stage, damn that evolution thing…

Haven’t heard any anti British rants have you? We are ok on the whole, we moan too much about the weather though.

Still loving the blog, keep up the good work, Henry is growing so fast, he is adorable.