tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post8277613207403671595..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Colour-blind - or Simply Racist?Dave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-66626484935033760262013-03-29T19:43:57.310+00:002013-03-29T19:43:57.310+00:00Sorry you can't get to my blog at the moment.
...Sorry you can't get to my blog at the moment.<br />I suspect you are not doing anything wrong. Google Plus seems to have thrown an entire tool kit (not just a spammer) into the mix.<br />Try http://myjustsostory.blogspot.com - and sorry that the short-cut seems to have gone. (And I cannot unGoogle Plus.)Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-83651978442746916082013-03-29T13:39:50.942+00:002013-03-29T13:39:50.942+00:00Legal battles, I should add... all the way to the ...Legal battles, I should add... all the way to the top!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-57647860663248098792013-03-29T13:39:20.288+00:002013-03-29T13:39:20.288+00:00Hi, Dave... this reminds me of the town in which I...Hi, Dave... this reminds me of the town in which I live, where the school board is spending our tax dollars on false discrimination claims... it's reverse here, really. I wish people would just grow up! Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-37181483113208304392013-03-29T12:18:04.239+00:002013-03-29T12:18:04.239+00:00Hank
Thanks for this, Hank. Much how I felt about...<b>Hank </b><br />Thanks for this, Hank. Much how I felt about it at the time!<br /><br /><b>hyperCRYPTICal </b><br />Thanks for saying, I did think it was quite explicit.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />Wow! Thank you SO much for these kind words. It's good to know you felt this - the poem (the incident) is quite important to me.<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />Mmmm, it was quite a shock to me at the time. You can argue it two ways, I guess - but I'm still not sure...<br /><br /><b>Optimistic Existentialist </b><br />Mmm, be interesting to do that. I'd rather like to hear the outcome. Thanks for the comment.<br /><br /><b>Ygraine </b><br />Yes, I htink it is just as you say. Thanks for the back-up - and the kind comment.<br /><br /><b>Helen</b><br />Thanks. I be jist a boy at heart, thou knows!<br /><br /><b>Peggy </b><br />Yes, it was the voiced one that challenged me.<br /><br /><b>Margaret </b><br />Thanks - and a warm welcome to my blog. Good to see you here.<br /><br /><b>alan </b><br />Very many thanks for these comments. Good to have your thoughts.<br /><br /><b>aprille </b><br />Absolutely so. I too fear your prognosis is correct.<br /><br /><b>Elephant's Child </b><br />Yes, it is so, I fear. Your last point is particularly well made.<br /><br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14153078922779060732013-03-29T05:35:05.979+00:002013-03-29T05:35:05.979+00:00Also an excellent reflection on the lengths some w...Also an excellent reflection on the lengths some will go to avoid being held responsible - pushing on the racist/guilt button has undoubtedly worked before. And would be even more effective now when many would NOT pick a child of a colour other than their own.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-16603228772969313182013-03-28T23:05:25.025+00:002013-03-28T23:05:25.025+00:00A card that's played in many different games. ...A card that's played in many different games. And will continue to do so until the end of time, I fear.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-25284463741030762082013-03-28T19:14:31.146+00:002013-03-28T19:14:31.146+00:00Excellent poem, had me with it all the way, on the...Excellent poem, had me with it all the way, on the journey. Made me smile and got me thinking. Well Done.alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-60928845217708898232013-03-28T18:54:21.614+00:002013-03-28T18:54:21.614+00:00... this is really an interesting poem! Love it.... this is really an interesting poem! Love it.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-64916501031802768122013-03-28T16:10:49.650+00:002013-03-28T16:10:49.650+00:00The very idea of having to discipline in such a si...The very idea of having to discipline in such a situation (not matter how usual) is a big reason I never even considered teaching middle and high school! What a challenge! (including the challenge they voiced!)Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-80713524192113825892013-03-28T16:00:35.967+00:002013-03-28T16:00:35.967+00:00Another "boys" poem ... you do them so w...Another "boys" poem ... you do them so well!! Unusually well.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52781085912887178562013-03-28T14:03:42.617+00:002013-03-28T14:03:42.617+00:00Oh isn't that just how it all too often is?!
I...Oh isn't that just how it all too often is?!<br />I've never quite understood what colour has to do with who is responsible for wrongdoing...so it must simply be an excuse for 'getting off!'<br />Strange old world, isn't it??<br /><br />Thought provoking, as ever, Dave.:)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-59868111663688346152013-03-28T13:54:29.542+00:002013-03-28T13:54:29.542+00:00Very very thought-provoking in many ways. I would ...Very very thought-provoking in many ways. I would like to share this with a couple of old Sociology classmates of mine. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58102233272439505882013-03-28T12:15:16.476+00:002013-03-28T12:15:16.476+00:00ha. interesting....our internal prejudices have a ...ha. interesting....our internal prejudices have a way of coming out when we dont check them....whether we really believe them or not...or maybe it is chance...you def lay this out well and it is good to consider as well....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29828094499277492572013-03-28T11:55:32.625+00:002013-03-28T11:55:32.625+00:00I really love this poem, Dave. Was engrossed in i...I really love this poem, Dave. Was engrossed in it all the way through. It unrolled before my eyes as a movie, and I could picture it happening. And the ending, with the boys lined up in the USUAL way, questioning YOU, and then their answer just cracked me up. Delightful writing, Dave! Made my morning read!!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-3288371060514548602013-03-28T11:41:45.858+00:002013-03-28T11:41:45.858+00:00Excellent commentary of the very sensitive world i...Excellent commentary of the very sensitive world in which we live today.<br /><br />Your title says it all.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-65949087062140756932013-03-28T09:48:25.340+00:002013-03-28T09:48:25.340+00:00A lot of things going on this. Sometimes good inte...A lot of things going on this. Sometimes good intentions get off tangent when one least expects it! An insight into a common time bomb in some sensitive societies. Nicely Dave!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com