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Not Afraid · 01-23-2009, 11:36 AM

OMG! The Obama Inaugural quartet music was recorded!!!!!!!! Terrorists among us!

Snowflake · 01-23-2009, 11:37 AM

VNAM

Well, I wondered why neither Perlman not Ma seemed to be bothered it was 15 degrees and both of them have Strads.

Now, we know.

Maybe Obama and Roberts should have pre-recorded the oath of office?

Ghoulish Delight · 01-23-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

OMG! The Obama Inaugural quartet music was recorded!!!!!!!! Terrorists among us!

We're just trying to keep up with the Chinese.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-23-2009, 11:39 AM

Fantastic list!

Even if you take issue with some of them, most are inarguable, even in a place like CA.

Alex · 01-23-2009, 11:43 AM

My problem with that list is that it generally equates race with culture. A third-generation black person born and raised in upstate Minnesota isn't going to be feeling a loss at the lack of soul food in the local grocery stores.

Yes, majority is a form of advantage, but not all of those advantages are caused by race differences. When I moved to Hawaii it wasn't a racial disadvantage that the food selections and musical trends changed, merely a cultural one; an ethnic Hawaiian whose family lived in Vancouver, WA, for as long as mine has would have been at the same disadvantage and all the white locals born and raised in Hawaii get just as nostalgic for good poke when they move away as any of the racial Hawaiians.

And a lot of the examples, in my opinion, trivialize the issue of race (or cultural advantage) to a degree that dilutes the whole idea. As a left handed person I form a distinct but small minority. It is a "race advantage" that I can't write with cheap pens and not smear the ink or that people assume I lack in manners because I am clumsy pour soup from the right-handed ladles used at Sweet Tomatoes. In an idea world I wouldn't face these minor obstacles but I don't for a moment believe that they of malign intent.

All of which is not to say there is no longer significant structural issues of race discrimination or privilege in this country even if much reduced from the past. I just found the list mostly trite.

Andrew · 01-23-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

As a left handed person I form a distinct but small minority. It is a "race advantage" that I can't write with cheap pens and not smear the ink or that people assume I lack in manners because I am clumsy pour soup from the right-handed ladles used at Sweet Tomatoes. In an idea world I wouldn't face these minor obstacles but I don't for a moment believe that they of malign intent.

As a fellow left-hander I'm obscurely pleased to watch Obama signing executive orders with his left hand.

(No, that does not mean he's been converted.)

Alex · 01-23-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

As a fellow left-hander I'm obscurely pleased to watch Obama signing executive orders with his left hand.

(No, that does not mean he's been converted.)

Would you have been obscurely pleased watching McCain sign things left handed?

Actually I'm disappointed in both Obama and McCain, they are self-loathing traitors in that both of them are wrap-around lefties. Be proud, I say. Smear that ink.

Betty · 01-23-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Would you have been obscurely pleased watching McCain sign things left handed?

Actually I'm disappointed in both Obama and McCain, they are self-loathing traitors in that both of them are wrap-around lefties. Be proud, I say. Smear that ink.

Psh. You tilt the page - then you can write correctly and not smear the ink. (I so remember the side of my hand being green/blue/black from ink growing up. Yes - I like felt tip markers.)

Alex · 01-23-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Betty

Psh. You tilt the page - then you can write correctly and not smear the ink. (I so remember the side of my hand being green/blue/black from ink growing up. Yes - I like felt tip markers.)

So not only are you a wrap-around, you're a closeted wrap-around! Double traitor!

Betty · 01-23-2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

As a fellow left-hander I'm obscurely pleased to watch Obama signing executive orders with his left hand.

(No, that does not mean he's been converted.)

I noticed that too and meant to say something about it. Go left handers! (of which I am part of the exclusive club!)

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	My problem with that list is that it generally equates race with culture. A third-generation black person born and raised in upstate Minnesota isn't going to be feeling a loss at the lack of soul food in the local grocery stores. Yes, majority is a form of advantage, but not all of those advantages are caused by race differences. When I moved to Hawaii it wasn't a racial disadvantage that the food selections and musical trends changed, merely a cultural one; an ethnic Hawaiian whose family lived in Vancouver, WA, for as long as mine has would have been at the same disadvantage and all the white locals born and raised in Hawaii get just as nostalgic for good poke when they move away as any of the racial Hawaiians. And a lot of the examples, in my opinion, trivialize the issue of race (or cultural advantage) to a degree that dilutes the whole idea. As a left handed person I form a distinct but small minority. It is a "race advantage" that I can't write with cheap pens and not smear the ink or that people assume I lack in manners because I am clumsy pour soup from the right-handed ladles used at Sweet Tomatoes. In an idea world I wouldn't face these minor obstacles but I don't for a moment believe that they of malign intent. All of which is not to say there is no longer significant structural issues of race discrimination or privilege in this country even if much reduced from the past. I just found the list mostly trite.
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