tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post8686954861200958128..comments2023-10-15T10:32:17.331+01:00Comments on Tales from a Draughty Old Fen: HairsprayFrugal Dougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-68079787313574113132009-02-28T00:04:00.000+00:002009-02-28T00:04:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comment, Frank, but I'm a bit puzzl...Thanks for the comment, Frank, but I'm a bit puzzled by it - how can I present proof as to what I feel, whether it be positive or negative? FDFrugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-5735154242155101352009-02-26T13:16:00.000+00:002009-02-26T13:16:00.000+00:00'I feel no guilt or shame.' It's impossible to pro...'I feel no guilt or shame.' It's impossible to prove a negative.Frank TALKER™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03567648980769194570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-77514606427655416072008-12-04T20:40:00.000+00:002008-12-04T20:40:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comment, Frank. Sorry it took so l...Thanks for the comment, Frank. Sorry it took so long to get abck to you, my computer caught a cold. <BR/><BR/>I feel no guilt or shame. In fact, in the body of this post about racism, I mention "white" only three times:<BR/><BR/>1 - "a group of black youths being charged with assaulting a white youth" [in Jena].<BR/><BR/>2 - "the awful murder of Stephen Lawrence by a group of white teenagers in 1993".<BR/><BR/>And the third is the one you mention. I agree with Professor Steve Jones (author of <I>The Language of the Genes</I>) that race is nothing more than a societally-determined construct based on colour of skin. Culture is much more important - there's a world of difference between a Kenyan animist and the Christians next door, even though both may be black.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that Muslim barrister Saleca Faisal Parkar won her discrimination case brought because of the shocking abuse she was subjected to on the grounds of race and gender, and at the same time I recognise that many people may not be as pleased as perhaps they should be for her because of the shadow cast upon Islam by the acts of many of her co-religionists.<BR/><BR/>You criticise the notion of being "politically black": if you reread the post, so do I.<BR/><BR/>All the best<BR/><BR/>FDFrugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-618953174798982152008-10-27T17:54:00.000+00:002008-10-27T17:54:00.000+00:00I think you're right that racism is now more subtl...I think you're right that racism is now more subtle than ever, and not confined to discrimination towards black people by whites. (For example, over here, political journalist Jeremy Paxman was lambasted for saying that it was very difficult for a whte man to get very high up in the BBC.)<BR/><BR/>I'll gladly join in the Rosary Novena - is this the one you're thinking of?<BR/><BR/>http://unbornwordoftheday.com/2008/10/25/rosary-novena-to-our-lady-of-victory-october-27th-to-election-day-november-4th/<BR/><BR/>Regards - FDFrugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.com