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jMizz... In da house! How the heck you been?
I saw a picture of you the other day...I know your ears were burning. You could probably feel the love.
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Hahahaha... I didn't know any pics of me existed. Hopefully the taker didn't break their camera.
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Hahahaha... I didn't know any pics of me existed. Hopefully the taker didn't break their camera.
Sure you did. Don't you remember the picture of you and your daughter, complete with an article about the work you do a couple of years ago? You're a celebrity, jmizzy!
Good to see you back, my friend!
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Hahahaha... forgot about that one. At least my kid was on that to add some beauty to my beast.
Thanks Ada. Hope all is well with you.
Some have tried and failed to thread the needle with yes that was wrong... but. Attempting to blur issues by stating the examples of said behavior also happens in reverse and the public outcry and publicity wasn't equal in their estimation. Every case on either side is bad and should be condemned without a... but
I seem to hear that blur implied on a variety of subjects, excusing ones behavior or attitude, the blur created and publicized by political tools. They are disgusting and people shouldn't fall into the trap.
I seem to hear that blur implied on a variety of subjects, excusing ones behavior or attitude, the blur created and publicized by political tools. They are disgusting and people shouldn't fall into the trap.
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I agree
I have received numerous phone calls over this particular incident, the reasons becoming apparent.
My two children graduated from Highland Park Highschool a bit more than twenty years ago. It is interesting that the oasis of Highland Park even exists. Let's first lay out the environment. Dallas is a city that is only 28% non-Hispanic white, about thirty percent black, and 42% Hispanic. In the midst of this is a 2.2 square mile tract of land called Highland Park which is completely surrounded by Dallas. It must transport its trash over Dallas streets and use Dallas water and sewer lines. Yet, it is an independent and almost totally Caucasian city in the midst of minorities. It has about 8,600 people with an average income of $200,000 per year. It contains a good number of the movers and shakers of Dallas, the State of Texas, and a little national.
The highschool is an excellent school, and it produces some good students, if they wish to learn. But, it is almost totally white. There was one African-American girl in the highschool when my children were there, and she stood up in Senior Assembly to announce that her family would be moving from Highland Park so that her younger brother would not have to endure the racism that she had endured at Highland Park. That took some courage. My son knew her fairly well because she was in all of his AP classes, and her problems did not arise from the AP students. One African-American in an oasis surrounded by minorities is an interesting development.
While my children were at Highland Park, I don't think I actually attended the football game. I was more likely to attend a soccer match because they played. But, they played a conference rival, Lancaster, which is about 70% African-American being a suburb of Dallas which is adjacent to South Oak Cliff. The Highland Park Press Box had been decorated with a banner for the game that read, "CASH BEATS TRASH." It did make the news.
I was rather surprised that the highschool left the banner up during the game. Highland Park thought it was funny. Lancaster didn't. But, the governing bodies in control of the highschool didn't object.
The Highland Park football stadium had Astro Turf before SMU did, I think. Somewhat more recently, they have built a multi-story parking garage at the highschool, for student cars. Remember that the entire city is 2.2 square miles. Who needs to drive?
It was in this environment that one of these young men matriculated. I think he felt pretty certain that he was performing a rather popular song. It never occurred to him that anyone would object. They certainly wouldn't at Highland Park.
My children were at Highland Park because my ex-wife bought a condominium just inside the city limits, and they lived with her during highschool. Actually my son lived with me except on school days.
My daughter has called several times to let me know that she understands completely how this young man felt entitled to sing that type of song. It was a part of the environment in which he had grown up. She went to NYU.
What happened on that bus wasn't entirely due to a fraternity. It certainly wasn't due to alcohol. It was due to something that had been learned since childhood. It was acceptable in the environment in which he had matriculated. He hasn't responded, although his parents have. I suspect that his reaction was one of shock. Someone objected?
My two children graduated from Highland Park Highschool a bit more than twenty years ago. It is interesting that the oasis of Highland Park even exists. Let's first lay out the environment. Dallas is a city that is only 28% non-Hispanic white, about thirty percent black, and 42% Hispanic. In the midst of this is a 2.2 square mile tract of land called Highland Park which is completely surrounded by Dallas. It must transport its trash over Dallas streets and use Dallas water and sewer lines. Yet, it is an independent and almost totally Caucasian city in the midst of minorities. It has about 8,600 people with an average income of $200,000 per year. It contains a good number of the movers and shakers of Dallas, the State of Texas, and a little national.
The highschool is an excellent school, and it produces some good students, if they wish to learn. But, it is almost totally white. There was one African-American girl in the highschool when my children were there, and she stood up in Senior Assembly to announce that her family would be moving from Highland Park so that her younger brother would not have to endure the racism that she had endured at Highland Park. That took some courage. My son knew her fairly well because she was in all of his AP classes, and her problems did not arise from the AP students. One African-American in an oasis surrounded by minorities is an interesting development.
While my children were at Highland Park, I don't think I actually attended the football game. I was more likely to attend a soccer match because they played. But, they played a conference rival, Lancaster, which is about 70% African-American being a suburb of Dallas which is adjacent to South Oak Cliff. The Highland Park Press Box had been decorated with a banner for the game that read, "CASH BEATS TRASH." It did make the news.
I was rather surprised that the highschool left the banner up during the game. Highland Park thought it was funny. Lancaster didn't. But, the governing bodies in control of the highschool didn't object.
The Highland Park football stadium had Astro Turf before SMU did, I think. Somewhat more recently, they have built a multi-story parking garage at the highschool, for student cars. Remember that the entire city is 2.2 square miles. Who needs to drive?
It was in this environment that one of these young men matriculated. I think he felt pretty certain that he was performing a rather popular song. It never occurred to him that anyone would object. They certainly wouldn't at Highland Park.
My children were at Highland Park because my ex-wife bought a condominium just inside the city limits, and they lived with her during highschool. Actually my son lived with me except on school days.
My daughter has called several times to let me know that she understands completely how this young man felt entitled to sing that type of song. It was a part of the environment in which he had grown up. She went to NYU.
What happened on that bus wasn't entirely due to a fraternity. It certainly wasn't due to alcohol. It was due to something that had been learned since childhood. It was acceptable in the environment in which he had matriculated. He hasn't responded, although his parents have. I suspect that his reaction was one of shock. Someone objected?
Of course there won't be and rightly so. The context, intent and setting of his remarks are not even remotely similar to the OU, Ferguson or Sterling racist debacles. Far from being offended Kaminsky likely laughed and took the words as a compliment for his dominant performance.
The tiny minority of dopey white people trying to promote fictional reverse racism and equate unrelated incidents like this are ignored by the intelligent masses.
The tiny minority of dopey white people trying to promote fictional reverse racism and equate unrelated incidents like this are ignored by the intelligent masses.
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You are full of sh*t if you think Kaminsky took that as a compliment, or if you thought Harrison meant it as one. That is absurd.
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Try starting a TV show called "White-ISH".... but its ok to have one called blackish...
or an ALL-White beauty pageant (all black and all Asian on every campus)
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lmao
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I believe 37 states have a similar law.
