You may be too young to remember block-busting. A broker, sometimes using sham buyers, would arrange for a black family to buy in a white neighborhood. The whites would then sell, cheap, to get away, and the broker would sell, not cheap, to blacks. Since it was difficult to build new houses for a black clientele, this was the only way to obtain housing in cities where the black population was increasing.
It ensured the the whites moved out with extra baggage -- a new excuse for resentment against blacks.
I'd say historically the better date would be Dec. 6, when the 13th Amendment was ratified. Lincoln's Proclamation was an executive order and could have been erased. However, I understand why June 19 resonates where Dec. 6 doesn't.
That said, I hope the education about emancipation is better than the ridiculous statements I am hearing (on NPR and CNN) which completely misrepresent the history.
One was that Lincoln's proclamation was merely military and so he failed to get on 'the right side of history.'
Another was that it 'took 2 1/2 years for the news to get to Texas.' It took more than just time. it wasn't that the mail was slow.
As I said in the 1619 thread and was universally condemned for saying so, the historical record does not match the lefty narrative that much better than the rightist one. It is enough to make me suspect that not many people have ever invested any significant time in studying what people did.
I don't remember the standing, but I do remember the cheering. A good actor can ruin your enjoyment of him or her with the character they portray. A long time ago the actor Richard Benjamin starred with Paula Prentiss in a sweet comedy titled He and She. The two were adorable. Then Benjamin had a role as a cad in the movie Diary of a Mad Housewife, where his character tormented his wife, played by Carrie Snodgrass. I walked out of the theater loathing Richard Benjamin to his very giblets. As I reflected later, I thought, "That fucker's a great actor. He has made me love him AND hate him,"
"'... freedom from discrimination' should be the baseline. It is a right." Yes yes yes.And because the only fault I found in your letter to Congress was that you didn't say "Fuck you Matt Rosendale" enough, there's another fuck you Matt Rosendale. Needs more fuck you Matt Rosendales, though. I hope others below and above are helping to fill the fuck you Matt Rosendale void.
My jerk-off congressman voted no too. Hilariously, on Twitter, they showed a picture of all the guys who voted no & someone was like, "that one guy looks like an actual penis." And I knew immediately which of the 14 white dudes they were referring to- Scott Desjarlais, who I could say a lot more about, but won't. Also, I want to be allowed, by law, to smack upside the head every single person who says, "But they already have MLK day!!!! How many days do they need?" As if all 365 days of the year aren't white-boy day, all day long. I have never in all my life seen grown-ass adults pitch such a hissy fit over a day off work. FFS.
Lol I read it twice & might quote large segments of it in my email of outrage to my own assclown MOC, who also voted no. Not that he'll respond, or probably even read it. And every time I contact any of my jackoff representatives I seem to get inundated with creepy push polls from the fuckheads at the R congressional caucus. I'm beginning to look forward to these- I used to ignore them but now they have live Republicans on the line who I can vent my spleen to. I mean, everyone needs a hobby, right?
Not sure when peanut gallery originated but many of us grew up the the phrase on the Howdy Doodie show where those were the seats for the little kids, i.e. the peanuts. I sat in them once and had the honor of being sprayed by Clarabell with his soda syphon..
peanut gallery is a phrase- like the term gypped- whose origins are from so long ago that the meaning has largely been forgotten and most people are unaware of the historical connotations. I have to admit, I had no idea of the origins of the phrase either...
Far right creep. Good riddance
Desjarlais looks like Uncle Fester's evil twin.
Thank you for introducing me to Red Summer. I'd missed that in my education. I shall be filling in that gap immediately.
You may be too young to remember block-busting. A broker, sometimes using sham buyers, would arrange for a black family to buy in a white neighborhood. The whites would then sell, cheap, to get away, and the broker would sell, not cheap, to blacks. Since it was difficult to build new houses for a black clientele, this was the only way to obtain housing in cities where the black population was increasing.
It ensured the the whites moved out with extra baggage -- a new excuse for resentment against blacks.
I'd say historically the better date would be Dec. 6, when the 13th Amendment was ratified. Lincoln's Proclamation was an executive order and could have been erased. However, I understand why June 19 resonates where Dec. 6 doesn't.
That said, I hope the education about emancipation is better than the ridiculous statements I am hearing (on NPR and CNN) which completely misrepresent the history.
One was that Lincoln's proclamation was merely military and so he failed to get on 'the right side of history.'
Another was that it 'took 2 1/2 years for the news to get to Texas.' It took more than just time. it wasn't that the mail was slow.
But I don't think I will go this far: https://www.nytimes.com/202...
As I said in the 1619 thread and was universally condemned for saying so, the historical record does not match the lefty narrative that much better than the rightist one. It is enough to make me suspect that not many people have ever invested any significant time in studying what people did.
At some point, he called the emancipation of millions of black people "one of the darkest days" in American history.
Dark for WHO, Matt?
I don't remember the standing, but I do remember the cheering. A good actor can ruin your enjoyment of him or her with the character they portray. A long time ago the actor Richard Benjamin starred with Paula Prentiss in a sweet comedy titled He and She. The two were adorable. Then Benjamin had a role as a cad in the movie Diary of a Mad Housewife, where his character tormented his wife, played by Carrie Snodgrass. I walked out of the theater loathing Richard Benjamin to his very giblets. As I reflected later, I thought, "That fucker's a great actor. He has made me love him AND hate him,"
"'... freedom from discrimination' should be the baseline. It is a right." Yes yes yes.And because the only fault I found in your letter to Congress was that you didn't say "Fuck you Matt Rosendale" enough, there's another fuck you Matt Rosendale. Needs more fuck you Matt Rosendales, though. I hope others below and above are helping to fill the fuck you Matt Rosendale void.
My jerk-off congressman voted no too. Hilariously, on Twitter, they showed a picture of all the guys who voted no & someone was like, "that one guy looks like an actual penis." And I knew immediately which of the 14 white dudes they were referring to- Scott Desjarlais, who I could say a lot more about, but won't. Also, I want to be allowed, by law, to smack upside the head every single person who says, "But they already have MLK day!!!! How many days do they need?" As if all 365 days of the year aren't white-boy day, all day long. I have never in all my life seen grown-ass adults pitch such a hissy fit over a day off work. FFS.
Yeah, I caught that too lol. Like I can picturing him pondering that turn of phrase for a long, long time
Lol I read it twice & might quote large segments of it in my email of outrage to my own assclown MOC, who also voted no. Not that he'll respond, or probably even read it. And every time I contact any of my jackoff representatives I seem to get inundated with creepy push polls from the fuckheads at the R congressional caucus. I'm beginning to look forward to these- I used to ignore them but now they have live Republicans on the line who I can vent my spleen to. I mean, everyone needs a hobby, right?
I would love to know the whole process behind that line. I'm sincerely curious about how that went.
Not sure when peanut gallery originated but many of us grew up the the phrase on the Howdy Doodie show where those were the seats for the little kids, i.e. the peanuts. I sat in them once and had the honor of being sprayed by Clarabell with his soda syphon..
He forgot to put the adjective "white" in front of "flight". Easy misunderstanding.
Watch your mouth about my SPAM.
peanut gallery is a phrase- like the term gypped- whose origins are from so long ago that the meaning has largely been forgotten and most people are unaware of the historical connotations. I have to admit, I had no idea of the origins of the phrase either...