tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post262207230314236951..comments2023-09-30T06:07:27.416-04:00Comments on Questioning Semantics: An Apology and An ExplanationWesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-22446165145646899492007-06-06T04:08:00.000-04:002007-06-06T04:08:00.000-04:00"Anyway, we have to give each other the generosity..."Anyway, we have to give each other the generosity of spirit to say the things that may need apologizing for later."<BR/><BR/>I stopped by because of something you said elsewhere and found this. <BR/><BR/>The both of you, you and Liz, make me wish I had grown up in a community of people who considered thoughtfulness, introspection, humility and a driving insight and willingness to speak the truth as you find it values worth transmitting and extolling.<BR/><BR/>As such, I come to you to make and find it.<BR/><BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-45581984170853104362007-06-05T22:31:00.000-04:002007-06-05T22:31:00.000-04:00I have found myself thinking about how most every...I have found myself thinking about how most every black relative of mine over the years did their best to be involved in their child's education...but I'm still the only one in my extended family to graduate from college. It's not because they didn't care. It's because the school system disenfranchised them. Teachers, principals and guidance counselors lied to them, didn't push them academically. I suppose you could say that too much faith was put in the system, particularly when some of the teachers doing the lying were black. "Oh, your son/daughter is doing just fine..." And then they're not. You know how it goes.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I taught other people's children thousands of miles from where I grew up, but it could easily have been me or any one of my folks in my classroom. The issue does bring up a lot of personal stuff for me and it does make me feel very emotional. If my brother had had a teacher that didn't let him get called nigger, would his life have been different? I'm sure it would have. I just know that I am so non-confrontational that my usual response is usually to back up off of something or to joke about it. There are some issues though that I don't back up off of, and this is one of them. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, we have to give each other the generosity of spirit to say the things that may need apologizing for later. You have a good heart, West...and so does DJBA. It does no one any good for two black men to be at odds with each other. I'm glad you did what you felt you needed to do and apologized. It shows your true character.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.com