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So I'm reviewing a paper for my English class. This is on the book "My Jim."
The guy whose paper I have to read and critique has a paragraph that outright insults African religion.
"Many people during Sadie's time and the present day say it is silly and naive if not completely absurd that a piece of ceramic could hold any power of its own. Rationally it must have only been the ingredients used for the medicine, not the bowl or any spirits touching the healing substance that would cause the healing to work better. The bowl could not work any healing on its own, it required plants and other items, plus a healer for it to work, and logically could not have been the source of power that Sadie and her mother believed it to be. This belief could be nothing more than a superstition that the ignorant blacks carried over from African with them."
Holy CRAP. This is a college level paper, the entire thing is written even more poorly. There's no thesis sentence to be had either. I am BAFFLED as to what to write here.
The guy whose paper I have to read and critique has a paragraph that outright insults African religion.
"Many people during Sadie's time and the present day say it is silly and naive if not completely absurd that a piece of ceramic could hold any power of its own. Rationally it must have only been the ingredients used for the medicine, not the bowl or any spirits touching the healing substance that would cause the healing to work better. The bowl could not work any healing on its own, it required plants and other items, plus a healer for it to work, and logically could not have been the source of power that Sadie and her mother believed it to be. This belief could be nothing more than a superstition that the ignorant blacks carried over from African with them."
Holy CRAP. This is a college level paper, the entire thing is written even more poorly. There's no thesis sentence to be had either. I am BAFFLED as to what to write here.
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"Well," I respond, "but I card anyone until they look like they're above 30. Its policy."
The guy grins like he's got some great joke. "What do you do when an Asian comes in?"
I was about a milimeter away from opening my mouth and saying "I dunno... try not to be racist?"
They pass out flyer's with pictures of chopped up fetuses and names like American Holocaust.
Actually only the crazy people we try to kick out do that. We also kick out the people that hold sandwich boards claiming Pope John Paul II said all the jews were going to hell. It's usually a pretty peaceful little affair.
If he's that big a douche what the hell makes you think he'd critique your paper worth a damn anyway?
I can see it now: "THESIS IS WRONG BECAUSE AFRICANS/BLACKS ARE IGNORANT AND I DON'T SEE THAT FACT MENTIONED ANYWHERE IN THIS PAPER."
or something.
i don't know i didn't watch it.
I sometimes deny women their right to oxygen. But only when they ask me too.
But perhaps I've said too much.
It's not so much that my critique will affect what I get back, it's that we were specifically told by the professor (who ALSO gets to read the critiques) that we can't be outright mean.
I wouldn't class flagging racism as mean.
Classic.
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At work the other day, some crazy old dude came up to my counter yelling about how "the damned chinese children" forgot to put the battery type needed for a certain clock on the box. I pull the whole thing out, and it doesn't even run on batteries. what a jackass.
I'm pretty smart sometimes. Except when I'm not.
Manohman.
On the other hand, I met him in Seattle, and he seems like a cool fella.
He asked me if I was Canadian.
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fair enough
there is just no way to tell you apart
"you Canadian? don't even answer I can smell it from here."
Iraq Hussein Osama
It was awesome when CNN put Osama up instead of Obama for some story. Then Wolf Blitzer realized the situation, and went to his room.
Jesus, was that hard?
Thank you...I forgot about this. It was the most offensive thing I've seen on TV, and I don't get offended, ever.
One of the fucking categories was something like "black steroetypes black people wish were true" or something like that. It was something along those lines. Who remembers?