No, what you're doing is not THAT cool

Apr 20, 2007 21:51

After my really frustrating experiences in New Orleans, I feel like there's a lot problematic going on in the volunteering there, which often does a lot more for the volunteers than for the community. Many of you have probably heard that ( Read more... )

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trinitysite April 21 2007, 23:47:55 UTC
?!?!?!?

you didn't throw things? I think I would've shouted in such a way that would scare my housemates. if I had housemates, that is.

it's especially alarming because it shows a total non-understanding of history (except possibly as buzzwords?). Hm, maybe I don't need to teach in the city & I should go out to the burbs to make sure the white liberals at least know what they're not as cool as.

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mistergoat April 22 2007, 00:18:02 UTC
Yeah, in this case, I just started answering back to the radio about how historicall inaccurate this kid was, and then I decided to write what I was saying.

Educating the 'burbans is important too...

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fence007 April 23 2007, 17:46:11 UTC
dear me.

i would have been sitting in the car YELLING at the radio and the kid.
although the kid may not be (entirely) responsible for his own stupidity/naivete the radio should have cut the quote so as to avoid having non-factual information on the air.

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