Comments on: Double Standards http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/ A serving of thoughts and opinions Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:13:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: american idol videos on Squidoo http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-187 american idol videos on Squidoo Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:02:53 +0000 http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-187 I agree with most stuff on this site cool keep up the good work!!! I agree with most stuff on this site cool keep up the good work!!!

]]> By: Abchinadoll http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-177 Abchinadoll Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:54:04 +0000 http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-177 <p>The "typical white person" comment came out while he was being interviewed on a live radio show in Philadelphia the day after his speech. The comment was in reference to the portion of his speech about his Grandmother and her fear of black people. I agree that he is charismatic and eloquent. However, the point of my post is that double standards do, in fact, exist in our society. A white person simply could not say "typical black person" and not be blasted by the Media and called racist. But, the other point I was trying to make was that prejudices exist in all cultures, among all races. Heaven forbid if you mistakenly call someone from Guatemala a Mexican, or erroneously think someone is Japanese instead of Chinese. (And we know how prejudiced Asian people are against all races from sheer experience, don't we?) Unless we can forgive people for their flaws, and focus on overcoming our own flaws, we will forever be retarding our own social and moral growth and experiences in this life. (For those PC fanatics, the dictionary definition of the word "retard" is to make slow, to delay development or progress.)</p> The “typical white person” comment came out while he was being interviewed on a live radio show in Philadelphia the day after his speech. The comment was in reference to the portion of his speech about his Grandmother and her fear of black people. I agree that he is charismatic and eloquent. However, the point of my post is that double standards do, in fact, exist in our society. A white person simply could not say “typical black person” and not be blasted by the Media and called racist. But, the other point I was trying to make was that prejudices exist in all cultures, among all races. Heaven forbid if you mistakenly call someone from Guatemala a Mexican, or erroneously think someone is Japanese instead of Chinese. (And we know how prejudiced Asian people are against all races from sheer experience, don’t we?) Unless we can forgive people for their flaws, and focus on overcoming our own flaws, we will forever be retarding our own social and moral growth and experiences in this life. (For those PC fanatics, the dictionary definition of the word “retard” is to make slow, to delay development or progress.)

]]> By: di http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-171 di Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:14:11 +0000 http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-171 <p>i just listened to the recent speech in its entirety. it was brilliant and unifying...i'm not sure when he made the comment "typical white person" but i think his speech transcends much of the complicated commentary taking place prior to the speech. or at least that is my opinion which i respectfully share. :) </p> <p>http://cbs5.com/campaign08/barack.obama.race.2.679626.html</p> i just listened to the recent speech in its entirety. it was brilliant and unifying…i’m not sure when he made the comment “typical white person” but i think his speech transcends much of the complicated commentary taking place prior to the speech. or at least that is my opinion which i respectfully share. :)

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]]> By: Abchinadoll http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-168 Abchinadoll Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:37:54 +0000 http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-168 <p><p>Hmmm... W&G, it sounds like you've unfortunately met some not-so-great Mormons. I hope you have the opportunity to meet some great Mormons; I've been fortunate enough to know many. I've known great Christians, not-so-great Christians, great Atheists, not-so-great Atheists, great Buddhists, not-so-great ones...etc. What I've observed is that the "not-so-great" are not always representative of what they profess to believe. The point of my post is that in terms of race, we tend to hold double standards and sometimes condone reverse discriminations. And for those of you who have asked, in regards to the controversy of comparing Barack Obama's statement with Don Imus' statement, I think we need to look at context. They were both given in a live, unscripted environment (what they actually believe came out of their mouths in an unrehearsed moment) and whether intentionally meant as malicious or not, they were both delivered as derogatory, in terms of stereotyping people. But an additional point of my post is that we all come from different backgrounds, cultures, and have different life experiences, and instead of criticizing one another, we would progress further in life if we work on bettering ourselves, first.</p></p> <p><p>Hmmm… W&G, it sounds like you’ve unfortunately met some not-so-great Mormons. I hope you have the opportunity to meet some great Mormons; I’ve been fortunate enough to know many. I’ve known great Christians, not-so-great Christians, great Atheists, not-so-great Atheists, great Buddhists, not-so-great ones…etc. What I’ve observed is that the “not-so-great” are not always representative of what they profess to believe. The point of my post is that in terms of race, we tend to hold double standards and sometimes condone reverse discriminations. And for those of you who have asked, in regards to the controversy of comparing Barack Obama’s statement with Don Imus’ statement, I think we need to look at context. They were both given in a live, unscripted environment (what they actually believe came out of their mouths in an unrehearsed moment) and whether intentionally meant as malicious or not, they were both delivered as derogatory, in terms of stereotyping people. But an additional point of my post is that we all come from different backgrounds, cultures, and have different life experiences, and instead of criticizing one another, we would progress further in life if we work on bettering ourselves, first.</p></p>

]]> By: The work and the glory http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-167 The work and the glory Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:17:37 +0000 http://www.hamfriedrice.com/2008/03/22/double-standards/#comment-167 What Mitt Romney did yesterday is right out of the Mormon playbook. They are taught to tap- dance around the truth with the ferocity of a Busby Berkley chorus line when asked about their actual beliefs. Of course, once you realize what those beliefs are, who could blame them? On some level, Mormons secretly know that some of the more ludicrous tenets of their pyramid scheme are hard to swallow. That is way, just like the sister faith (Amway), they try to wow you with how pretty everything is before they ask... What Mitt Romney did yesterday is right out of the Mormon playbook. They are taught to tap- dance around the truth with the ferocity of a Busby Berkley chorus line when asked about their actual beliefs. Of course, once you realize what those beliefs are, who could blame them? On some level, Mormons secretly know that some of the more ludicrous tenets of their pyramid scheme are hard to swallow. That is way, just like the sister faith (Amway), they try to wow you with how pretty everything is before they ask…

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