From: FRAGANO S LEDGISTER <f.ledgis-AT-msuacad.morehead-st.edu>
Subject: Re: your mail
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 95 9:59:11 EDT


> 
> 
> 
> > > > > 
> > > > Persons outside my ethnic group. Sorry for the confusion.
> > > > > 
> > > 
> > > but what about people from *within* ur "ethnic  community" - what if u 
> > > don't agree with their politics, location or their personal opinions
> > > about what the "community" is or is not?
> > > 
> > Then I disagree with them.
> > 
> 
> And would you expect your disagreemnt to silence them?

No, not at all.

> or would agree to let them speak their sid of the "story"?
> would you claim that yours is the "right" and theirs is the "wrong"
> story?
>

Again, no. We are talking about a complex, shared experience, in which
no part is any more 'right' or any more 'wrong' than another.
> and how and when and in what format would you disagree with them?
> 
> Radhika

This is contextual. It depends on whether the disagreement occurs in conver-
sation, in class, or in writing.

Fragano


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