File spoon-archives/postcolonial.archive/postcolonial_2000/postcolonial.0007, message 161


Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 09:35:15 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Subject: Re: White mens problems 


I suppose that when one group (Canadians) tends not to like another group
(Americans) then a third group (eg. Europeans) usually says, "So what's
the point?"
terry

Terry Goldie
English Department
York University
North York, Ontario
Canada
M3J 1P3
voice: 416-604-3670
fax: 416-736-5412
email: tgoldie-AT-yorku.ca

On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Florence Libert wrote:

> > I hope all the Americans on the list realize I write as a Canadian.
> > terry 
> 
> What should the non-Americans on the list think/realize? :)
> Just wondering, Terry! :)
> Florence
> 
> > I honestly think it is rather silly to make any big claims for race as
> > inherent, more profound, biologically valid, or any other such. The
> > only reason it is one of the most prominent, if not the most prominent,
> > means of discrimination is because it is the most obvious marker of group
> > difference. And perhaps there IS something inherent in groups not liking
> > other groups.
> > I hope all the Americans on the list realize I write as a Canadian.
> > terry 
> > 
> > Terry Goldie
> > English Department
> > York University
> > North York, Ontario
> > Canada
> > M3J 1P3
> > voice: 416-604-3670
> > fax: 416-736-5412
> > email: tgoldie-AT-yorku.ca
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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