File spoon-archives/postcolonial.archive/postcolonial_2000/postcolonial.0007, message 162


Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 07:02:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: White mens problems 


What should I, an uncle to a newly born American
niece, should think/realize, Terry...

Marwan

--- Florence Libert <Florence.Libert-AT-wanadoo.fr>
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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- from list
> postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
> 
> 
> 
>      --- from list
> postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---


====

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere!
http://mail.yahoo.com/


     --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---

   

Driftline Main Page

 

Display software: ArchTracker © Malgosia Askanas, 2000-2005