Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 11:28:14 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) From: terry goldie <tgoldie-AT-YorkU.CA> Subject: Re: White mens problems Since I don't believe anyone is only "representative of herself," no. 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 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, > > Could you translate for me, not any group? > > Florence representative of herself > > >>> 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 ---
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