05 Jan 07
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Originally posted by PhlabibitYes, I think it might have something to do with playing chess...
Has Rakist said he would have thought the same way for a white or black? I would sure have tried to figure this one out.
When we hear something strange, we want to figure it out.
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Chessplayers are always trying to figure things out.
05 Jan 07
Originally posted by PhlabibitWhy does Tinky Winky carry a handbag?
Now that I have a kid I watch the Teletubies. I sit there trying to figure out if the Sun is in control of the world, or the voice you hear... or the talking flowers.
What do all the switches in the TT Super Dome do? Do they control the TT world?
How do they make Tubby Toast? What's the deal with Naughty Noo-Noo??
These are things I MUST KNOW! My wife thinks I'm nuts.
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05 Jan 07
Originally posted by SJ247My impression of arrakis is that he is someone who will over analyse, and that an apparent logical inconsistency is something he would enjoy working out. To me the word black seems to have been added for the sake of detail and not be part of the reasoning process.
Television is for entertainment, not overanalysis.
I bet you find a lot of bloopers, don't you?
If my impression is right then it's strange that a friend of his would attach so much significance to the word black.
05 Jan 07
Originally posted by Ian68Thanks, and you are correct.
My impression of arrakis is that he is someone who will over analyse, and that an apparent logical inconsistency is something he would enjoy working out. To me the word black seems to have been added for the sake of detail and not be part of the reasoning process.
If my impression is right then it's strange that a friend of his would attach so much significance to the word black.
BTW, I sent that email question out to a bunch of people and it was interesting all the different responses I got back. The one telling me I was a racist was from a black woman who is not particularily fond of me.
So that is interesting to figure out too! Was she calling me a racist because:
1) she doesn't like me and therefore takes whatever I say as bad? or
2) as a black person she's sensitive to such topics?
05 Jan 07
Originally posted by arrakisMaybe it's because she knows you.
Thanks, and you are correct.
BTW, I sent that email question out to a bunch of people and it was interesting all the different responses I got back. The one telling me I was a racist was from a black woman who is not particularily fond of me.
So that is interesting to figure out too! Was she calling me a racist because:
1) she doesn't like me and therefore takes whatever I say as bad? or
2) as a black person she's sensitive to such topics?
05 Jan 07
Originally posted by arrakisI don't believe that you're a racist. I just think that you were called a racist because the analyzing seemed to indicate to someone that it was motivated because the fellow was black. Or am I overanalyzing?
Yes, I think it might have something to do with playing chess...
Chessplayers are always trying to figure things out.
05 Jan 07
Originally posted by mikelomI used to run the Arrakis BBS (why I use this handle) and I would go to sites around the world (by modem cause the internet hadn't been invented yet) to get the best stuff for people to d/l. One of the files I found was a program that used the winning lotto numbers in a database to predict the next winning numbers. I added it to my files and several people d/led it.
Arrakis you should watch NUMBERS and do some maths!
About a month later two people left me messages that they were winning tons of money from that program! One guy had won $12,000!
I regret to say that when I took the BBS down I lost that program. 😳
Never had the time to try it myself.
05 Jan 07
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Originally posted by arrakisYou present strong evidence of being "race conscious." If your story went:
While watching the show, a black man calls the police and says, "My little sister's brother got shot."
While watching the show, a man calls the police and says, "My little sister's brother got shot."
No problem. The fact that the man was black would have no bearing on your story at all. In other circumstances would you have said:
While watching the show, a white man calls the police and says, "My little sister's brother got shot."
I don't think so. Qualifying that the man was black means that you take notice when people are of a different race to you. Whether that deserves the label of "racist" is another debate.
Since you are talking about crime and large/dysfunctional/broken families, highlighting the man's race would also seem to reinforce social stereotyping. Which might also help to explain the accusation.
EDIT: @Badmoon: Over-analysing? 😀
05 Jan 07
Originally posted by Phlabibitit's just like watching 'lost'. only more interesting...
Now that I have a kid I watch the Teletubies. I sit there trying to figure out if the Sun is in control of the world, or the voice you hear... or the talking flowers.
What do all the switches in the TT Super Dome do? Do they control the TT world?
How do they make Tubby Toast? What's the deal with Naughty Noo-Noo??
These are things I MUST KNOW! My wife thinks I'm nuts.
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05 Jan 07
Originally posted by GatecrasherYou may br right. They were showing a black man so I gave that as additional information, but if they were showing a white man I probably wouldn't have said that he was white.
You present strong evidence of being "race conscious." If your story went:
While watching the show, a man calls the police and says, "My little sister's brother got shot."
No problem. The fact that the man was black would have no bearing on your story at all. In other circumstances would you have said:
[i]While watching the show, a wh ...[text shortened]... ch might also help to explain the accusation.
EDIT: @Badmoon: Over-analysing? 😀
Maybe all Caucasians would be guilty of this?
05 Jan 07
Originally posted by arrakisMaybe all people would. I think you'll find a black guy would include white in the reverse situation.
You may br right. They were showing a black man so I gave that as additional information, but if they were showing a white man I probably wouldn't have said that he was white.
Maybe all Caucasians would be guilty of this?
I don't know for sure, maybe people subconciously recognise differences but have to really think to see similarities.