tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post8230305782103063256..comments2024-03-18T04:20:15.987-04:00Comments on Statement Analysis ®: Statement Analysis: Professor Saidy Grundy Boston UniversityStatement Analysis Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607372649929274491noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-48569515588109706362015-05-13T16:06:17.326-04:002015-05-13T16:06:17.326-04:00I am a white male college grad (some time ago) so ...I am a white male college grad (some time ago) so I have no comment on her supposed racism or lack thereof. my military experience also leads me to this comment. Freedom of speech under the first amendment only protects you from the overbearing force of the government - there is NO protection from consequences of your speech from your employer or your community - free speech has never employed such protections. If she teaches African American studies - then why would any white males even be concerned that she might have racial bias in grading? I doubt she has even a half a dozen white male students in any given academic year. If she does, well then they should not be surprised by their grades. Her statement on the problems in America's colleges is misplaced - since white males are a preponderance of the males in American colleges they are likely the cause of most of the problems - the question she should be asking is why aren't there more black male college students, that is the problem for America and America's colleges - though the answer goes back further it why aren't there more black male high school graduates...etc. etc.sparwolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-74459219670670513332015-05-11T17:50:11.115-04:002015-05-11T17:50:11.115-04:00I'm a female, white college professor.
I say ...I'm a female, white college professor.<br /><br />I say the same thing, except use: black, Asian, Hispanic, Middle Easter, etc... instead of "white".<br /><br />I'm labeled a racist and my employer fires me. <br /><br />Yep, gotta love FREE speech! <br /><br />Frannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-26639659989423586212015-05-11T11:53:43.158-04:002015-05-11T11:53:43.158-04:00I consider myself British and, if given the option...I consider myself British and, if given the option English.<br /><br />My ancestors include English, Irish, Scottish ,Welsh, Romany (just going back to my grandparents)<br /><br />Then we get to Italian, Egyptian, Norwegian, American and even Africaand umpteen other nationalities (we got around a bit)according to our family bible, and that goes back several hundred years.<br /><br />Working on the same basis that i am seeing in America, i could be one of the above-English.<br /><br />In the UK we don't refer to blacks as African-English, nor do they refer to themselves that way either.<br />They are English or Irish or Scottish or Welsh or simply British.<br /><br />The UK is a real mixed bag due to the millennia of invasions and immigration.<br /><br />There are very few who can claim all through their ancestry to be singly English/Irish/Scottish or Welsh.<br /><br />As to jihadi john, he was actually born in Kuwait though he did obtain British Nationality ( i am not sure if that has been revoked) if it hasn't then it should be.Tania Cadoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511272355142175684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-84048772441365939282015-05-11T08:35:46.929-04:002015-05-11T08:35:46.929-04:00I know right! I forget- what's the story behin...I know right! I forget- what's the story behind whites being deep in the dark areas of Africa?<br /><br />But it is true that more and more can reidentify themselves. Think of all the Muslim families who can proudly call themselves British like you and little Charlotte! Why, Jihad John, raised and schooled under the Union Jack can be called a British terrorist!Tom Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-46229009063445314472015-05-11T07:57:46.718-04:002015-05-11T07:57:46.718-04:00Something to ponder
We are all familiar with the ...Something to ponder<br /><br />We are all familiar with the term African-American and associate it with someone who is black.<br /><br />This is based on their ancestors having been drought over from Africa,<br /><br />The term African-American can also be applied to white people.<br /><br />How so you may ask.<br /><br />South Africa is a prime example as it has a high white population.<br /><br />Back when there was slavery, i am pretty sure that there were children born in Africa to white parents and also mixed race couples, white father black mother.<br /><br />If their descendants migrated to America, they are legally of African descent,They are entitled to call themselves African-American, for the same reason blacks do.<br /><br /><br />Tania Cadoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511272355142175684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-21853603512385425192015-05-10T20:37:09.294-04:002015-05-10T20:37:09.294-04:00These community activists aim for noise, lots of n...<br />These community activists aim for noise, lots of noise, and publicity.<br /><br />It's the ideal narcissist's job.<br />Teaching limits your audience to classroom size.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-24721298419553326312015-05-10T19:42:29.821-04:002015-05-10T19:42:29.821-04:00Hi Peter,
I wondered about her intentions as well...Hi Peter,<br /><br />I wondered about her intentions as well. Her posts don't indicate that she is seeking a solution, or a change, in the perceived problems she addresses. <br /><br />She is making inflammatory blanket statements, and providing no explanation/examples for her comments. She may be seeking fame by capitalizing on the recent flurry of racial discord.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680510856590830567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-70446373973281953872015-05-10T16:59:10.846-04:002015-05-10T16:59:10.846-04:00"But I must now support the racist who choose..."But I must now support the racist who chooses to boycott Black businesses on Washington's birthday, so that I may be consistent in free speech."<br /><br />I'm sure foregoing hair weaves will be a great sacrifice, but a symbolically important one ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-7613266116942003172015-05-10T16:28:13.336-04:002015-05-10T16:28:13.336-04:00Thank you PeterThank you PeterTania Cadoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511272355142175684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-61667904238712242222015-05-10T14:35:32.502-04:002015-05-10T14:35:32.502-04:00Jen's questions were much better.Jen's questions were much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-55764355676214302502015-05-10T14:08:23.360-04:002015-05-10T14:08:23.360-04:00Tania,
Imagine the baggage this professor will pr...Tania,<br /><br />Imagine the baggage this professor will project upon her class?<br /><br />You word the questions as I would.<br /><br />To all others: <br /><br />I am curious as to if anyone thinks she is a "faux racist" who seeks her 15 minutes. <br /><br />Peter Statement Analysis Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607372649929274491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-10525714752528037482015-05-10T14:07:18.805-04:002015-05-10T14:07:18.805-04:00Black Power,
Would it be okay for the school to h...Black Power,<br /><br />Would it be okay for the school to have a professor who says that he avoids all black owned business on Washington's birthday and that black females are "the" problem with schools today?<br /><br />Would this be free speech?<br /><br />Racism is ugly, on either side, but more than that, it is folly. <br /><br />A business who by-passes talent due to pigmentation deserves to miss the "best and brightest" for themselves. <br /><br />Better to suffer the financial loss than to have government dictate morality. <br /><br />I do support professor Grundy's free speech statement and I believe her tweets are useful for students' parents who have the choice whether to advise their son or daughter to take Grundy's class. They can make an informed decision. <br /><br />But I must now support the racist who chooses to boycott Black businesses on Washington's birthday, so that I may be consistent in free speech. <br /><br />Interesting post. <br /><br />Peter Statement Analysis Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607372649929274491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-17509418709719177162015-05-10T11:05:40.188-04:002015-05-10T11:05:40.188-04:00Professor Saidy Grundy: Right on, Sister. You have...Professor Saidy Grundy: Right on, Sister. You have every right to be racist. Two thumbs up and a twist roll of the neck.<br /><br />The nerve of you people having a problem with Professor Grundy being a racist! Is not this what you want... a race war? Then, why are you angry when a black/african american express his/her opinion about white americans.<br /><br />Tell me about yourself.<br />Why do you say that?<br />She do not have to explain a damn thing to you. Do you not get tired of asking questions you already know the answer too?BLACK POWERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-73588773580829478552015-05-10T10:43:28.992-04:002015-05-10T10:43:28.992-04:00Update:
Cops in Freddie Gray case want top prosec...Update:<br /><br /><b>Cops in Freddie Gray case want top prosecutor out</b><br /><br />BALTIMORE - Attorneys for six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of a man who died of a spinal injury he received while in custody asked a judge Friday to dismiss the case or assign it to someone other than the city's top prosecutor, who they say has too many conflicts of interest to remain objective.<br /><br />At a minimum, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby should be replaced with an independent prosecutor, the lawyers state in a motion filed in Baltimore District Court.<br /><br />Read More:<br /><br />http://www.cbsnews.com/news/baltimore-cops-freddie-gray-case-want-marilyn-mosby-out/John Mc Gowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430624388902099338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-39479849859681657632015-05-10T10:16:17.752-04:002015-05-10T10:16:17.752-04:00Agreed!Agreed!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680510856590830567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-38693832040246642922015-05-10T10:08:56.941-04:002015-05-10T10:08:56.941-04:00I hate the term african-american.
You don't h...I hate the term african-american.<br /><br />You don't hear people saying i am irish-american, english-american, italian-american,polish american if they are born in the states.<br /><br />You don't hear the term in the UK, I am pretty sure you don't hear people saying i am african-french, african-german, african italian.<br /><br />If you are born in America you are American.<br /><br />Tania Cadoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511272355142175684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-19040152491881240012015-05-10T08:33:21.606-04:002015-05-10T08:33:21.606-04:00Considering this tweeter's apparent age, she h...<br />Considering this tweeter's apparent age, she has had a lifetime of public indoctrination in every school she ever went to.<br />This indoctrination is so thorough, has been so ingrained, and now, so manipulated by the community organizers, that, were you alone with her in an interview room, you would never think that she is American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-79877527354593893472015-05-10T08:24:07.582-04:002015-05-10T08:24:07.582-04:00
No, michelle, just make sure your hands are free ...<br />No, michelle, just make sure your hands are free to help the customers at Target..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-71352485760274167712015-05-10T05:16:18.120-04:002015-05-10T05:16:18.120-04:00OT:
First Lady: 'Sting' of Racism 'Di...OT:<br /><br /><b>First Lady: 'Sting' of Racism 'Didn't Hold Me Back'</b><br /><br />During a passionate address at historically black Tuskegee University Saturday, Michelle Obama said she refused to let the "sting" of racial bias define her.<br /><br />"Over the years, folks have used plenty of interesting words to describe me. One said I exhibited a little bit of 'uppityism,'" the first lady said. "Cable news charmingly referred to me as 'Obama's baby mamma.'<br /><br />"All of the chatter, the name-calling, the doubting, all of it was just noise," she said. "It did not define me, it didn't change who I was, and most importantly, it couldn't hold me back."<br /><br />Conjuring up the incidents in Ferguson and Baltimore, Obama told graduates, "Here's the thing, the road ahead is not going to be easy. It never is, especially for folks like you and me.<br /><br />"There will be times, when you feel like folks look right past you or they see just a fraction of who you really are," she said.<br /><br />The first lady recalled watching passersby cross the street when they saw her, as though afraid for their safety, and department store clerks who kept extra close watch on her and her husband.<br /><br />"But graduates, today I want to be very clear that those feelings are not an excuse to just throw up our hands and give up, not an excuse to lose hope," she said. "We can take on these deep rooted problems and together, together we can overcome anything.<br /><br />"Vote, vote, vote, vote, that's how we move forward," Obama said, telling graduates to focus on their own truth.<br /><br />"I love our daughters more than anything in the world, more than life itself. And while that may not be the first thing that some folks want to hear from an Ivy-league educated lawyer, it is truly who I am. So for me, being mom-in-chief is and always will be job number one," she said.<br /><br />Speaking of mothers -- the first lady had a "public service announcement" for her audience: "For anyone who hasn't bought the flowers or the cards or the gifts yet … I'm trying to cover you."<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lady-sting-racism-didnt-hold-back/story?id=30928594&cid=fb_abcn_sfJohn Mc Gowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430624388902099338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-41563533012787463912015-05-10T02:56:44.081-04:002015-05-10T02:56:44.081-04:00Anonymous said...
John: "“Every MLK (I don...<b>Anonymous said...<br />John: "“Every MLK (I don't know what MLK means)..."<br /><br />There is so much irony in this one statement.</b><br /><br />Hahhahaa. :)John Mc Gowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430624388902099338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-7720592302908696002015-05-10T02:37:42.819-04:002015-05-10T02:37:42.819-04:00John: "“Every MLK (I don't know what MLK ...John: "“Every MLK (I don't know what MLK means)..."<br /><br />There is so much irony in this one statement. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-91758436604963146522015-05-09T22:45:50.791-04:002015-05-09T22:45:50.791-04:00She has a sense of entitlement which makes me wond...<b>She has a sense of entitlement which makes me wonder if she was passed over for promotion or felt a white male teacher did give her what she felt she deserved perhaps grade wise.</b><br /><br />Didn't not didTania Cadoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511272355142175684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-30148084041990206452015-05-09T22:42:48.336-04:002015-05-09T22:42:48.336-04:00Hi Red meat, thanks for the compliment
Hugs xxHi Red meat, thanks for the compliment<br /><br />Hugs xxTania Cadoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511272355142175684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-85301510734578343672015-05-09T21:08:47.008-04:002015-05-09T21:08:47.008-04:00Tania- I really love how you ease right past the s...Tania- I really love how you ease right past the statement and go for her jugular. You'd make a great prosecutor in the states!!!Red Meatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-6894495704505873002015-05-09T20:43:03.870-04:002015-05-09T20:43:03.870-04:00I'm not sure why, "What type of RESPONSES...I'm not sure why, "What type of RESPONSES did you receive", auto corrected to "responsibility session", lol. <br /><br />My question for my tablet is: <br /><br />What IS a 'responsibility session'?<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680510856590830567noreply@blogger.com