MLK Day

[DGuller]

Yesterday, since she was off for school, I asked my 6 year old niece what she learned about Martin Luther King in school--

"Martin Luther King helped get the black-skinned people and white-skinned people to finally live together, since before there were people that didn't want them living near each other, and that's just silly."

and she also learned about Rosa Parks--

"...and white-skinned people would sit in the front of the bus, and black-skinned people would have to sit in the back.  And also, white-skinned people weren't allowed to use water fountains or bathrooms that black-skinned people used."
Then a pause.
"And actually, that just doesn't make any sense at all."

The use "white-skinned" and "black-skinned" now?     At least it's not "African-Americans" or "Jewish-Americans" like it was in my time.

[Valmy]

The use "white-skinned" and "black-skinned" now? 

I prefer Melanin-challenged.

[alfred russel]

The Salvation Army has its grubby little hands in all relief efforts of any sort in this area, which frustrates Princesca to no end.

I didn't care for it, but I don't care enough to openly say anything either.

[Barrister]

The Salvation Army has its grubby little hands in all relief efforts of any sort in this area, which frustrates Princesca to no end.

Screw you guys.  The Sally Ann is the only charity that is willing to work with the really unsexy causes, namely dealing with a lot of smelly and drug addicted homeless people.  No one else is willing to do that.  They preach, sure, but they also never turn anyone away because of their faith.

[Caliga]

Screw you guys.  The Sally Ann is the only charity that is willing to work with the really unsexy causes, namely dealing with a lot of smelly and drug addicted homeless people.  No one else is willing to do that.  They preach, sure, but they also never turn anyone away because of their faith.

Maybe that's true where you live, but definitely not true here.  The Red Cross and United Way do lots of direct work with the homeless (UW through a couple of different orgs in this town that they fund), as do a couple of other religious relief orgs (I can't remember all of their names, but one is United Methodist, one is Presbyterian, and one is Southern Baptist).

[derspiess]

Maybe that's true where you live, but definitely not true here. 

In Cincy the militant wing is predominant.

[MadImmortalMan]

In Cincy the militant wing is predominant.

[CountDeMoney]

The use "white-skinned" and "black-skinned" now?     At least it's not "African-Americans" or "Jewish-Americans" like it was in my time.

Yes.  It's the color of your skin, it's not who you are.  REJOICE IN LIBRHULISM

[DGuller]

The use "white-skinned" and "black-skinned" now?     At least it's not "African-Americans" or "Jewish-Americans" like it was in my time.

Yes.  It's the color of your skin, it's not who you are.  REJOICE IN LIBRHULISM

This almost makes me wish for Brown victory tonight, just so that Republicans could go back to running the country.

[Razgovory]

The use "white-skinned" and "black-skinned" now?     At least it's not "African-Americans" or "Jewish-Americans" like it was in my time.

Yes.  It's the color of your skin, it's not who you are.  REJOICE IN LIBRHULISM

This almost makes me wish for Brown victory tonight, just so that Republicans could go back to running the country.

Well you almost got your wish.

[jimmy olsen]

The use "white-skinned" and "black-skinned" now?     At least it's not "African-Americans" or "Jewish-Americans" like it was in my time.

Yes.  It's the color of your skin, it's not who you are.  REJOICE IN LIBRHULISM

This almost makes me wish for Brown victory tonight, just so that Republicans could go back to running the country.

I don't get it. What's your problem with the terminology?

[Jaron]

Oh please. Harvey Milk? Seriously?

[Razgovory]

Oh please. Harvey Milk? Seriously?

Marty saw some flickering lights on the wall of a theater and mistook them for reality.

[Lettow77]

 I was suprised to see Robert E Lee's birthday holiday disrupted by a shooting at appomattox. It seems not quite in keeping with the spirit, uh.

But, I overate chicken and dumplings, fried okra, red beans & rice, with an oversized pitcher of peach sweet tea. The missus is wonderful, and so is our Marble Man.

[Ed Anger]

My universal translator is broken. WHAT THE FUCK.