tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400177.post114966402452310148..comments2023-10-22T07:52:26.362-07:00Comments on Green Print: Obsessing Over OriginAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04987700949314328152noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400177.post-1150969273176868102006-06-22T02:41:00.000-07:002006-06-22T02:41:00.000-07:00anonymous;i appreciate your comment because i unde...anonymous;<BR/><BR/>i appreciate your comment because i understand where you're coming from. i've experienced my share of discrimination, and i definitely don't wanna be spreading <I>that</I> around. i'll be sure to talk to my friend about this.<BR/><BR/>i'm going to change the term i used, despite the fact that you didn't supply me with an alternative word. and thanks for the lesson on the geography of ohio. the bitter sarcasm was enlightening.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987700949314328152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400177.post-1150902614043967652006-06-21T08:10:00.000-07:002006-06-21T08:10:00.000-07:00Who in their right mind would refer to themselves ...Who in their right mind would refer to themselves as "hillbillies"? It is a derogatory term the same as "sand n***er" or "red neck". I wonder if you asked your friend if she/he thought their family were hillbillies what the reaction would be. The definition of the term hillbilly is: a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn: bushwhacker] *** disparaging means a remark that shows that you do not think someone or something is very good or very important. P.S. There are no hills in Ohio... it is flat land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400177.post-1150824869113268082006-06-20T10:34:00.000-07:002006-06-20T10:34:00.000-07:00Ack.. i knew i should have cleared that up! That's...Ack.. i knew i should have cleared that up! That's a bit of a inside joke with my friend. Her family is from Ohio, and they use that term to refer to themselves. If you have a better word, i'll gladly replace it.<BR/>It's good that you noticed the apparent contradiction between what i'm "rallying for" and my use of the word "hillbillies". When there's such an obvious contradiction, it usually means there's some sort of mistake or misunderstanding going on. Otherwise there's hypocrisy involved. Now we wouldn't want that, would we?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987700949314328152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400177.post-1150798077366246582006-06-20T03:07:00.000-07:002006-06-20T03:07:00.000-07:00Hey, I'd love to come along for the ride but it co...Hey, I'd love to come along for the ride but it concerns me when someone who is rallying for equality and searching for a "platform for civilizational dialog and understanding" and wanting to "build a bridge between East and West" uses such derogatory terms to describe people as "hillbillies" especially when those particular persons may not be. This blatent banding about of negative labels does in fact not help to build any bridges or further any communication.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400177.post-1150759944356219092006-06-19T16:32:00.000-07:002006-06-19T16:32:00.000-07:00The point is...in her blood...she is Jordanian. So...The point is...in her blood...she is Jordanian. So in the end you are originally from Jordan. Regardless of what you want to be or what you think you are, you must accept what's in your blood. Dnt get me wrong, it's not like i'm obsessing over it. There is no forbidden thing like: oh no you can't be both...but wen you are asked a q...you give a straightforward answer. i mean the REAL straightforward answer. Good Topic though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400177.post-1149854044695138002006-06-09T04:54:00.000-07:002006-06-09T04:54:00.000-07:00AHHHH!! IM SO FOR THAT IDEA! although im indian (a...AHHHH!! IM SO FOR THAT IDEA! <BR/><BR/>although im indian (and still hold an indian passport), I've never lived there. I go there every (well, most) summers. Its not like im a major part of the Indian community. Most of my friends are from other countries. So, its always been a struggle to balance both cultures and to identify with one. It isn't easy. <BR/><BR/>Noor, I'm so talking about this on my blog!Mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116377323916411467noreply@blogger.com