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catscradle Mar. 11th, 2003 12:27 pm)
catscradle Mar. 11th, 2003 12:27 pm)Did you know that Alice Walker of The Color Purple fame was arrested on Saturday at the DC rally along with 20 other women authors and artists by DC police claiming the women didn't have a permit to be there. The women claimed they did have a permit. You can listen to a radio broadcast on that here: ALICE WALKER, MAXINE HONG KINGSTON. MEDEA BENJAMIN & 20 OTHER WOMEN ARRESTED OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE: THOUSANDS GATHER IN WASHINGTON FOR CODE PINK PEACE DEMONSTRATION
Big shock, none of the mainstream media covered this story. . .
In other news, airport security is busy: CNN - TSA: More than 4.8 million items seized
You know, when I go to the airport I'm conscious of the type of shoes I wear and if my bra has an underwire that's going to set all the alarms off. I can't fathom what goes through (or doesn't go through) people's minds when they pack box cutters, knives and lead pipes. You might as well pack a few kilos in your tote and wear a T-shirt that reads "Crack smoking terrrorist for hire."
On the homefront, got a call from a new student today. Federal regulations state that we have to ask for ethnicity - not a question I like, but they have the option to say "Not Available" so I can go along with it. Anyway, this student answers "just normal". Now, last week I had one that replied "I'm regular." So you don't want decaf? You don't need metamucil? What were you trying to tell me here? My question to the readers here is what do you think goes on in the person's mind that thinks caucasian = normal/regular? Just to say that assumes that you think other ethnicities are not "normal" or "regular". I'm willing to go with clueless, as I don't think there was malicious intent with either student. But man . . . way to live in a vaccuum. =P
Big shock, none of the mainstream media covered this story. . .
In other news, airport security is busy: CNN - TSA: More than 4.8 million items seized
Airport screeners have seized more than 4.8 million items -- including guns, knives, a kitchen sink pipe and a circular saw -- in the 13 months the federal government has been in charge of security.
You know, when I go to the airport I'm conscious of the type of shoes I wear and if my bra has an underwire that's going to set all the alarms off. I can't fathom what goes through (or doesn't go through) people's minds when they pack box cutters, knives and lead pipes. You might as well pack a few kilos in your tote and wear a T-shirt that reads "Crack smoking terrrorist for hire."
On the homefront, got a call from a new student today. Federal regulations state that we have to ask for ethnicity - not a question I like, but they have the option to say "Not Available" so I can go along with it. Anyway, this student answers "just normal". Now, last week I had one that replied "I'm regular." So you don't want decaf? You don't need metamucil? What were you trying to tell me here? My question to the readers here is what do you think goes on in the person's mind that thinks caucasian = normal/regular? Just to say that assumes that you think other ethnicities are not "normal" or "regular". I'm willing to go with clueless, as I don't think there was malicious intent with either student. But man . . . way to live in a vaccuum. =P
