[rollei_list] Re: WARNING about Dr. Mark Meijer c/o Global RolleiClub and...Insensitive reactions
- From: "Douglas Shea" <dshea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:16:59 -0600
And you presume to know the color of my skin? You presume to know my
feelings towards race and inequality? Banishing the Rebel flag, the
Swastika, relegating otherwise descriptive words to obscurity because of
some vaguely perceived racial bias does no service whatsoever to further any
cause for justice, and does absolutely nothing to change history. I know
very well what my feelings are towards people of every race and throughout
my entire life I have had great sensitivity towards all suffering; people
that know me well would be laughing hysterically at the assertions you have
made (as my wife is at this very moment).
Respectfully,
Doug
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RolleiClub and...Insensitive reactions
Maan as my blood boiled, this email came and rescued me.
I am black, and tho I do not need anyone to remind me of that fact, I
do expect if nothing else, my feelings as a fellow member of this chat
group are respected.
As a photog I do not expect everyone to get what I shoot. I can be
political in my ideologies and yet someone might come behind me and go
hmmm bah humbug. Its cool because what is important to you might not
be important to me however, as a human being I know that there are
things that have happened to people that I should not repeat
insensitively. I do not think that it is being politically correct or
incorrect, its just respect.
I shoot to tell stories, but I also do so to teach, exchange ideas,
show shared and varying ideas. All in all, photography has always
brought me to places that have changed my outlook on the world. As a
news photographer, I travel extensively to approach photography from a
different spiritual experience. The way I photograph in New York is
different from how I would photograph in say Brazil or Iran.
I do not expect that bigotry or racism will look the same as it did
50-60 years ago. I do not even expect it to go away. These days men
and women hide behind their friends and those who support their
insensitivity, they hide behind blogs and chat groups and they hide
behind their cameras because they for some reason believe that the
curse of being black will rub off on them.
I believe a MAN SHOULD feel for his fellow man. If I say I hurt, he
should want to know why. When this same man prefers instead to stand
on the grounds that cause my pain, he says a lot about himself, his
family and his ancestors. But what would I know. Black people were
once thought to be uneducated duds who were only good for one thing,
slavery, building the world, raping, and of course (Doug and BOB)when
you were done with them lynch them on the weekend. "That usually bring
the mob out......."
On Oct 18, 2005, at 4:29 PM, Douglas Shea wrote:
>
> Google is the last, not the first place I would turn to for etymology.
>
> Doug
>
>
> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> RALaubach@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:09 PM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: WARNING about Dr. Mark Meijer c/o Global
> RolleiClub and...
>
> nothing political about it at all -- POLITE tho, not politically
> correct or incorrect - nothing wrong with being sensitive to others.
> And regardless of the political leanings of Lynchburg or the Lynch
> brothers or any dictionary definition, i think it is clear that the
> general association of the word lynching is with african-americans and
> totally understand the gentleman's reaction and simple wish to be
> respected. If you google the word lynching, note that all of the
> photos depict african-americans. note the following google entry
> about lynching -
>
>
>
> The term lynching probably derived from the name Charles Lynch
> (1736-96), a justice of the peace who administered rough justice in
> Virginia. Lynching was originally a system of punishment used by
> whites against African American slaves. However, whites who protested
> against this were also in danger of being lynched.
>
>
>
> so lynching may apply to whites also, but against those whites who
> protested against the lynching of african americans.
>
> so for y'all who have an argument with Dr. Rollei Scammer, go ahead
> and mob him, whatever - just leave history in the past
>
www.royephotography.com
Portrait and Editorial Photographer
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