tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post1238693572392113829..comments2023-05-09T06:00:19.599-04:00Comments on Autistic Hoya — A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown (2011-2020): Racism, Ableism, and Much-Needed Reminders on Chicago Torture CaseLydia Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484063914873791571noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-41630605223697393802017-03-27T12:24:32.338-04:002017-03-27T12:24:32.338-04:00Sad, angry, and with mixed emotions. If only world...Sad, angry, and with mixed emotions. If only world peace was possibleCarolynhttp://www.goaccess.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-73065010161869839012017-01-11T19:36:30.827-05:002017-01-11T19:36:30.827-05:00Lydia's post wasn't an invitation to argue...Lydia's post wasn't an invitation to argue about why you think racism against white people exists, but rather a very important reminder for us all to counter the mainstream story of what happened and why.<br /><br />Major media outlets are trying to make this hate crime story all about race and using the idea of "reverse racism" as a framework, and Lydia's response reframes Emily B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-67071451519727933172017-01-11T19:14:15.604-05:002017-01-11T19:14:15.604-05:00I'm not completely comfortable with calling th...I'm not completely comfortable with calling these people "animals" or "beasts"--even if what they did was monstruous--simply because those are words that have been used to describe black people since the days of slavery.<br /><br />It's kind of like if a Native American committed a gruesome murder, and you referred to the perp as a "bloodthirsty savage." I&#Chris DeLorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156301259264407210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-37772016324045615472017-01-11T18:07:59.143-05:002017-01-11T18:07:59.143-05:00Society has never been so divided and shown so muc...Society has never been so divided and shown so much hate and racism. And for those who voted Trump, your wishes will come truth and more and more crimes and division will follow.<br />Cheers.<br />Btw: I hope wholeheartedly those 4 punks animals igorant beasts spend good 30 years behind bars.<br />Nattbrasilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135533219758768083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-40621716228882118942017-01-07T18:10:12.806-05:002017-01-07T18:10:12.806-05:00I am saddened and angered by this crime, as I have...I am saddened and angered by this crime, as I have been by similar and worse atrocities done to others including those who are people of color, whether disabled or not, whether the perps were white or not. It's the deed that horrified and frightens me. A terrible reminder of how cruel and mean we people can be Rebecca yourighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280799506632923546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-56307645958385623942017-01-07T10:18:22.029-05:002017-01-07T10:18:22.029-05:00This idea that racism against white people does no...This idea that racism against white people does not exist is a counterproductive, unargued-for assertion, about the way a word works propagated by conventions in contemporary social science. Racism can and is widely institutionalized, but to say it's existence, or that the applicability of the word depends on institutional structures is obfuscation, and disrespectful of how words work. The Christopher Stephen Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169354343133698571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-10767940291876466522017-01-07T07:22:01.696-05:002017-01-07T07:22:01.696-05:00Excellent, as usual.Excellent, as usual.Rashidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023542056066904645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-78034197497538326832017-01-06T23:09:46.974-05:002017-01-06T23:09:46.974-05:00This is an eye opener. Very well done!This is an eye opener. Very well done!Mr. Bophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458638469612344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-18572273111927578802017-01-06T15:06:53.333-05:002017-01-06T15:06:53.333-05:00Thank you, Lydia, for putting it into good words.Thank you, Lydia, for putting it into good words.danielle bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647101997085813261noreply@blogger.com