tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.comments2023-06-20T04:56:36.684-07:00Talking About RaceKaolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18148291250645746331noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-63146175333982078952014-06-24T08:23:18.395-07:002014-06-24T08:23:18.395-07:00Great blog!!! As I writer, I can definitely relate...Great blog!!! As I writer, I can definitely relate to your writing process. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949579485887421491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-8360023441456234552014-06-18T12:14:59.953-07:002014-06-18T12:14:59.953-07:00Feel free to write me at KAOLINLTAR@COMCAST. NET ...Feel free to write me at KAOLINLTAR@COMCAST. NET WITH YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS!Kaolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148291250645746331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-69493031267098017482013-02-07T18:33:44.757-08:002013-02-07T18:33:44.757-08:00It was a great honor having you on the show to tal...It was a great honor having you on the show to talk about your book and the other important issues you address regarding race and race relations. Thanks Kaolin. I look forward to delving more into this subject with you.<br />Peace & Blessings<br />HenrySpotlighting Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883894553677838372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-45172607141773198582012-12-16T06:54:36.403-08:002012-12-16T06:54:36.403-08:00And be sure to read more about Margo L. Dill by fo...And be sure to read more about Margo L. Dill by following the link: http://margodill.com/blog/about/Kaolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148291250645746331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-35731320691509622012-03-28T12:57:20.320-07:002012-03-28T12:57:20.320-07:00Yes, I agree with you. Very.Yes, I agree with you. Very.Kaolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148291250645746331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-90760795200581199092012-03-28T11:23:47.480-07:002012-03-28T11:23:47.480-07:00Very compelling.Very compelling.Ajlounyinjurylawhttp://www.ajlounyinjurylaw.com/manhattan_injury_lawyer.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-33460062871892775962010-07-20T10:08:36.333-07:002010-07-20T10:08:36.333-07:00You're blogging again! Hooray! Thanks for your...You're blogging again! Hooray! Thanks for your appreciation,Sis, and it definitley goes both ways. On the subject of race in particular, through your book and our relationship you continue to raise my consciousness about racism--my own and that of others-- on a daily basis, the way Gloria Steinem and Letty Cottin Pogrebin once did about sexism.Catherine McCallhttp://www.catherinemccall.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-83433013057794684052009-11-11T07:22:52.380-08:002009-11-11T07:22:52.380-08:00We all have a unique race story. In the "Talk...We all have a unique race story. In the "Talking About Race" workbook Kaolin provides an expertly guided opportunity to explore and consciously define a new, racially mature identity. My African-American husband and I (myself Caucasian) enthusiastically endorse this book as a tool for helping confront the legacy of racism we all share. Change is truly up to each one of us and Kaolin offers a rare chance to candidly, yet gently make the shifts in perspective and behavior necessary to right the wrongs of our past.<br /> <br />Elizabeth Merriweather, Co-Founder of P.R.I.S.M.S. Ministry (Progressive Racial Integration for Sunday Morning Services)Liz Merriweatherhttp://www.facebook.com/PRISMSworship?ref=profilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-28920478944775889902009-08-31T09:12:27.031-07:002009-08-31T09:12:27.031-07:00Hi David -
Thanks for your comment.
You are so r...Hi David -<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />You are so right when you say that "in a relative sense, it is still, 'pretty darn gooooood, to be 'white', in America." <br /><br />And of course white people cannot give up being white but we can change the meaning of whiteness by<br />disassembling white privilege, and the entitlement that accompanies it.<br /> <br />Although this cannot be done with one swoop of our hands, as we are not wizards, it can be done one step at a time. Or perhaps, I should say, with lots of steps almost all the time. <br /><br />But you asked, why would we do that? And here is my answer: Because it is uncomfortable living with racism and our privilege. Because we are not interested in manipulating or controlling others,since we already do know what that is like by the time we are twenty. <br /><br />Most of us have been bought and sold to racism from day one and racism has defined us even though we are not racists. <br /><br />Admittedly however it makes sense to be perplexed. To look at us and think that it might be so easy for us. (You have not said that but it has been said to us.) <br /><br />People tend to believe that our quest can be numbed down to either this solution or that like a common equation. <br /><br />If we are pivotal in the problem-solving of this matter at all, and I write under the assumption that we are - we must be more forthcoming about what we live through and how we live through it. <br /><br />We have been challenged, beaten, locked in closets, thrown out of homes, fired from jobs, spat upon and even killed at the mere mention of our refusal to acquiesce to racist norms and privilege in this society. <br /><br />And while the material benefits of racism weigh heavily upon us as a form of temptation to give in to when the going gets tough, lots of us don't give in to it at all. And yet we still benefit and we know it. It's a strange problem to deal with.<br />It is no wonder we may appear to be conflicted.Reconciling this problem is no easy task. <br /><br />And yet, more white people are talking about it as they accept their identity struggles along the way; the clash of values, the reassesemnet of one's worth and others opinions of them as a consequence of their own desire for liberation, freedom and racial equality. <br /><br />This is, afterall, a bizarre legacy we "all" inherit and a way of being in the world that we did not ask for. <br /><br />Many of us equate racism with violence. Just as we do see it as a perversion of power systemically put in place over time; we are also aware of that fact that since that is the case it can be disassembled over time as well.<br /><br />We cannot and will notdisassemble racism by using the same tactics and manipulations that have been used upon us. And we cannot have it both ways either: We cannot have and have not at the same time; we cannot hold on and let go at the same time, we cannot accept racism and reject it at the same time. It is one or the other. So we need to change and we need to accept a series of transformations we may undergo while in the process, while calling for change, while moving from what we are told we are supposed to be, to what we are and want to become.<br /><br />Is it worth it? <br /><br />Yes. Why? <br /><br />Because we refuse to be defined by others. <br /><br />Because we long for independence and believe we can attain it. <br /><br />Because we want freedom.<br /><br />Whether or not "the highest or the 'best' had been attainable by European Society long ago" I will never know. <br /><br />I was born in July of 1951 and in all seriousness, since October of 1950 my plate has been full of myths, notions and bizarre opportuni-ties; of morally outrageous privileg-<br />ing and assumptions of my worth pitted against the equally as outrageous absurdity and assumptions about some one else's worth ever since I have been in utero.<br /><br />If that was the "best that could be<br />fashioned at the time" that speaks volumes to me about why we are where we are about racism today. <br /><br />KaolinKaolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148291250645746331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-44003306209512949732009-08-29T09:52:06.956-07:002009-08-29T09:52:06.956-07:00Hello Kaolin , I have read a bit from your blog t...Hello Kaolin , I have read a bit from your blog this morning ... I appreciate your effort towards assisting in the creation of a portal , or bridge ... for those in the 'white community' , who may be 'inspired' to open their minds and hearts ... The 'fact' is , in a relative sense , it is still , pretty darn gooooood , to be 'white' , in America ... Why in the world , would 'anyone' choose to give that up ??<br /><br /> Part of the 'effort' that is going in to the presentation of 'educational' data , is needing to be very sensitive to its' varience from what has for so long , been the status quo , in our great land ; And perhaps , in order to garner the 'forces' that were needed , to effect societal solidarity , given the relatively short history of experience that European society has 'enjoyed' gainful civilization , what occurred , was the highest and 'best' that could be fashioned , at the time .<br /><br /> Be that , as it may , we are now living with the down-wind fall-out , in the West , of the African Holocaust and genocide ... and , in that , hind - sight is 20 - 20 , and in that , we may now , relatively easily , paper -trail our human civilizations societal progress , from our early African beginnings , 'we' may , as a collective human social group , move forward with perspective and intelligence .Dave Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065927425555821555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-44072191962233643852009-08-22T06:18:08.011-07:002009-08-22T06:18:08.011-07:00Hi! I am glad you asked that question and answered...Hi! I am glad you asked that question and answered it this morning with a new post with more details about it. Thanks for asking!Kaolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148291250645746331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-27706511754357478382009-08-20T06:33:15.091-07:002009-08-20T06:33:15.091-07:00What did she say specifically?What did she say specifically?Cicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243739068317707071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-26757007236619146772009-08-01T05:59:44.440-07:002009-08-01T05:59:44.440-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kaolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148291250645746331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890839522904741247.post-4288423998908687672009-07-16T16:26:22.787-07:002009-07-16T16:26:22.787-07:00Great topic for a blog! Some of my posts deal with...Great topic for a blog! Some of my posts deal with race and the choices that we as a white family are making, but it's not the only issue I focus on. Hope you gain a wide readership.Imperfect Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745094245592947482noreply@blogger.com