seacoaster wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:58 pm
CU77 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:33 pm
old salt wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:20 pm
Nice call Nancy, anyone wearing kente cloth who is not of Ghanaian heritage is an appropriator.
The kente cloth was the idea of the Congressional Black Caucus, who gave them to Nancy et al. Blame them.
And the writer of the Times article that I posted is hardly withering or hostile. He views it as a misunderstanding. But OS, in his divine way, has to place the spin he needs to keep supporting the Right, Trump and the withering away of institutions and normative values in our country. Soon you will be able to change your little tag line: you stood against America when it mattered.
So you don't respect his objection to that use of kente cloth ?
You can't understand, you're coming at this from a position of white privilege.
Nancy & Chuck must apologize & atone for their insensitivity.
You must have skipped this part of the NYT excerpt you quoted :
My first reaction to seeing the pictures of the lawmakers kneeling with kente stoles around their necks was of shock and confusion. The message that a kente cloth conveys did not match the kneeling or moment of silence.
The stoles worn by the group were strips of a much larger fabric that is customarily worn in times of celebration.
Indeed, Democrats wrapped themselves in the colorful, bright kente, which can be considered inappropriate or insulting for somber moments.
I wouldn’t want the reactions to this episode to force others to not wear kente during celebratory occasions.
But at a time of national reflection, which includes a dialogue on what it is like to be black in the United States, congressional and all leaders need to be more sensitive about the messages they send, intentional or not.
This moment is a teachable one. America is at a crossroads, as many seek to acknowledge historical wrongs and injustices against African Americans. We cannot afford to remain ignorant of the richness and complexity of our heritage and roots."