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Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:52:50 +0000

[...] got me thinking about all of this, of course, was an article I read earlier today entitled “I Am Gay,” by Micah Baldwin. Like me, Micah grew up in the Bay Area, and like me he has since lived in other [...]

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Most In Social Media Act Like Two Year Olds « crowdSPRING Blog — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:57:40 +0000

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By: Tony Ramos

Tony Ramos — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:33:08 +0000

You hit upon a key point that cannot be underplayed. There is a difference between what a person DID (i.e., said or wrote or behaved) and what they ARE. This makes the conversation, or the confrontation, easier. Hate the sin, not the sinner (to borrow a phrase.)
Jay Smooth explains it in this video regarding race:
http://current.com/items/89362067/to_catch_a_ra...

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Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:08:54 +0000

By: Tony Ramos

Tony Ramos — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:33:08 +0000

By: Alora

Alora — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:24:00 +0000

I absolutely love this post. As another Bay Area kid who grew up in this era and has spent the last half decade bouncing around the country, I am constantly stunned at some of the cultural differences I see in other places from what I grew up with back home: sexist, racist and homophobic cliches I thought were long-dead constantly surprise me. You very eloquently state precisely why, no matter where I live or how long I am away from home, I will always be a Bay Area Girl. It’s nice to see someone else who truly understands that.

By: Meg

Meg — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:16:00 +0000

Part of me really wants that to be someone who knows you trying for edgy humour, but you can probably see in your analytics where they came from, and sadly, it’s probably sincere. If not, still kind of… off colour.

I didn’t read this properly when you first wrote it, but it’s brilliant and thoughtful. At points, in the process of getting to know you, I’ve been thrown off by your sense of humour or your stance on things, and I’ve told you so. We roll differently sometimes. But all things considered, you really are one of the most optimistic and sincere sons of bitches I know.

People who are both realists and optimists make me happy — they see what’s going down, and it bothers them… but they also believe something can be done about it, even if it’s just a small thing that makes one life better. Thanks for being like this, Micah, and for being my friend.

By: micah

micah — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:31:00 +0000

C’mon now! you can take the girl (or in my case, boy) out of the YAY Area, but the Bay is forever. I always feel closer to someone who grew up in my ‘hood, and am proud of the accomplishments of our home, not only in tech, but in moving the world with music, education or anything.

Love where you came from, it helps you understand why you are going where you are.

By: walt235

walt235 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:34:00 +0000

More faggot propaganda! Hopefully you contract AIDS and die painfully! Like all faggots deserve!

By: dar

dar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:27:00 +0000

I remember when Fred Hampton, leader of the Black Panthers, was set-up, ambushed and outright assasinated. There was only one reactionary shot fired from Hampton’s friend, asleep on the couch, while the apartment was riddled with bullets.
I painted a water color portrait the next day of him, not intending to, but his face just rose from the paint.
Swirls of black afro… then lips that bled into the paper..then eyes that stared right into your soul.
The next day we had a substitute teacher — black — for art class, in our all white school.
He kept saying —over and over—
“I want you to know, to know — to understand — how MUCH I love your painting.”

By: FHR

FHR — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:51:00 +0000

Check out this film on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF4H9fQOiMA or search for “Fall, Hot Rain”

There are 7 parts. The above is part 1. I am sure you can figure out the rest.

Thanks for sharing such an honest post!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:50:00 +0000

Loved this post. In my experience, people — by and large — act the way you expect them to act. If you expect goodness and honesty, you’re more likely to get it. Small example: An older female office manager once explained to me that she locked up the supplies so that people “wouldn’t steal them.” Her experience? Whenever she left the cabinet unlocked, people raided the supplies.This made her feel completely justified in locking it. Over the past 20 years, I’ve run a company where supplies are available to anyone who needs them. Do employees pilfer at will like the rats in Ratatouiille? Nope. And I don’t think it’s because I’ve hired “better people” than that woman. Rather, I think people respond to others’ cues. While trust can certainly be broken, I think if you give it freely, it’s more likely to be kept.