Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > At 11:32 AM 2/27/00 -0500, Austin Franklin wrote: > >I would ask that if this is a topic that interests you, please PLEASE take > >it private, or at least elsewhere. I do not believe it has any place on > >this list. > > I disagree. Racism is an evil in this society that must be identified and > stopped when it occurs. No-one started a thread on racism - a racist > remark was made and a number of people noticed it. If there hadn't been > that original statement, this would never have been a topic. But sweeping > it under the carpet or pretending it didn't happen, or that it is a > "private" matter will only perpetuate it. > I agree with both these views. Yes, this discussion does not belong on this list. But if there was ever a hinted remark, then it must be explored. Racism is not confined to one race. It is present in ALL races. Prejudices are present even amoung the same race. It is human nature. Inside we are all the same, feel pain, pleasure, jealous, envy, angry, violent(in thought, word, or deed), frightened, petty individuals. Insecurity BREEDS racism, and also the cause for organized institutions to give a 'false' sence of security, that we 'belong' somewhere. We don't see things as they are, instead, how they should be, and these are drilled into our heads since childhood, by society, culture, religion, economics, etc. I apologize, if I offended anyone. I saw so many emails on this, so I thought respond. Now, coming back to Japanese copy of German photo gear, so what if they did. They were the only ones capable of copying such fine pieces of camera gear, and also to improve on it. There were so many who made copies of Leica, the British Ried for instance. A very fine copy, yet that is not called a 'theft'. Why ? So, it seems to me its OK for some to copy but not others. - - Jay > Jeff Spirer > Photos: http://www.hyperreal.org/~jeffs/gallery.html > One People: http://www.onepeople.com/ > Axiom Records: http://www.hyperreal.org/axiom/ > >