Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, Richard, As someone of Asian lineage, married to a "white" woman, I could nothelp but notice that in your original mail, you stated that you wouldnot be buying the book, followed by the comment: "Armed WhiteAmerica?" Huh? I don't understand why you now claim that you were not playing a racecard. Your latter comment was the first in the entire thread thatraised the issue of race. And, by stating that you would not buy thebook, it is not too much of a stretch to link the two. My copy arrived today, and I was thrilled to leaf through the pages. Ido not own guns, and I found that there is something very haunting andchilling about the images and the stories that the gun owners tell. The book certainly provoked some thoughts, not the least of which isthe races represented in the book. I've recommended the book to anumber of my friends already. Bravo, Kyle! The only thing worse thanbeing talked about is not being talked about!!!! Asian American actor? How about Keanu Reeves? Ok, he's not actually aUS citizen, but a Canadian, and is partially of Chinese extraction. Who cares? He's still a bad actor. richard-lists wrote:OK, someone emailed me offlist. First of all, take a deep breath and ask why my questions struck a nerve. The email said it sounds like I may be playing a race card. Very interesting as my wife for 25 years so far is white :-) I am an American of Chinese descended. I am not a Chinese that happens to live in America :-) As for why I make the observation in the first place? Why not? U.S. population is ~10% Asian etc. By 2050, if the projection holds, Lations will be the majority. Again, i did not ascribe any malicious intention on Kyle's part. You guys read that entirely on your own. In fact, I would have guessed that the reason is exactly as given - that he photographed the ones that want to be photographed, but that would have been just a guess. Think about this, I made an observation and all these comments follow. Reflect on it, what does it really say? BTW, name one American actor of Asian descended. Give yourself a bonus point if you can recall them doing a non-stereotype Asian role :-)