January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

you understand,institutional racism|
|11/2/05 01:06:19 PM|Kent|Murrieta, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Pete, while I
am not jumping on Noam and Howard's side, why can't you just let this subject
go, for the good of the site?A year ago in October we got off on a
tangent, we were dicussing history and I asked the question, "who discovered
America?" One of the answers was Columbus and I said wrong, that people
were already here and one of the posters said, "well a bunch of savages in loin
clothes doesn't count." which is insulting to my native ancestors as if someone
does any research they would find that there were some quite advanced
civilizations in the Americas well before Europeans came and besides, it is
racially biased to assume that a so called more advanced society is actually
better than another society.Pete, I come from a differenet perspective
as I identify with both white people and native people and my point is I could
have made a big deal out of this but this person did not know he was talking to
a person with a native background so I let it go. TO THE PERSON WHO COMMENTED
ON NATIVE AMERICANS BEING SAVAGES IN LOIN CLOTHES, I AM NOT TRYING TO START A
FIGHT ABOUT IT NOW, I AM TRYING TO MAKE A POINT TO PETE ABOUT STOPPING THIS
FIGHT.Pete, Noam had no idea you were black, in fact none of us did
until you told us. But to Noam and Howard, you know now the term "relentless
niggling" bothers Pete so why keep using it? Can't you just let it go also?
ALL OF YOU WHO ARE FIGHTING, CAN WE PLEASE MOVE ON NOW?|
|11/2/05 02:56:03 PM|Howard C.|Louisville||howardc@louisville||||10|I'm worried
about your health, Pete. If you feign outrage for too much longer, it will
become permanent.The symptoms for 'outrage permanus' (non-racial Latin
medical term) are there for all to see. Pete's face contorted in angry
bewilderment (even when he's not angry or bewildered). Brows permanently arched
to cap wildly bugged eyes owlishly searching for sinners to accuse and execute
with imaginery 'poll trials'. His mouth (through which no vestige of humour ever
passes) tightly pursed. Flared nostrils. Bulging forehead veins fueling red
cheeks (caucasians only). Embarrassing flatulence. Confusion. Paranoia. And then
'end stage' relentless niggling. Pete's mother asking, "How are you
today, Pete ?" begets the response, "I'm outraged." She'll sympathetically
query, "What about ?" and he'll respond, "Everything" before adding, "and
everyone, ESPECIALLY HOWARD C. AND NOAM."A smile from a pretty girl will
be met with a furious, "Get outta of my face." Should a puppy dog dare wag its
tail displaying happiness and joy of life, Pete will tie the tail to a bus
exhaust. Every word, every deed, EVEN SILENCE, will be misconstrued to trigger
Pete's 'Outrage Permanus'.The most famous sufferer (before he got cut
down to size) was, dare I risk saying it, The Black Knight crossing Monty
Python's bridge. Zab Judah, Russell Crowe, Paula Jones, Gerry Shultz, and Mike
Tyson also suffer from it.Sadly, once got, there's no cure. There's a
colony of 'Outrage Permanus' sufferers living in the highlands of Afghanistan.
In caves around Tora Bora County. Among the Taliban and UBL. They love unhappy,
permanently outraged people like Pete up there. The more unhappiness and
outrage, the better they like it. Pete, wake up before it's too late.
Have some fun. Think good thoughts. Stop being unhappy and outraged. Don't take
offense at insults not given. Otherwise, it will eventually become permanent and
all consuming. So excise the demons pecking at your tortured mind. Listen to a
wise ol' man with a withered arm from Kentucky. God bless, son. (P.S. and ditch
the sophistry and relentless niggling, too !) :)|
|11/2/05 03:25:23 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Pete:
Maybe the media is at fault for fueling the stereotype that "all black people"
think the government is against them, or "all black people" are in favor of
affirmative action. My personal experience is that neither of these statements
is true. I've known plenty of black achievers throughout my life, especially
post-college. These are people who have gone further than I have---further with
their education, further with their careers and they earn more money. I'm doing