Comments on: Walking, Chewing Gum, and Confronting Racism and Sexism at the Same Time http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/09/walking-chewing-gum-and-fighting-racism-and-sexism-at-the-same-time/ A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:33:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: logic_and_imagination http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/09/walking-chewing-gum-and-fighting-racism-and-sexism-at-the-same-time/comment-page-1/#comment-97532 logic_and_imagination Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:05:45 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13205#comment-97532 [...] so, for me I keep reading on (mostly) women’ blogs, and here,  that aspects of Deadly Viper are offensive to women. I heave a sigh of annoyance!  I [...] [...] so, for me I keep reading on (mostly) women’ blogs, and here,  that aspects of Deadly Viper are offensive to women. I heave a sigh of annoyance!  I [...]

]]> By: elise_anne http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/09/walking-chewing-gum-and-fighting-racism-and-sexism-at-the-same-time/comment-page-1/#comment-110904 elise_anne Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:28:57 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13205#comment-110904 Thank you.<br><br>I felt the sting of the sexism in the deadly viper drama as well. As Kathy Khang (<a href="http://morethanservingtea.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">morethanservingtea.wordpress.com</a>) wrote eloquently, it felt like bringing up the issues of the sexism meant it would "distract" from the issues of racism, and that it wasn't "as necessary."<br><br>Like we had to choose between standing up for being a woman and being asian (for kathy) or white anti-racist (me).<br><br>Your piece is really appreciated. Thank you.

I felt the sting of the sexism in the deadly viper drama as well. As Kathy Khang (morethanservingtea.wordpress.com) wrote eloquently, it felt like bringing up the issues of the sexism meant it would “distract” from the issues of racism, and that it wasn't “as necessary.”

Like we had to choose between standing up for being a woman and being asian (for kathy) or white anti-racist (me).

Your piece is really appreciated.

]]> By: elise_anne http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/09/walking-chewing-gum-and-fighting-racism-and-sexism-at-the-same-time/comment-page-1/#comment-97239 elise_anne Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:28:57 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13205#comment-97239 Thank you.<br><br>I felt the sting of the sexism in the deadly viper drama as well. As Kathy Khang (<a href="http://morethanservingtea.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">morethanservingtea.wordpress.com</a>) wrote eloquently, it felt like bringing up the issues of the sexism meant it would "distract" from the issues of racism, and that it wasn't "as necessary."<br><br>Like we had to choose between standing up for being a woman and being asian (for kathy) or white anti-racist (me).<br><br>Your piece is really appreciated. Thank you.

I felt the sting of the sexism in the deadly viper drama as well. As Kathy Khang (morethanservingtea.wordpress.com) wrote eloquently, it felt like bringing up the issues of the sexism meant it would “distract” from the issues of racism, and that it wasn't “as necessary.”

Like we had to choose between standing up for being a woman and being asian (for kathy) or white anti-racist (me).

Your piece is really appreciated.

]]> By: Walking, Chewing Gum, and Confronting Racism and Sexism at the Same Time | The Just Life http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/09/walking-chewing-gum-and-fighting-racism-and-sexism-at-the-same-time/comment-page-1/#comment-97225 Walking, Chewing Gum, and Confronting Racism and Sexism at the Same Time | The Just Life Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:23:21 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13205#comment-97225 [...] Walking, Chewing Gum, and Confronting Racism and Sexism at the Same Time The Just Life | Nov 09, 2009 | 0 comments [...] [...] Walking, Chewing Gum, and Confronting Racism and Sexism at the Same Time The Just Life | Nov 09, 2009 | 0 comments [...]

]]> By: letjusticerolldown http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/09/walking-chewing-gum-and-fighting-racism-and-sexism-at-the-same-time/comment-page-1/#comment-97196 letjusticerolldown Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:11:22 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13205#comment-97196 Agree. Agree. I believe a component of the grace you desire is a willingness to allow persons who share the journey with us, to walk close with us as partners, and yet be "all over the map" as to where they are with this issue. <br><br>I think we need to conceive of the "utopian vision" not as a place and time in which every person is righteous--but rather, where, together, in our weaknesses, brokenness and faults we begin to taste and smell the Kingdom. If we wait for the other person to formulate all the dimensions of this issue in precisely the way that meets all of our requirements we will wait til we die. Agree. Agree. I believe a component of the grace you desire is a willingness to allow persons who share the journey with us, to walk close with us as partners, and yet be “all over the map” as to where they are with this issue.

I think we need to conceive of the “utopian vision” not as a place and time in which every person is righteous–but rather, where, together, in our weaknesses, brokenness and faults we begin to taste and smell the Kingdom. If we wait for the other person to formulate all the dimensions of this issue in precisely the way that meets all of our requirements we will wait til we die.

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