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So, Femisting is obviously biased, which is why included the original article. However, I don't think the AZ Republic is making a much better impression. Here's to hoping that this is all being blown out of proportion. But, Blair. Not him. That guy needs out.
As a side note:
As an Arizonan, (a first generation U.S. citizen, a young person, a female, a consistent law-breaker, and as a lifelong native) the last couple of years in the Valley of the Sun have been pretty disheartening. Instead of feeling more compelled to run away to happier coasts, however, I have often let my imagination run away instead to thoughts of public service for my lovely home, which I really think is in dire need of some feminist-progressive slapping around.
I should note, also:
I borrowed that clever title from someone else.
Horrible. Blair's thought here seems to be that white is somehow default, and so there can be no racial controversy associated with all-white students. The question I would ask: Why the hell not make them Hispanic?
ReplyDeleteOne kinda funny thing, though: The mural artist's last name is Wall.
1. The kids in the mural were based on actual students. Very cool.
ReplyDelete2. Blair, the (former) local radio host doesn't like that the "featured" kid wasn't white, bitches on the air, creating a controversy. Local racists drive by and yell racist things (sometimes when children were present!)
3. The principal asks for the faces to be lightened. Simply bad timing, or was he trying to appease Blair and other racists? But then he changes his mind after backlash, so...Good job, I guess.
AZ is not scoring any points. The 'win' when Brewer signed the new law just empowered racist people (and the police state). I think it's fair to say that it wasn't the mural that *caused* the racial controversy...It was the racist ideas that ignited it.