Comments on: A Gun, Knife and the Police on the 22

By: Photo: Cat In Uniform « World of Cush-A Discovery Blog

Photo: Cat In Uniform « World of Cush-A Discovery Blog — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:35:00 +0000

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By: laura

laura — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:23:00 +0000

The amount of comments here is insane aquarium! Go Mission Mission! I can’t even begin to read all of them right now because I have to not get fired but just to respond to this Plug1 fella:

Whoa there, dude. The name of the post on Vegansaurus is clearly a joke. The article is funny because you don’t often get to see such an amazingly ignorant bit of commentary. And this is the internet we’re talking about! That’s saying something! It’s both super ugly gay-bashing AND mis-informed soy-bashing (read: anti-vegetarian), all wrapped up with a more than a sprinkle of SUPER FUCKING CRAZY.

Did you read it? You should! It’s hilarious in its stupidity.

Anyway, to bring the Vegansaurus post up in this thread…you’re just missing the point, that’s all.

Okay, carry on!

By: meave

meave — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:04:13 +0000

Agreed. You can accept that people, having different values &c. than you, will behave differently than you in public. However, there are certain social guidelines that are not racist, sexist, classist, homophobic, &c. that the majority of us must follow so that society maintains itself. Such as: not carrying weapons on buses; not threatening others with weapons on buses.

Your reaction to such events will differ, as I said, based on your own background, but in this city, we ascribe to a “no public violence” rule. Objecting to that is not out of line.

More generally, you can spend plenty of time here without taking public transportation, especially if you’re wealthy enough to have a car, and might be just as shocked as a first-timer when you finally end up on, say, an outbound 9 at 10 pm on a Thursday.

By: meave

meave — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:52:20 +0000

We posted a link to an article about one of the most ridiculous claims about the effects of soy products on humans. With some sarcasm. Did the sarcasm not come across to you, or am I missing something else?

By: Photo: Cat In Uniform « Written by Cush

Photo: Cat In Uniform « Written by Cush — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:13:10 +0000

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By: Photo: Cat In Uniform « The Manilla Folder

Photo: Cat In Uniform « The Manilla Folder — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:06:41 +0000

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By: Photo: Cat In Uniform « Read by Cush

Photo: Cat In Uniform « Read by Cush — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:04:45 +0000

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By: Photo: Cat In Uniform « The Purple Folder

Photo: Cat In Uniform « The Purple Folder — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:02:46 +0000

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By: Photo: Cat In Uniform « Wine by Cush

Photo: Cat In Uniform « Wine by Cush — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:02:41 +0000

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By: jimbeam

jimbeam — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:56:05 +0000

It’s less the fact that race was mentioned, but maybe more of lines like, “This black guy was a young kid with nothing to lose.”

Where does this come from?

Maybe I’m just offended by how the post is so poorly written.

By: codesmith

codesmith — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:53:20 +0000

I understand your point and your story – shocking times -but the way you wrote it perpetuates racial prejudices. There are several ways you could have referred to the person (how about the “kid”?) but you used “black guy” 7 times in one paragraph. How often have you read a story where it said “white guy” that repeatedly?

I know this is just a blog posting and isn’t usually held to the same writing standards as professionals. It’s your blog – write whatever the hell you want. But if you are trying to appeal to a wider audience it would behoove you to educate yourself about unconscious prejudices. We all have these by the way – if anyone thinks they’re not prejudiced they’re kidding themselves.

By: LINDYLULA

LINDYLULA — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:14:30 +0000

Point taken.

By: SFDoggy

SFDoggy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:01:35 +0000

I thought your story was great and really appreciated it. I love living in the Mission but let’s not try to pretend it doesn’t have some rough edges. I think Mission Mission does a good job of showing the full spectrum of life in the Mission. (and the comments section shows just how hyper-sensitive some people can be).

By: Kevin Montgomery

Kevin Montgomery — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:34:49 +0000

I think it is safe to say other people have different issues with this post.

By: zinzin

zinzin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:34:28 +0000

i think you’re making some pretty broad assumptions and judgments when you say “transient dabblers in San Francisco and people for whom it’s just home”.

just because someone doens’t have the same values as you, or doesn’t ascribe to the same system of rules, doesn’t make them into a “dabbler”.

there are PLENTY of people in the city and hood who skew on the “moderate” side more than the “progressive”.

change is inevitable.