tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30457405.post6570727282733859255..comments2023-10-10T03:53:10.588-05:00Comments on The Doc File: My Skin is YellowLuke Dockeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535787107819333194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30457405.post-16321346006233113002007-05-11T00:20:00.000-05:002007-05-11T00:20:00.000-05:00Justin,You're probably right about him being “corr...Justin,<BR/><BR/>You're probably right about him being “corrected” soon. I was thinking of Jesus’ words about children as I was writing this.Luke Dockeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535787107819333194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30457405.post-17732769138564226462007-05-10T12:03:00.000-05:002007-05-10T12:03:00.000-05:00The sad thing is: someone someday (probably very s...The sad thing is: someone someday (probably very soon) will "correct" Phong on his "unacceptable" reference to race and he will eventually learn that color is offensive. Children have amazing insights... adults do a great job of teaching them otherwise. I hope Phong keeps his innocence. ("Unless you become like little children...")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30457405.post-4004033623314488512007-05-10T09:21:00.000-05:002007-05-10T09:21:00.000-05:00Kenny,Don't feel too bad. I know a lot of people w...Kenny,<BR/><BR/>Don't feel too bad. I know a lot of people who are permanently red, at least in the neck area, but they don't get scholarships either.Luke Dockeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535787107819333194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30457405.post-88910392761442664422007-05-10T08:14:00.000-05:002007-05-10T08:14:00.000-05:00My skin is red, but only because I'm sunburned, so...My skin is red, but only because I'm sunburned, so I don't get a scholarship :)Kenny Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770539943959267270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30457405.post-25568495485326516792007-05-10T08:13:00.000-05:002007-05-10T08:13:00.000-05:00Alex,I agree completely. Obviously race is a sensi...Alex,<BR/><BR/>I agree completely. <BR/><BR/>Obviously race is a sensitive issue, and color terms can be and have been used perjoratively, but what especially frustrates me is when politically-minded people decide for ethnic groups what is offensive and what isn’t.Luke Dockeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535787107819333194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30457405.post-81374647413266975242007-05-10T00:09:00.000-05:002007-05-10T00:09:00.000-05:00That kid is amazing. I wish there were more people...That kid is amazing. I wish there were more people who could acknowledge who they are instead of hide behind the politics. When we face the truth, it's so much easier to heal a really painful past and figure out that there is no Jew or Greek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com