Comments on: A Ninja Perspective on Racism http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Doug Haslam http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1514 Doug Haslam Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:47:56 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1514 Great story, and glad you saw the humor in it. I once lamented to a colleague that as a (mostly) Scot, I was upset that we didn't have our own stereotype, sharing penury with the Jews. His response? "I'm Greek." He won. Great story, and glad you saw the humor in it.

I once lamented to a colleague that as a (mostly) Scot, I was upset that we didn’t have our own stereotype, sharing penury with the Jews.

His response? “I’m Greek.”

He won.

]]> By: Doug Haslam http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13999 Doug Haslam Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13999 Great story, and glad you saw the humor in it. I once lamented to a colleague that as a (mostly) Scot, I was upset that we didn't have our own stereotype, sharing penury with the Jews. His response? "I'm Greek." He won. Great story, and glad you saw the humor in it.

I once lamented to a colleague that as a (mostly) Scot, I was upset that we didn’t have our own stereotype, sharing penury with the Jews.

His response? “I’m Greek.”

He won.

]]> By: Dani http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1513 Dani Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:38:30 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1513 Racism is when the assumption made is used against you in a hateful or angry manner. He was merely stereotyping. As we all do. Some are just more ignorant of their stereotyping than others. But what do I know? I'm just a stay-at-home soccer mom! ;) Racism is when the assumption made is used against you in a hateful or angry manner.

He was merely stereotyping. As we all do. Some are just more ignorant of their stereotyping than others.

But what do I know? I’m just a stay-at-home soccer mom! ;)

]]> By: Dani http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13998 Dani Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13998 Racism is when the assumption made is used against you in a hateful or angry manner. He was merely stereotyping. As we all do. Some are just more ignorant of their stereotyping than others. But what do I know? I'm just a stay-at-home soccer mom! ;) Racism is when the assumption made is used against you in a hateful or angry manner.

He was merely stereotyping. As we all do. Some are just more ignorant of their stereotyping than others.

But what do I know? I’m just a stay-at-home soccer mom! ;)

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1512 Chris Brogan... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:45:54 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1512 What a story. Invisibility, in my perspective, because you're just another person to be discounted, and like you said, that's an advantage. As a traveler, I ride in plenty of cabs. I love to engage in conversations, and what I find, OFTEN, is that cab drivers are more educated than me, have held positions I couldn't hope to attain, and that the lion's share of people getting in and out of their cabs discount them as someone lowly who could only get a job driving a cab. Nearly never the case. I like that poinst about "in your opinion." Within that is that amazing power to choose business that empowers all of us. Great post, Chris. What a story. Invisibility, in my perspective, because you’re just another person to be discounted, and like you said, that’s an advantage.

As a traveler, I ride in plenty of cabs. I love to engage in conversations, and what I find, OFTEN, is that cab drivers are more educated than me, have held positions I couldn’t hope to attain, and that the lion’s share of people getting in and out of their cabs discount them as someone lowly who could only get a job driving a cab. Nearly never the case.

I like that poinst about “in your opinion.” Within that is that amazing power to choose business that empowers all of us.

Great post, Chris.

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13997 Chris Brogan... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13997 What a story. Invisibility, in my perspective, because you're just another person to be discounted, and like you said, that's an advantage. As a traveler, I ride in plenty of cabs. I love to engage in conversations, and what I find, OFTEN, is that cab drivers are more educated than me, have held positions I couldn't hope to attain, and that the lion's share of people getting in and out of their cabs discount them as someone lowly who could only get a job driving a cab. Nearly never the case. I like that poinst about "in your opinion." Within that is that amazing power to choose business that empowers all of us. Great post, Chris. What a story. Invisibility, in my perspective, because you’re just another person to be discounted, and like you said, that’s an advantage.

As a traveler, I ride in plenty of cabs. I love to engage in conversations, and what I find, OFTEN, is that cab drivers are more educated than me, have held positions I couldn’t hope to attain, and that the lion’s share of people getting in and out of their cabs discount them as someone lowly who could only get a job driving a cab. Nearly never the case.

I like that poinst about “in your opinion.” Within that is that amazing power to choose business that empowers all of us.

Great post, Chris.

]]> By: Christopher S. Penn http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1511 Christopher S. Penn Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:12:21 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1511 @Whitney: always give labels that are changeable. A friend of mine teaches women's self defense and teaches that virtually everything should be viewed as an opinion, because opinions are malleable, e.g. "You're stupid!" and the target of said abuse mentally appends, "In your opinion" so that they mentally delineate fact from opinion. @Whitney: always give labels that are changeable. A friend of mine teaches women’s self defense and teaches that virtually everything should be viewed as an opinion, because opinions are malleable, e.g. “You’re stupid!” and the target of said abuse mentally appends, “In your opinion” so that they mentally delineate fact from opinion.

]]> By: Christopher S. Penn http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13996 Christopher S. Penn Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:12:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13996 @Whitney: always give labels that are changeable. A friend of mine teaches women's self defense and teaches that virtually everything should be viewed as an opinion, because opinions are malleable, e.g. "You're stupid!" and the target of said abuse mentally appends, "In your opinion" so that they mentally delineate fact from opinion. @Whitney: always give labels that are changeable. A friend of mine teaches women’s self defense and teaches that virtually everything should be viewed as an opinion, because opinions are malleable, e.g. “You’re stupid!” and the target of said abuse mentally appends, “In your opinion” so that they mentally delineate fact from opinion.

]]> By: Leesa Barnes http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1510 Leesa Barnes Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:16:06 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-1510 Wow, this is odd. Yesterday, I was just thinking about an incident that happened to me in a laundry room about 9 years ago when I first moved into an apartment building in downtown Toronto. I was folding my dried clothes when a woman walked in. She said hi, I returned the salutation and continued folding. That's when she asked: "Are you new to the building?" I said yes. To which she asked: "Who do you work for?" This incident happened in Canada, in a diverse city called Toronto in 1998. (**sigh**) Wow, this is odd. Yesterday, I was just thinking about an incident that happened to me in a laundry room about 9 years ago when I first moved into an apartment building in downtown Toronto.

I was folding my dried clothes when a woman walked in. She said hi, I returned the salutation and continued folding.

That’s when she asked: “Are you new to the building?”

I said yes. To which she asked: “Who do you work for?”

This incident happened in Canada, in a diverse city called Toronto in 1998.

(**sigh**)

]]> By: Leesa Barnes http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13995 Leesa Barnes Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/12/10/a-ninja-perspective-on-racism/#comment-13995 Wow, this is odd. Yesterday, I was just thinking about an incident that happened to me in a laundry room about 9 years ago when I first moved into an apartment building in downtown Toronto. I was folding my dried clothes when a woman walked in. She said hi, I returned the salutation and continued folding. That's when she asked: "Are you new to the building?" I said yes. To which she asked: "Who do you work for?" This incident happened in Canada, in a diverse city called Toronto in 1998. (**sigh**) Wow, this is odd. Yesterday, I was just thinking about an incident that happened to me in a laundry room about 9 years ago when I first moved into an apartment building in downtown Toronto.

I was folding my dried clothes when a woman walked in. She said hi, I returned the salutation and continued folding.

That’s when she asked: “Are you new to the building?”

I said yes. To which she asked: “Who do you work for?”

This incident happened in Canada, in a diverse city called Toronto in 1998.

(**sigh**)

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