megafauna005 -
Kuntext, STILL living in your bubble aren't you?
Gotta tell ya, although the phrase appears to have gotten a bad name as of late, I've been using it for... half a century? and to me, it's a gleeful reference. It's about grace, really. I feel like I walk this Earth a very loved person. I have 4 childhood friends whom are better understood as family and their love, IS my bubble of love and it protects me from a lot.
"Bubble" also reminds me of one of my life's happiest memories. One day in Grand Cayman, I was playing underwater... like a dolphin, you know? Underneath me were about 40 scuba divers - bubbles everywhere. :) The water was dark, crystal blue - completely clear. As I looked up from beneath the surface to the sun, while I could feel the bubbles as they touched my skin I could also see bubbles which were like prisms. Magical, just... magical. :) It was like being inside of a water rainbow...
In every home I've been in, including a tent for a year, I always had a bottle of bubbles and wands so I have many happy memories around those, too. Playing with bubbles with my kids and grandkids... that's some of the best stuff in life. Even strangers tend to smile and want to catch bubbles if you blow some their way.
So, that's me and bubbles. But, I think you are using the phrase to mean you think I lack empathy. Is that right? What can I say? I try very hard but it ends up, I'm imperfect. I'm a bit confused about your "STILL." Have you been reading my posts for years and have noticed something you think I need to improve? If so, be specific because that's helpful.
There has NEVER been a successful show or movie with an interracial couple in a major role.
I loved these films:
Jungle Fever
Save the Last Dance
Loving
You didn't even address what the producer on E! said because you know you're WRONG! There is a REASON he said audiences reject interracial pairings like this but since your live in your liberal bubble you won't even acknowledge it!
Okay, "liberal bubble." Again, this kind of labeling is the language of limited minds. Try being specific - AS IF - we were all unique individuals and one size doesn't fit all. You have to describe what you mean by the word, "liberal" to make yourself clear. It's like saying, "religious." Further detail is needed to actually communicate the meaning.
I'm wrong all of the time... I fail a lot, too. That's how I learn and grow and succeed. It appears I have a more friendly relationship with those concepts than you are experiencing. One thing I appreciate about the internet is that mistakes ARE pointed out and I'd rather learn than be stuck in being mistaken or ignorant, you know?
If you don't understand, maybe consider embracing being wrong out loud, in the spotlight - assert your right to be imperfect. There's freedom and courage in it - and a sense of humor helps a lot! (I need one just to be me.)
So, "image" is not why I didn't address what the E! producer said. I just took it as "a given" that their perspective is a valid one. NOT, the only one... but valid just the same.
And the Jeffersons was a hit because of George Jefferson who is one of the most iconic comedy characters in TV history. Norman Lear said he needed to introduce white characters into the show because he wanted to appeal to white audiences to expand their target demographic. Norman Lear HIMSELF said that he didn't have Lionel date any white women or have the Willises be a black man/white woman couple because it wouldn't go over well with both white AND black audiences! NORMAN LEAR said that you naive FOOL
Lear was talking about how American culture was in the 70's, right?
This is an excerpt from Pew Research on the matter:
In 2013, a record-high 12% of newlyweds married someone of a different race, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of census data. (This share does not take into account the “interethnic” marriages between Hispanics and non-Hispanics, which we covered in an earlier report on intermarriage.)
Looking beyond newlyweds, 6.3% of all marriages were between spouses of different races in 2013, up from less than 1% in 1970.
ETA: link - http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/12/interracial-marriage-who-is-marrying-out/
Am I a fool or am I allowing for context and facts? I know my answer to that. LOL, I am most definitely a fool - it's one of the perks of aging freely. :)
I think you are trying to say that racial tensions in America are still a problem. Yeah, I think we all know that. What I'm unclear about is if you think that is a challenge to be worked on or if you think that is a sign of some sort of natural order as a racist might erroneously assume.
You may say the times of changed but not so much because polls show racial relations are at the LOWEST they've been in MANY decades!! So there's a REASON interracial pairings like this are usually avoided but I see you live in a state of DENIAL!!
It's valuable to share your sources. Which polls? Like, if you refer to biased, propaganda sources such as Breitbart/KKK versus credible sources such as Gallop or Pew - where are you getting such notions from? I'm not in denial. I'm completely open to reading your research.
OWNED like always!!
And, this ^^^ is why I responded to the racist hue of your OP rather than to the producer's musings. I felt bad for you. That the concept of ownership of other human beings is a way you perceive your relationship to others reveals you've suffered debilitating harm. I really do hope you heal and get free of that paradigm. It's a mental prison and life can be so much more than that.
Ever heard, "You can't give what you don't have."? You can extrapolate to, "You can't see what you don't know." Human beings can't be "owned." Cornered, violently over-powered, captured, shackled, beaten, raped, tortured, enslaved - yes, these horrors happen, but none of that is ownership of another human being. The terminology expressing ownership is a racist construct, unrelated to fact. It's just a lie. Be above that.
~~~ "Thinking" involves a lot more work than simply "having a thought"! ~~~
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