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Category Archives: Race
The Racism Of F. Matthias Alexander
Aussie F.M. Alexander invented the Alexander Technique, which I study for three hours a day. I was reading through his book "Man’s Supreme Inheritance" (initially published in 1910) because I heard there were some naughty bits. What a motherlode I … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Blacks, Race
Tagged Alexander Technique, alexander technique teachers, english tongue, f m alexander, f matthias alexander, ku klux klan, mental evolution, motherlode, naughty bits, physical evolution, savage animals
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Monthly Attendance Award
I drove my last mile home today behind a beat-up Nissan Pathfinder driven by a fat Latina woman. The back of the car had two bumperstickers that said: "My child won the Monthly Attendance Award at Martin Luther King Elementary … Continue reading
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Tagged attendance award, bumperstickers, latina woman, martin luther king, nissan pathfinder
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A Black Day for the White Man
Chaim Amalek emails: "Whither the White Man on this day, he who is neither a Hollywood celebrity nor a hipster nor a homosexual nor a Hebrew? What has he to look to on this day? This is a black day … Continue reading
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Tagged hipster, hollywood celebrity, quot, racial reconciliation, white man
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Doctor, Doctor, My Yellow Fever Burns Out Of Control
Asians are my favorite minority. If going yellow is wrong, I don’t want to be right. The Asians I know are clean, disciplined and well educated. Most of them are cute and cuddly. They’re committed to their famillies and don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged doctor doctor, famillies, holy day, naked in the jungle, negro spirituals, yellow fever
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Do People Leave Orthodox Judaism Because Of Racism?
I’m skeptical of this claim. Sure, Orthodox Jews more than the less religious people I know, are apt to use racist expressions. Orthodox Jews, for instance, are far less likely to romanticize blacks and to imagine that they have a … Continue reading
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Tagged harvard law school, law school graduate, loose lips sink ships, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, validity of iq tests
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Was Obama’s Victory Due to the ‘the American alliance of Jews and Negroes’?
I was shocked, shocked to read this virulent racism from Europe, but I admit it also made me laugh. These are dark days for conservatives and we’ll take our humor where we can get it. I love how Europe loves … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, national democratic party of germany, neo nazi groups, racism in america, virulent racism, west indians
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Which Ethnic Group Is The Most Likely To Go To The Bathroom While On The Phone With You?
I say Italians. Many of them don’t even bother to disguise it. If a Jew does this, he’ll at least try to disguise it.
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Tagged ethnic group, italians, jew
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