Comments on: Daily Tidbits: April 11, 2008 http://roadkillrefugee.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/daily-tidbits-april-11-2008/ Snarky Political News, Analysis and Opinion Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:24:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: april http://roadkillrefugee.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/daily-tidbits-april-11-2008/#comment-562 april Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:55:49 +0000 http://roadkillrefugee.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-562 I'm so tired of the, "I can't hail a cab" line... Sounds too much like whining. They can justify what they get by saying that no matter how much they have, the deserve more, because of the fact that somewhere racism still exists. But so does sexism, but far more... ---------------- <em>Thanks for commenting. The point of the link wasn't to justify whining by anyone. I'd rather listen to fingernails on the chalk board than whining. But your use of "they" suggests this isn't your own experience you're tired of. For those that live with prejudice, they may be tired of it too, but they're stuck with it. But these things aren't mutually exclusive -- I accepted the findings of the study as it relates to women and anger in the workplace. My point was that it would also be interesting to see a study on race and anger in the workplace. It's pretty well established that sexual harassment in the work place arises from unequal power relationships. It follows logically that those with more power at work have little tolerance for anger from those with less power. The same dynamic is likely true with race. RK Ref</em> I’m so tired of the, “I can’t hail a cab” line… Sounds too much like whining. They can justify what they get by saying that no matter how much they have, the deserve more, because of the fact that somewhere racism still exists. But so does sexism, but far more…

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Thanks for commenting. The point of the link wasn’t to justify whining by anyone. I’d rather listen to fingernails on the chalk board than whining.

But your use of “they” suggests this isn’t your own experience you’re tired of. For those that live with prejudice, they may be tired of it too, but they’re stuck with it. But these things aren’t mutually exclusive — I accepted the findings of the study as it relates to women and anger in the workplace. My point was that it would also be interesting to see a study on race and anger in the workplace. It’s pretty well established that sexual harassment in the work place arises from unequal power relationships. It follows logically that those with more power at work have little tolerance for anger from those with less power. The same dynamic is likely true with race.

RK Ref

]]> By: animar http://roadkillrefugee.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/daily-tidbits-april-11-2008/#comment-546 animar Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:16:49 +0000 http://roadkillrefugee.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-546 It doesn't surprise me that Bill wants to talk about Bosnia- they need the free air time and press that stories like this bring about- Plus, unless they find a chord that doesn't go sour everytime they hit it, this will be forever tied to Hillary's tail-how she LIED about something that NEVER happened. It doesn’t surprise me that Bill wants to talk about Bosnia- they need the free air time and press that stories like this bring about-

Plus, unless they find a chord that doesn’t go sour everytime they hit it, this will be forever tied to Hillary’s tail-how she LIED about something that NEVER happened.

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