Comments on: Dealing With Racism http://igorotblogger.com/2008/04/dealing-with-racism.html A news and information blog on the Igorots/iCordilleras Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:38:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TruBlue http://igorotblogger.com/2008/04/dealing-with-racism.html#comment-3191 TruBlue Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:49:00 +0000 http://igorotblogger.com/?p=569#comment-3191 Two weeks ago, an article by Benny Carantes on the Baguio Midland Courier (Opposite Connection) had a headline which read "Kenyan Carpetbagger". Is there Racism in the air? Sure it does! <br/>Just for the record - Barack Obama is not a "Kenyan Carpetbagger". He was Hawaii born and lived in Chicago, Il since June 1985. Hilary Clinton, on the other hand, never lived in New York, but as a former first lady, she was able to sneak in to that state and won a senate seat, thereby making her the actual "carpetbagger".<br/><br/>My issue with Mr Carantes is his injecting Obama's "Kenyan" heritage in a disparaging manner. And this is the second time in memory, he labelled Obama as such.<br/><br/>Mr Carantes' snide remarks towards a minority, let alone someone who is about to become a US President, has no place in our Ibaloi or Igorot customs. It's counter-productive to our indigenous cultures who values serenity and humility. His comments were not a mistake or an oversight, to me, it was so deliberate. While most, if not all the minorities around this globe continue to struggle to gain human dignity and equal rights, Mr Carantes' intolerance about race itself is quite glaring, to what we are fighting for as indigenous people. I will leave Mr Carantes with this note: During your days as a prosecutor, I trust that you never sent someone to jail based simply on his ethnicity or being a carpetbagger.<br/><br/>By the way, where are our Human Rights Advocates and Lawyers about this RACE issue? This is the kind of issue, a non-igorot, to get back at us, that yes! there are closet racists amongst us. Two weeks ago, an article by Benny Carantes on the Baguio Midland Courier (Opposite Connection) had a headline which read “Kenyan Carpetbagger”. Is there Racism in the air? Sure it does!
Just for the record – Barack Obama is not a “Kenyan Carpetbagger”. He was Hawaii born and lived in Chicago, Il since June 1985. Hilary Clinton, on the other hand, never lived in New York, but as a former first lady, she was able to sneak in to that state and won a senate seat, thereby making her the actual “carpetbagger”.

My issue with Mr Carantes is his injecting Obama’s “Kenyan” heritage in a disparaging manner. And this is the second time in memory, he labelled Obama as such.

Mr Carantes’ snide remarks towards a minority, let alone someone who is about to become a US President, has no place in our Ibaloi or Igorot customs. It’s counter-productive to our indigenous cultures who values serenity and humility. His comments were not a mistake or an oversight, to me, it was so deliberate. While most, if not all the minorities around this globe continue to struggle to gain human dignity and equal rights, Mr Carantes’ intolerance about race itself is quite glaring, to what we are fighting for as indigenous people. I will leave Mr Carantes with this note: During your days as a prosecutor, I trust that you never sent someone to jail based simply on his ethnicity or being a carpetbagger.

By the way, where are our Human Rights Advocates and Lawyers about this RACE issue? This is the kind of issue, a non-igorot, to get back at us, that yes! there are closet racists amongst us.

]]> By: Anonymous http://igorotblogger.com/2008/04/dealing-with-racism.html#comment-2925 Anonymous Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:25:00 +0000 http://igorotblogger.com/?p=569#comment-2925 I have an Afrikan boyfriend. I still havent introduced him to my family and to my kakailyan. At this time, I am already imagining what my family and frendz will say he he he.... Ayta pay sa he he ay dakan nain ina dat pay lang nan nasad am et negroooooooooo ho ho ho.....my gudness! whether we admit it or else, we brown people have discriminating attitude to blacks. Well.... whatever it will take, time will come that this discrimination in us will evaporate from our discriminative thinking and he he he...para naman I will not to go through unecessary jeers and heckle and jeckle for havin a black boyfriend. Cheers! I have an Afrikan boyfriend. I still havent introduced him to my family and to my kakailyan. At this time, I am already imagining what my family and frendz will say he he he…. Ayta pay sa he he ay dakan nain ina dat pay lang nan nasad am et negroooooooooo ho ho ho…..my gudness! whether we admit it or else, we brown people have discriminating attitude to blacks. Well…. whatever it will take, time will come that this discrimination in us will evaporate from our discriminative thinking and he he he…para naman I will not to go through unecessary jeers and heckle and jeckle for havin a black boyfriend. Cheers!

]]> By: lovelyn http://igorotblogger.com/2008/04/dealing-with-racism.html#comment-2918 lovelyn Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:49:00 +0000 http://igorotblogger.com/?p=569#comment-2918 Watched this yesterday and I was looking for the "comment". I thought you disabled it, it was white gamin so I missed it yesterday. <br/><br/>The latter part was so touching specially the man whose son is in Iraq.<br/><br/>With this ugly discrimination, its not surprising that it would create a terrorist out of a harmless person. Watched this yesterday and I was looking for the “comment”. I thought you disabled it, it was white gamin so I missed it yesterday.

The latter part was so touching specially the man whose son is in Iraq.

With this ugly discrimination, its not surprising that it would create a terrorist out of a harmless person.

]]> By: Jena Isle http://igorotblogger.com/2008/04/dealing-with-racism.html#comment-2916 Jena Isle Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:54:00 +0000 http://igorotblogger.com/?p=569#comment-2916 Thanks for adding me to your blogroll. I will add you too. Can you also support me in my campaign against violence on TV? This is the site:<br/><br/>http://acampaignfornonviolenceontv.blogspot.com<br/><br/>Thanks. Thanks for adding me to your blogroll. I will add you too. Can you also support me in my campaign against violence on TV? This is the site:

http://acampaignfornonviolenceontv.blogspot.com

Thanks.

]]> By: abella http://igorotblogger.com/2008/04/dealing-with-racism.html#comment-2911 abella Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:23:00 +0000 http://igorotblogger.com/?p=569#comment-2911 btw, i tried chaging my template from the info you posted but i got lost. may be i will try again. when i used the template that i downloaded, the photo in my header does appear kaya di ko ginamit.<br/><br/>thank you for the info though:) btw, i tried chaging my template from the info you posted but i got lost. may be i will try again. when i used the template that i downloaded, the photo in my header does appear kaya di ko ginamit.

thank you for the info though:)

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