tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post3930258493612684355..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Some thoughts about yearbooksKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-74562717761085559202019-02-13T23:56:25.251-05:002019-02-13T23:56:25.251-05:00I agree with your perspective on the yearbook thin...I agree with your perspective on the yearbook thing. The difference I (as an overeducated old white woman) see is that what Kavanaugh did was specifically damaging to a person right there in front (under?) him. Denying humanity in an actually illegal way and causing lasting harm does not get a pass or a 'well, but', at least in my book. I do not think that type of attitude really changes. <br />In contrast making fun of a group of people as a young adult with no sense, in that time period, was really tasteless and stupid, but not illegal. While it undoubtedly caused a general harm in encouraging idiotic attitudes, it didn't cause lasting (and illegal) harm to a specific person. At least that's how I think of this sort of thing. I would however, like to see what has changed. Has he actually done anything to stop institutional racism or is he just status quo? <br />I will admit to attitudes as a young college person, and young graduate that were bigoted, racist and particularly uninformed. I learned better, and do better. I would not want to tell certain friends of these old attitudes because I would be terribly embarrassed and would be horrified to hurt their feelings. Some things CAN and have changed both for me as an individual and for the world, and it would be unfortunate to toss the baby out with the bathwater in all cases.<br /><br />I probably still have my high school yearbooks in the basement somewhere. Never did get the college ones. Thousands of people I didn't know? whatever for? Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563230869151812456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-2718035128218927322019-02-13T18:21:37.357-05:002019-02-13T18:21:37.357-05:00I just threw all my yearbooks in the trash...off t...I just threw all my yearbooks in the trash...off they went to the landfill today.<br /><br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877216815959832221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-85309014912074417342019-02-12T15:45:01.865-05:002019-02-12T15:45:01.865-05:00I hadn’t heard about the story.
However so glad so...I hadn’t heard about the story.<br />However so glad someone in my school had the bravery to veto the majority vote for who the students wanted to dedicate the yearbook to. Those of us in the minority were either horrified or in the dark about who the ‘person’ was that they wanted. “The Zigzag Man”. <br />So we were relieved that they put the most popular teacher instead. <br />I eventually found out it was the image on the roll your own papers which they used for their pot. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-57531851438253440412019-02-12T08:09:44.333-05:002019-02-12T08:09:44.333-05:00This is the best editorial I’ve read about the who...This is the best editorial I’ve read about the whole yearbook mess. Thanks for your thoughts!<br /> Vickie Wheatleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532115379430375034noreply@blogger.com