Saturday, April 24, 2010
Arizona Immigration Law
I feel so badly for my Hispanic friends. So, it is considered racial profiling to screen middle Easterners for preboarding of planes...but perfectly ok. to stop every person of Hispanic descent to see if they are legal? Good grief!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game
Just got in from seeing this movie. It's a true story, which occurred in 1952. A little league team from Monterrey, MX. won the Little League World Series. If you liked, "The Blind Side," you'll love this! Now for my observations and commentaries:
1. I liked this movie for lots of reasons, but one was that not one single racial group was seen as being all bad or all good. As a kid raised in NE TX. ( I was born in 1955), I saw my share of prejudice toward others. Even then I knew it wasn't right and it disturbed me. To tell you how much things have changed, our theater would not allow African Americans to sit anywhere but in the balcony. I remember seeing water fountains that said, :"Whites Only." Our schools were completely segregated until I was in junior high. I heard of how African Americans were not allowed to be served at restaurants, saw how they always entered back doors, and/or were the last to be seated at events. Not one Afican American child was ever in my church, scout group, etc...We did not have any other racial group in my town. For this I was not familiar with prejudices toward other ethnic groups. Like it or not, there was prejudice and to tell a story truthfully, the ugliness of that must be portrayed. However, many times it seems that all Caucasians are portrayed as mean, bitter, prejudiced people. Yes, many Caucasians were prejudiced in varying degrees towards others but not all of us were deliberately mean, vicious people. Even in 1952, there were people of all races who saw and disliked injustices. The prejudice was there and is portrayed, but also the kindness of others is seen.
2. US-MX. relations: What on God's green earth happened? To this day, I love and admire my friends of MX. descent. There was definitely prejudice in 1952 towards Mexicans but at least there were some times/elements in the movie where there were good, kind, people being kind to people of other races. Not everyone was mean spirited and wished to only search for reasons to hate. I'm not saying everyone is that way today, but it seems to me that I see more of it now, especially regarding our "neighbors" south of the border. I truly do not understand it. Perhaps it is ignorance. I think most prejudices are. Perhaps it is media inciting the public, perhaps a combination. All I know, is that it appears to me that there were some good, kind, people in 1952 in spite of the vicious ones. That is the way it is today too, of course. It just seems to me that things have gotten worse and it saddens me. I love the Mexican culture and people. You would too if you truly got to know them. Spend some time at a language school in Mexico. Go with an open heart and mind. Your life will be enriched more than you could ever imagine.
Just got in from seeing this movie. It's a true story, which occurred in 1952. A little league team from Monterrey, MX. won the Little League World Series. If you liked, "The Blind Side," you'll love this! Now for my observations and commentaries:
1. I liked this movie for lots of reasons, but one was that not one single racial group was seen as being all bad or all good. As a kid raised in NE TX. ( I was born in 1955), I saw my share of prejudice toward others. Even then I knew it wasn't right and it disturbed me. To tell you how much things have changed, our theater would not allow African Americans to sit anywhere but in the balcony. I remember seeing water fountains that said, :"Whites Only." Our schools were completely segregated until I was in junior high. I heard of how African Americans were not allowed to be served at restaurants, saw how they always entered back doors, and/or were the last to be seated at events. Not one Afican American child was ever in my church, scout group, etc...We did not have any other racial group in my town. For this I was not familiar with prejudices toward other ethnic groups. Like it or not, there was prejudice and to tell a story truthfully, the ugliness of that must be portrayed. However, many times it seems that all Caucasians are portrayed as mean, bitter, prejudiced people. Yes, many Caucasians were prejudiced in varying degrees towards others but not all of us were deliberately mean, vicious people. Even in 1952, there were people of all races who saw and disliked injustices. The prejudice was there and is portrayed, but also the kindness of others is seen.
2. US-MX. relations: What on God's green earth happened? To this day, I love and admire my friends of MX. descent. There was definitely prejudice in 1952 towards Mexicans but at least there were some times/elements in the movie where there were good, kind, people being kind to people of other races. Not everyone was mean spirited and wished to only search for reasons to hate. I'm not saying everyone is that way today, but it seems to me that I see more of it now, especially regarding our "neighbors" south of the border. I truly do not understand it. Perhaps it is ignorance. I think most prejudices are. Perhaps it is media inciting the public, perhaps a combination. All I know, is that it appears to me that there were some good, kind, people in 1952 in spite of the vicious ones. That is the way it is today too, of course. It just seems to me that things have gotten worse and it saddens me. I love the Mexican culture and people. You would too if you truly got to know them. Spend some time at a language school in Mexico. Go with an open heart and mind. Your life will be enriched more than you could ever imagine.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Rehearsal Dinner
What fun we had! More pics to follow of dancers, decorations, etc...
Event was a Mexican fiesta Curtis and I hosted for April and Luke on 3/12/10. It was such fun designing the centerpieces and cake and finding great folks to do them! Ramage Farms/Hooks, TX. provided a great place for us to decorate. Everyone seemed to have lots of fun taking dance lessons from the dancers. Pics: April and Luke, my brother, sister, two cousins, sister, me, April and friends
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