Eirinjas,Oct 27 2005, 01:55 AM Wrote:Did you happen to think that maybe the issue of color had nothing to do with the story in the eyes of the reporters covering it?
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Eirinjas,Oct 27 2005, 01:55 AM Wrote:All white college age kids who must have come from well-to-do enough backgrounds to afford the time and money to buy tickets and get there.
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Eirinjas,Oct 27 2005, 01:55 AM Wrote:This ultimately comes down to ignorance.
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Eirinjas, what you said in these paragraphs has caught my attention.
Perhaps the issue of color didn't have anything to do with "the story", however your example of Woodstock is very poor. First of all, you contradict yourself in the first paragraph stating that reporters might not of seen race as an issue, then you go on with an example (presumably you got your information from the same everyone else did, a.k.a. the media, unless you were there personally) of white people rioting; how contravene.
Secondly, I personally know people who attended said "Woodstock" concert a "few years back," and most of these friends were Mexican. Some of my good friends at the time were broke-as-a-joke. By generalizing this incident, you my friend are no better than whoever you were pointing your finger at! Perhaps race was at issue, or perhaps not! Regardless, it is how you went about showing off your example that has gotten under my skin!
http://www.cmcstudents.com/classic/woodstock.html
Regarding the initial discussion, I'd rather stay mute until I knew more facts.
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." -Albert Einsetin