Comments on: Welcome to Grand Central Station http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/07/27/welcome-to-grand-central-station/ let's activate something Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:45:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: al longenecker http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/07/27/welcome-to-grand-central-station/#comment-18147 al longenecker Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:31:42 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=530#comment-18147 Me, an old guy in rural pa. salute you and yours . truly walking faith. blessings and honor..al l Me, an old guy in rural pa. salute you and yours . truly walking faith. blessings and honor..al l

]]> By: somasoul http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/07/27/welcome-to-grand-central-station/#comment-18091 somasoul Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:26:45 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=530#comment-18091 I like language and the association with, say, a wild pack of dogs is fully intended. I'm not trying to dehumanize anyone. I'm trying to let you know how wild these kids are (indeed, wild is a good word!), how shiftless they seem (bands of 2 - 7 year children running around aimlessly without any supervision at all), and typically causing trouble (breaking windows, stealing things). Yes, much like a wild pack dogs. Come and see. I have an extra bed for you. I like language and the association with, say, a wild pack of dogs is fully intended.

I’m not trying to dehumanize anyone. I’m trying to let you know how wild these kids are (indeed, wild is a good word!), how shiftless they seem (bands of 2 - 7 year children running around aimlessly without any supervision at all), and typically causing trouble (breaking windows, stealing things).

Yes, much like a wild pack dogs. Come and see. I have an extra bed for you.

]]> By: David Reese http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/07/27/welcome-to-grand-central-station/#comment-18033 David Reese Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:46:16 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=530#comment-18033 Hey, I've been enjoying this blog since discovering it about a week ago, and I count myself among the growing numbers of Young Anabaptist Radicals in the US. I appreciated your examination of your neighborhood, but I wanted to challenge your "feral children" phrase. The association of people of color with animals is profoundly not okay. I imagine it wasn't on purpose, but such parallels raise my concern- white folks like me have a long history of dehumanizing people of color by comparing them to animals. So, while it's probably worthwhile to talk about kids who don't seem to have a strong community of parent types, I hope you'll find alternate language. best, David Hey,

I’ve been enjoying this blog since discovering it about a week ago, and I count myself among the growing numbers of Young Anabaptist Radicals in the US.

I appreciated your examination of your neighborhood, but I wanted to challenge your “feral children” phrase. The association of people of color with animals is profoundly not okay. I imagine it wasn’t on purpose, but such parallels raise my concern- white folks like me have a long history of dehumanizing people of color by comparing them to animals.

So, while it’s probably worthwhile to talk about kids who don’t seem to have a strong community of parent types, I hope you’ll find alternate language.

best,
David

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