What next, are they gonna tell us what color curtains we can hang?
Neighbors want nooses removed
Where the hell do people get off trying to tell someone what they can or can't hang in their windows. You can infer whatever you want about damn near everything, so of course some folks are saying this is racially motivated. Nevermind that maybe he's got a facination with the macabre. I've had neighbors that had skulls and gargoyles and other gothic stuff, didn't mean they were devil worshippers. Or maybe he forgot to take down some Halloween decorations. I know folks that keep Christmas lights up all year long, and that don't make them anti-Semitic. Not that I agree with what he's saying, but, even if this fella is using it as a racial statement it's his right to do it in his own house, just as much as it's my right to fly an American flag. A campaign sign for someone like Ronda Storms, or Mary Gray Black is a hate symbol to some of us folks, y'all ought not be able to put those in public view either, right?
If those folks up in arms about the nooses want to actually accomplish something, they should be good citizens and parents. Use it as an opportunity to teach the kids about an ugly part of our past and some of the vestiges of that way of thinking. Then teach them how to show restraint and tolerance for that which is different. Teach them those things that make this country great.
Where the hell do people get off trying to tell someone what they can or can't hang in their windows. You can infer whatever you want about damn near everything, so of course some folks are saying this is racially motivated. Nevermind that maybe he's got a facination with the macabre. I've had neighbors that had skulls and gargoyles and other gothic stuff, didn't mean they were devil worshippers. Or maybe he forgot to take down some Halloween decorations. I know folks that keep Christmas lights up all year long, and that don't make them anti-Semitic. Not that I agree with what he's saying, but, even if this fella is using it as a racial statement it's his right to do it in his own house, just as much as it's my right to fly an American flag. A campaign sign for someone like Ronda Storms, or Mary Gray Black is a hate symbol to some of us folks, y'all ought not be able to put those in public view either, right?
If those folks up in arms about the nooses want to actually accomplish something, they should be good citizens and parents. Use it as an opportunity to teach the kids about an ugly part of our past and some of the vestiges of that way of thinking. Then teach them how to show restraint and tolerance for that which is different. Teach them those things that make this country great.
posted by Grumpy at 3/03/2007 08:58:00 AM
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I agree with you in principle Grumpy, however, I believe that people should have consideration for their neighbors, and not do certain things "just because they can". Now, I am not saying that I think this man should necessarily remove his nooses, but a bit of explanatory comment from him may help to assuage the neighbor's concerns. I say this because I have found myself in situations that were far less than pleasant due to my neighbor's (not my current ones) inconsiderate actions, even though they were well within their rights according to the law. We all need to try and make each other's lives a little less anxious when we can, and not more so. As long as we all are willing to be respectful of one another, we won't need any more laws that restrict what we can do.
I absolutely agree with you about consideration for your neighbors. I'm of a mind that things like how you keep your yard, and how well you maintain your home are important. Same goes for putting out stuff that is patently offensive. But I think there should be a limit once inside your home. Otherwise, where would it stop? Need I worry about something hanging over my fireplace that just happens to be visible when the blinds are open? It kind of reminds me of that Christmas Story movie, the fishnet leg lamp the Dad puts in the front window. Tacky, no doubt, but rest assured in this day and age, someone would most certainly complain that it was sexist or pornographic and demand that it be covered or taken down. I'll close with saying that anything that intrudes upon another person in the confines of their own home, such as noise or light should only occur with permission of those effected.
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