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GrreatTeacher
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old wt libraries.
by zeb inmy wife (in) disturbed to see i had the old libraries for years past on the computer.
she asked me to delete them this i have done.. anything to maintain her peace.
she spoke about not necessary they are updated etc.
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50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- WHAT???
by Marvin Shilmer intake a look at the linked ap photograph and tell me what you think:.
- miss black u.s., miss black georgia and miss black teen .
what would the likes of al sharpton say if the hallowed event this weekend at the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama had been attended by a miss white u.s., miss white georgia and miss white teen?
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GrreatTeacher
A blacks only water fountain is a little bit different than a black beauty pageant.
There is a place for formerly (still) opressed groups to come together with their unique heritage and point of view. Like:
historically black universities
black labor unions
black barber shops, etc.
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50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- WHAT???
by Marvin Shilmer intake a look at the linked ap photograph and tell me what you think:.
- miss black u.s., miss black georgia and miss black teen .
what would the likes of al sharpton say if the hallowed event this weekend at the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama had been attended by a miss white u.s., miss white georgia and miss white teen?
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GrreatTeacher
Marvin, I think you are taking the MLK quote a little too literally.
It's a general quote about blacks having a lesser place at the American table of opportunity.
Why would you have a white pageant? White standards of beauty are already considered the standard.
A black pageant celebrates the acceptance of black beauty standards as beautiful as well.
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50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- WHAT???
by Marvin Shilmer intake a look at the linked ap photograph and tell me what you think:.
- miss black u.s., miss black georgia and miss black teen .
what would the likes of al sharpton say if the hallowed event this weekend at the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama had been attended by a miss white u.s., miss white georgia and miss white teen?
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GrreatTeacher
Look, I don't get the whole pageant thing, but apparently it's popular in the south. So, I understand that black Americans would see the anniversary as significant in the struggle to have themselves acknowledged as equal to everyone else and would want to celebrate black beauty at that time and place.
I'm not really sure how the MLK quote above is relevant to a beauty pageant. I think he was talking about in American life in general where black has historically been judged as "less than." So, a black beauty pageant would represent progress. White beauty standards have always been considered beautiful. Black, not so much.
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50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- WHAT???
by Marvin Shilmer intake a look at the linked ap photograph and tell me what you think:.
- miss black u.s., miss black georgia and miss black teen .
what would the likes of al sharpton say if the hallowed event this weekend at the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama had been attended by a miss white u.s., miss white georgia and miss white teen?
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50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- WHAT???
by Marvin Shilmer intake a look at the linked ap photograph and tell me what you think:.
- miss black u.s., miss black georgia and miss black teen .
what would the likes of al sharpton say if the hallowed event this weekend at the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama had been attended by a miss white u.s., miss white georgia and miss white teen?
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GrreatTeacher
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Who leaves first, the husband or wife?
by snugglebunny inwhen it comes to a simple matter of no longer believing the teachings of jw's, it appears to me that it's more common for the husband to make the first move to leave the religion.
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GrreatTeacher
Women are excellent drivers. I can drive someone crazy in 2 seconds flat! ;P -
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Who leaves first, the husband or wife?
by snugglebunny inwhen it comes to a simple matter of no longer believing the teachings of jw's, it appears to me that it's more common for the husband to make the first move to leave the religion.
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GrreatTeacher
Oh, and I left at 19 and then married a "worldly" guy. So, however you want to count that.
The idea of the adult Witness life skeeved me out so bad that I ran!
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Who leaves first, the husband or wife?
by snugglebunny inwhen it comes to a simple matter of no longer believing the teachings of jw's, it appears to me that it's more common for the husband to make the first move to leave the religion.
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GrreatTeacher
Yes, the human brain does suck at multi-tasking. I think women just do more of it than men and so get marginally better at it.
When you are raising children, taking care of the house and, possibly, working all at the same time, you HAVE to multi-task. If you don't, life falls apart!
Give somebody something impossible to do, yet make it mandatory to do it, and people will figure out how to get it done!
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Education, education, education....
by snare&racket inan update on my life post education..... as the governing body continue to denounce higher education, reality continues to prove their words ignorant, ill informed and blatant lies.
i am proud and astonished to say i have just been accepted for a university teaching hospital post.
i have a seriously sought after, senior house officer job in intensive care, endocrinology and clinical pharmacology.
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GrreatTeacher
Missed you, Snare.
Congratulations on your achievement. When bright minds have something worthwhile to focus on, great things happen.
I am glad that you feel fulfilled now. I can't imagine living the JW life as an adult. Don't be too hard on your 19 year old self. You were simply a product of your environment. When you know better, you can do better. And you have DONE WAY BETTER!