I am glad you asked!Originally Posted by LDAHL
I think some people's jackhole-ness is motivated by racism, a particular ideology.
So the racial part of it makes it more specific. It is a way of making descriptions more accurate.
What do you mean?
What I mean is that I see jackholosity as an individual rather than a group trait, It doesn't require race/gender/class overlays to explain it.I am glad you asked!
I think some people's jackhole-ness is motivated by racism, a particular ideology.
So the racial part of it makes it more specific. It is a way of making descriptions more accurate.
What do you mean?
There are some few convinced, ideological bigots out there, but they are much more rare than than the common jerks of all races and genders.
Some people are rude on subways, although I have also seen gentlemen offering up their seats accused of microaggression. It does not follow from that that white men are rude on subways. It's akin to accusing malevolent witches for your crops failing.
Much of what we call political correctness seems to me to be a close cousin of the prejudice it decries. We don't need graduate studies programs to credential experts to tell us that people can behave badly or spitefully. We don't need a new pseudo-clergy to whom we must acknowledge the sanctity of victimhood, confess our privilege and expiate our sinful DNA.
My experience is that many TSA employees enjoy hassling people regardless of physical characteristics. You can take their actions any way you please but I think they might enjoy their little bit of power.
So I travel often with my 5 lb dog to see my sons and she is very well behaved. I wear a sling that she rides in. So I smile at the TSA lady and she starts talking really nasty to me and this is in Chicago. She is older and black. I stayed nice but Cassie starts growling which is something she never does. I said I am sorry but Cassie is old with a lot of pain issues. She says no -she doesn’t like the way I am talking to you and then got nice.
I like your anecdote: both Cassie and the TSA employee showed rare awareness.
IL, I had not even thought of that.
I’ll bet she had a little dog at home.
Jane, it was pretty amazing. I also don’t think it had anything to do about our race being different either. She was just having a bad day. I always try to be nice when I travel as it is hard enough on a good day. Unfortunately Cassie died of heart failure right after we got home from that trip. She was a one of a kind dog and I still miss her a year later.
All the companion animals I have had, or known, have had unique personalities. I'm convinced their souls are as timeless as ours.
Add me to the voices of those who don't think the TSA guy had it in for Ultralight, particularly. I heard once that one out of three people dislikes you on sight. I think that's an exaggeration, but UL's friend may have reminded him of an ex or something.
Yes animals are all different just like us. Most Maltese are really sweet but Cassie was a grump when we got her at 6 months. Very alpha and very much my dog. However, she figured out fast that if she wanted to travel she had to be sweet and she was always nice on trips. At home she was a terror jumping on a deaf dogs head when she was sleeping, nipping the 80lb husky/Shepherd mix, growling the big guy away from food, etc. She was the boss. She was totally devoted to me and wow what a hole she left when she passed because her condition was under control with meds so her passing was sudden and unexpected. I still had to put her to sleep but she was in pain screaming so it was an easy decision.
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