Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Diversity in Cohousing

[Kathleen Lowry (kathleenlowrylpcclmft]

But certain terms used in a derogatory way like “c” words for women or “n” 
should be banned, right?
> On Feb 21, 2023, at 9:49 AM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l 
> [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
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>> On Feb 21, 2023, at 7:58 AM, Abe Ross <cohoyote [at] gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Why do you feel it necessary to note (a) his colour (b) his being articulate 
>> (c) the. colour of the person to whom he is married? Would you have done 
>> that if he were not  person of colour?
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> Since Zev was being accused of assuming that all Black people would use the 
> language this man used, it is most appropriate to say that this man was other 
> than what his accusers were assuming him to be assuming about him. 
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> It’s important to address comments in context. In this context, Zev was 
> responding to questions about those very characteristics. The only way to 
> address them is to address them.
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> If the subject is color, you have to discuss color.
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> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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