Further proof that we are NOT living in a post-racial world.

[kivrin]

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. arrested after accusation that he was breaking into his own house.

Now, someone may say "uh, he was arrested not for B&E but for being combative when questioned." To which I say "he is a world famous Harvard professor being harassed in his own home because a neighbor called the cops after seeing him struggling with a jammed lock in his own front door. DAMN STRAIGHT HE WAS UPSET. Humans get upset WHEN THEY ARE HARASSED."

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[janewt.livejournal.com]

Crazytalk! Of course everything's fine now! We have solved everything in one election!

[penwiper26.livejournal.com]

Jesus H. Christ. [facepalm]

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

I live all the way on this side of the continent, and I would recognize Henry Louis Gates jr.

There's also an assertion from his lawyer that he'd caught a virus in China (oh, yeah, he was struggling with his front door after getting back from a trip to China: I know I'm all fit for a tumultuous argument after a long flight!) and was having trouble even speaking.

Julia, spent alot of yesterday afternoon boggling over this

[heron-pose.livejournal.com]

I'm composing an essay in my head as i'm out back putting in some spinach and kale seeds (fingers crossed).

After that flight, after *being* in China, which is no picnic for a Black person, I'm surprised he didn't break some heads.

I feel another round of 'sensitivity' trainings coming on, which will do nearly nothing.

wtf, world?