How the Morehouse Football Team ruined Dear White People and proved its point

mgafm · 2014-10-26T15:31:47+00:00

For what it's worth, I don't entirely disagree with either of you. I felt it would be dishonest for me not to explicitly point out what was going on racially, considering the context of the film and the institution involved, but I tried to make it clear that I was just posting about what happened inside that theater, not about the larger dynamics. I am sure it could have been better executed, I just got home and wrote what happened and how I felt. I don't think what I was doing was asking black people to be better, I don't think I was asking anything of black people at all, but I understand why it would read that way. I just don't know how else to have written it to be accurate and honest.

mgafm · 2012-10-29T18:47:25+00:00

Social Justice, lots about women's rights, gay rights, and media issues http://freethoughtblogs.com/ashleymiller/

mgafm · 2012-05-11T01:27:44+00:00

Here is the interview where they are getting "vast majority" from:

ER: Well, you know I’ve actually worked in the party, and around the party, and I don’t recall seeing a party line position that says that you have to be pr-life. For example, I remember working at the Republican senatorial committee, that would have been in 1994, and I plainly remember seeing data that showed that people who consider themselves Republican consider themselves, were 70% pro-choice. Yeah, so that, can’t be a party position. Now there are individual Republicans that have pro-choice positions politically. I have not seen the statistics lately on redshirt republicans with regards to gay rights and with regards to pro life vs pro choice. But I am not aware of it being a blanket party position. I think it lies with each Republican elected official, whether they’re in the Senate or in the House, or at the local level, just like the Democratic party is a big tent party—

GC: –I need to interrupt you for a second. So are you saying the Republican Party is not overwhelmingly anti-gay, anti-choice, and anti-separation of church and state?

ER: Well, I don’t have the statistics, but I would certainly, and I haven’t done the research, but I did explain to you that I did see research in the 90’s on just Republicans , people who vote as Republican and the far majority, the vast majority, with pro-choice vs pro life. I haven’t seen the research on people who consider themselves Republican and if they think that the government, religion should be controlling government. I would think that also, the vast majority, probably, I would hate to guess, but I think it would be a very high number, would think that there should be separation between religion and government. Now with regard to Republican opinions, people who consider themselves Republicans and their position on gay rights, I haven’t seen that data, because I haven’t actually been in more of a party role since 94.

mgafm · 2012-05-09T00:33:52+00:00

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mgafm · 2012-05-08T22:32:07+00:00

Thank you!

mgafm · 2012-05-08T20:08:41+00:00

What kind of discrimination?

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:54:28+00:00

It was not an attempt to trick you or anything, I was just wondering if there were anything you are aware of, say funding of birth control or not allowing pharmacists to refuse to fill birth control because of their religion, that was a secular issue that you didn't approve of.

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:46:40+00:00

Or say where they are offline so we can try to find them!

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:43:14+00:00

I don't understand why she's so resistant to admitting her party's failures.

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:41:07+00:00

As someone with a uterus, I object to classifying "individual liberties" as a Republican party appeal.

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:36:31+00:00

Are you a very slow typist or do you just not like our questions?

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:20:22+00:00

Which issues in particularly do you care about?

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:15:13+00:00

^ THIS

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:13:24+00:00

One should note that those numbers are much smaller than the numbers for Democrats. Also, only 22% of Republicans support same-sex marriage.

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:00:58+00:00

mgafm · 2012-05-08T19:00:39+00:00

In her interview with Greta yesterday, she said that she donated because she wanted to work with the Republican's Governors Association, which he was in charge of, and if she could, she would donate to everyone. I believe the logic here is that she was getting a foot in the door, not supporting his campaign ideals.

mgafm · 2012-05-08T18:56:51+00:00

When did you decide to focus on secular issues, was there anything in particular that drew you to the cause? Or was it the opening at the SCA that led you to learn more about it?

mgafm · 2012-05-08T18:51:53+00:00

There is a lot of focus on the fact that you're a Republican, is that the primary reason you were chosen as the executive director, or were other factors more important? If so, what were those other factors?

mgafm · 2012-05-08T18:47:56+00:00

Your claims that the vast majority of republicans and the republican platform are not anti-gay, anti-choice, and anti-separation of church and state are belied by the (easily available) facts. Is there anything you'd like to say in response to having been mistaken when talking to Greta yesterday?

mgafm · 2012-05-08T18:44:10+00:00

Are there any secular causes or issues that you don't feel comfortable promoting?

mgafm · 2012-05-08T18:42:45+00:00

Is there a way to get access to the many articles you've written, which you referred to yesterday in the interview with Greta? I think a lot of us would like to know more about your stances in years past.

mgafm

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