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| Me? Copy Paper Complected? Ya Gotta Be Kidding! |
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13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
I have frequently been told that I am copy paper complected. Even the government tells me that. My driver’s license and my birth certificate both say that I am copy paper complected. But when I look in the mirror, I don’t see it.
I am kind of like President Bush in this. Every time I fill out a form, I am expected to write down a ”Dubya” for “white.”
I have some friends who are frequently told that they are ink complected. Even their driver’s licenses and birth certificates tell them that. Although they have been labeled with a “B,” they don’t look like ink to me.
Isn’t it time that we dropped the goofy idea that there are “white” people and “black” people on planet earth? I have never seen a copy paper complected person or an ink complected person. Have you?
When my daughter was about 4, she understood it. My wife and I told her and her cousin that we were taking them to visit a black church. When we got out of the car she said to me: "Daddy, this church isn't black. It's red." She was describing the bricks, however, all true Christians are also washed in red -- the blood of Jesus!
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| To add a comment to "Me? Copy Paper Complected? Ya Gotta Be Kidding!" |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| A great idea, paul! And if we want to mention skin tone, we should at least describe it correctly. Nobody is white or black. Brown and peach maybe. |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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I remember the crayon marked "Flesh." Although I am one of those "Dubya's," that crayon was not the color of MY flesh -- I tend more toward beige than pink (so definitely not "copy paper"). So where was the one that matched me?
[p] (that's the only way I know to indicate a new paragraph) Are any two of us, even in one family, truly the same shade as others? So, seems like the only decision to be made is HATE everyone else or (my favorite) LOVE everyone else. [/p]
[p] Just MHO :-) [/p] |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| That's right, Lee. And for people who choose to make skin color mean something about a person, why not also evaluate people by eye color? Funny. No one has ever looked down or me for my blue eyes? Why not? |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| You mean to tell me we should not copy paper Jesus and attach blue eyes and blond hair to Him? Wow, we have a lot of replacing to do. LOL |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| BTW you really fit the profile of the copy paper race so dear to the American Establishment, sorry!!!! But, I am very happy to hear you do not adhere to that definition to self-describe you. We need more of that in our country. |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| Hmmmmmmmm Imagine what a novel idea!!!! Great post!! |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| Steve, my children only recently started referring to themselves "white", and it made me sad to hear. Kind of reminds me of the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve realized they were naked. We have most definitely raised our kids to care little about skin shades (and "shade" is the proper word, not "color" as everyone else seems to prefer). |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| LOL..LOL.. Interesting blog...white...black....copy paper complected..LOL....Jesus copy paper complected...blue eyes...blond hair (smile)...You ARE kidding right???????? |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| Steve great blog, I always try to see the beauty in a person rather than their race or skin tone, sadly we see ugliness in ALL skin tones just as much as the beauty we see! love Stu! |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| When I refer to beauty and ugliness I am speaking about peoples nature! LOL I had to stress that! |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| Unfortunately racism is a in our Christian midst and is a wicked weed hard to eradicate for it lives in the heart of those who practice it. |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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Caleb: Racism is not a skin problem. It is a sin problem. |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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| Not sure what you trying to tell me for I did not deny is a sin, a sin deep in the heart of those sinners. Perhaps is the fact that I do not use the word sin to describe racism. But for purpose of this discussion I am OK using it rather than arguing how I view sin and how I see social illnesses such as racism. Food for thought, Is there any evidence in the Bible to support racism? Why groups such as the KKK feel that their views are supported by Scriptures? |
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| October 02, 2008 |
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Well it takes all kinds to make a worldBig and little, men and women, boys and girlsAnd lm the kinda guy hard luck sure gives a whirlBut l guess it takes all kinds to make a worldMy friend and me went to a picture show in townThey called his name and said his house had just burnt downI took his hand and offered him my sympathyThen suddenly l remembered that he lived with meWell it takes all kinds to make a worldBig and little, men and women, boys and girlsAnd lm the kinda guy hard luck sure gives a whirlBut l guess it takes all kinds to make a worldWell l wrecked the heck out of my pretty car todayIt was a total loss and l had to walk home all the wayThen a phone call said youre holding ticket seventeenYou lucky boy, youve won a tank of gasolineWell it takes all kinds to make a worldBig and little, men and women, boys and girlsAnd lm the kinda guy hard luck sure gives a whirlBut l guess it takes all kinds to make a worldLast night l had the pleasure of her companyShe said shed like to see a whole lot more of meAnd l spent money like l had my pockets fullNow ask me how it feels to try to see through wool // its an old song my roger miller. // just thought i'd throw that in there.
after all, it takes all kinds to make a world! |
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