"that "cultural feature" of the white American populace"
Discrimination is everywhere; it's how human beings navigate a highly complex world in which thoughtful, careful evaluation of every individual a person encounters is impossible. This is a good thing as far as it enables us to move through a crowded environment and a bad thing if it spoils our ability to judge a person on his merits.
I went to school with a Japanese guy called Hiro. He was, by all appearances, a very nice guy. One day, though, he shocked me by stating very matter-of-factly that he disliked Koreans. "They smell bad" he explained.
In my conversation with Europeans, Asians, South Americans, North Americans of all colors and creeds, etc, etc I have found that racism is a human condition. Americans make an easy target because they are outspoken and because it's pretty much open season on them right now but they don't have a monopoly on racist attitudes.
The Entropa piece resembles one of those injection molding frames that holds the parts for a plastic scale model. I guess the suggestion is that the EU is like a "readymade" union?
My wife and children went with friends last year (I had to stay home and work, boo hoo). The week before the trip my wife injured her foot (for real) and had to use a cane to limp around. Our friends, veteran Disneygoers, got her a special pass to skip the lines but a doctor's note was required to obtain the pass.
In Italy, however, it's a different story: my father (who has patial parylasis on his right side causing a distinct limp) took me to Italy while I was in college studying art. The Italians would not allow him to wait in line for museums. They would spot him, take him out of the line and walk both of us into the museum past the line and waive the charge to boot. It was an unexpected courtesy. I love Italians, wonderful people!
Pixar's association with Disney has always troubled me and this is why. It's a real shame because Pixar is/was in a lot of ways the anti-disney and that's why I have enjoyed their movies every bit as much as my children have. It remains to be seen whether Pixar can stave off Disnyfication.
Discrimination is everywhere; it's how human beings navigate a highly complex world in which thoughtful, careful evaluation of every individual a person encounters is impossible. This is a good thing as far as it enables us to move through a crowded environment and a bad thing if it spoils our ability to judge a person on his merits.
I went to school with a Japanese guy called Hiro. He was, by all appearances, a very nice guy. One day, though, he shocked me by stating very matter-of-factly that he disliked Koreans. "They smell bad" he explained.
In my conversation with Europeans, Asians, South Americans, North Americans of all colors and creeds, etc, etc I have found that racism is a human condition. Americans make an easy target because they are outspoken and because it's pretty much open season on them right now but they don't have a monopoly on racist attitudes.
BTW, where's Yoda?
In Italy, however, it's a different story: my father (who has patial parylasis on his right side causing a distinct limp) took me to Italy while I was in college studying art. The Italians would not allow him to wait in line for museums. They would spot him, take him out of the line and walk both of us into the museum past the line and waive the charge to boot. It was an unexpected courtesy. I love Italians, wonderful people!