tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987633698271670286.post1800344900364879286..comments2023-09-04T09:00:06.938-07:00Comments on UUA View from Berkeley: Describing the South AmericansLinda Laskowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430830718856244947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987633698271670286.post-5478296024139356622009-11-02T10:17:56.510-08:002009-11-02T10:17:56.510-08:00Linda - this is Tom Wilson, from the previous comm...Linda - this is Tom Wilson, from the previous comment. I'm Mary MacKay's husband. Just to let you know who the comment was from, or in case you wanted to respond, I'm twilson@pobox.com.Tom Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987633698271670286.post-4573881760940864022009-11-02T10:14:29.117-08:002009-11-02T10:14:29.117-08:00I think even the multi-cultural lens misses one of...I think even the multi-cultural lens misses one of the big blinders of most UUs - class. What about the composition of the 33% white in the example? The case study could also have been constructed around a case where lower-income whites had moved out because of gentrification.<br /><br />This may be less a focus for AR/AO work (although a Marxist analysis would certainly include intra-culture oppression) but I think it's definitely important in thinking about broadening our movement and who we welcome into our congregation. Explicit or implicit classism is far more socially acceptable within a Unitarian congregation in words that would be horrifying if they were about race.Tom Wilsonnoreply@blogger.com