feel free to have fun with it if you want. Do I sound articulate to you? Do I sound educated? I hope so since i have an MFA.Would you consider me a bigot? A sexist? A racist? I certainly hope not, because I am none of those. But if you spoke to me in person, I'd sound a lot like the guy on the right:
I went to graduate school north of the Mason Dixon line. Many of the people I met assumed I wore a pillowcase on my head every weekend. Even today when I open my mouth I have to hear jokes about rednecks and the idiot fundies down south. And sometimes I play along just to get along even though I know I'm more intelligent and highly trained than ninety five percent of the population.
I wasn't born into a liberal culture. I had to work and sacrifice for my beliefs, and I still have to listen to people who never had to give a second thought about how right they are or where their next meal is coming from look down their noses at me every time I open my mouth. And they are, each and every one, "enlightened liberals". It seems I get a pass because I can explain cubism.
Believe it or not I have worked shoulder to shoulder with exactly the sexist, bigoted, racist, no class yahoos that irritate people on this board so much. And I tell you truly they are more accepting, generous, kind and understanding than any number of "liberals" I have met. I didn't necessarily agree with them, and I generally didn't enjoy their company, but we had to get along to get the job done. "Those people" understand that to survive we have to put our misconceptions about others aside to achieve more important objectives. And in doing so we learned about each other. You'd be surprised how many converted Democrats I've left in my wake. You would be amazed how a common goal can bring people together.
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