tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223111654724541995.post7877756604531953710..comments2023-08-15T02:14:46.324-07:00Comments on A Londoner Observes: London Riots: The Aftermath of the Killing of A Black GunmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223111654724541995.post-29054178921239414152012-01-08T14:55:55.560-08:002012-01-08T14:55:55.560-08:00@mrhayford, Attracted to your Twitter page I visit...@mrhayford, Attracted to your Twitter page I visited your beautifully crafted 'A Londoner observes' blog site.<br /><br />Aside your lucid telling, please permit me to share thought with you on the matter of the colour labelling of people/race. <br />With your "head in the clouds.." not surprising we bump into each other. Yet with your "eyes wide open" I need only stand my point within reasonable range. <br /><br />In your "London riots: ..." article (above) you used words/phrases as: "black gunman","black-on-black","black person","black mother","white, black,..shades","blacks" (in lower case). You are not alone as such and other common words/phrases (I think used in similar context), including on the UK 2011 census form are: 'Asian, black, Chinese, white', 'black African'.<br /><br />In the manner of your use of the terms, please permit me to ask five pertinent questions.<br /><br />(1) Does your "Black" refer to a race of people or, loosely to skin-colour?<br />(2) Does your "White" refer to a race of people or, loosely to skin-colour?<br />(3) If both refer to race, are there other races than the "Black" and "White"? <br />(4) If your "Black" refers to a race, then which race"? <br />(5) If your "White" refers to a race, then which race"? <br /><br />If my questions are not deemed out of hand, please let us discuss your answers. My view is that if race is not defined and titled to be within easy reach of, and use use by, a toddler then a sense of family might well not be engendered in the people, as in nature, family is naturally founded upon race.<br /><br />Kind regards and good wishes for 2012,<br />Hubert Taylor<br />Flat 2 18 St Michaels Road, Birmingham B18 5LA<br />e: hgtaylor@talktalk.net<br />08/01/2012Hubert Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223111654724541995.post-31958583373499779682011-12-17T08:46:32.258-08:002011-12-17T08:46:32.258-08:00You make some good observations, pertinent points....You make some good observations, pertinent points.<br />However, it was not my intention to merely "blame the police".<br />I tried to be as objective as possible.mrhayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959806360334380171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223111654724541995.post-73745696860769073292011-12-17T08:19:13.607-08:002011-12-17T08:19:13.607-08:00The trouble is that by blaming the police you stop...The trouble is that by blaming the police you stop looking for the real answer. Rather blame successive governments - both parties - who have continued to experiment with your children's education at the expense of teaching them the three "r's" and burying us in the EU so that a whole generation has grown up without jobs and because of illiteracy, have little chance of doing well in life.<br /><br />Vote Tory or Labour and get the same for the next generation!Ampershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228695531285332529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223111654724541995.post-9156305966979567132011-08-14T16:08:07.180-07:002011-08-14T16:08:07.180-07:00The area where the shooting took place has a brigh...The area where the shooting took place has a bright young Black Member of Parliament, David Lammy.He found the rioting outrageous.He also wants the Police to give answers to the community.<br />I am worried by the bad way rap/grime musicians glorify mindless violence...Access to media?Good idea.mrhayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959806360334380171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223111654724541995.post-1119530367800107372011-08-14T15:05:26.408-07:002011-08-14T15:05:26.408-07:00The disadvantaged communities what do they lack?
N...The disadvantaged communities what do they lack?<br />No political representation for them? <br />I think that the stores that got looted if they decide to continue to stay they will have to envolve the youth.<br />Make them feel that they are stakeholders too.<br />This takes time and store owners need community training.<br /><br />Big companies that got burn should invest a whole lot more into youth empowerment. Media plays a big role to put pressure on politics and corporate sector to realize this.<br />Youth and senior citizens should have more access to media outlets to weigh in their opinion.<br />Music, rap, grime etc should reconsider their position and make the youth aware of the power they have if the channel it righteous.sablikatriumphhttp://twitter.com/sablikatriumphnoreply@blogger.com