Comments by "SK ONTHEROAD" (@skontheroad2666) on "The Hill"
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@jakobwashington5878 What does what have to do with anything? Amy was asked if she saw the Floyd video and what impact it had on her. She said she had seen it and then explained how it impacted her family. How many times have we heard, especially lately, about Black (and Latino) parents needing to educate their children about how to conduct themselves should they get pulled over, or come into contact with a police officer, in order to stay safe, and why. Amy will need to have that conversation with her children. Kamala Harris will not, as her stepchildren are not black. If you missed the irony in that, then all I can say is that we clearly have different definitions of the word irony! But to your specific points, based on your view, you are correct--it was the question that was inappropriate in this instance as how the video affected her personally is irrelevant to the job and what it entails. It, in fact, as she states, goes completely against what her role in the job would be as her personal feelings or empathy towards this and any situation should never come into play once she puts that robe on. But again, she answered, as answered politely, intelligently and succinctly. But, just as her kids are not all white, Kamala's kids are not black (stepkids if you want me to be specific, but she still plays a nurturing role sharing in the upbringing of their lives, so I chose to focus on the "kid" part and omit the "step" part of the word). And because they are not black, she would have a different conversation about interacting with police officers than Amy would with her children. Just as Amy would have to have 2 different and separate conversations with her children as some are black and some are white. Amy's kids can't hide the color of their skin when they feel like it. And we don't get to speak for Kamala's children and say "Because Kamala is black, her kids are black". Her children are the only ones who can say who and what they identify with.
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@bradleysmith681 No, Gavin has been a successful business owner for years. He owns and ran (past tense, before he was an elected official) many well known, popular wineries, bars and restaurants. He employed hundreds of Californians--and still does as those places have not gone out of business and are still operating, even tho everything went into a blind trust years ago so he could work for the State. He clearly did not think he was doing something as stupid as it was, until it was splashed across the front page of almost every paper in the country, but he quickly apologized and made no excuses for his behavior. Yes, he is human just like everyone else, and he made a mistake. It was not planned as a media moment and was not meant to be viewed by the world, whereas Pelosi and her ice cream moment will go down as one of the most tone deaf displays of poor judgment in history, so people should stop comparing the two.
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So...(CAUTION, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS). My third comment on the film and the controversy surrounding it--it has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY THE KIDS ARE DANCING--it is about the WHY they are dancing this way. It is a French film, which I did not know until I hit play. I watched it in French bc I hate poor translations and prefer, when possible, to watch the original version (and likely more importantly, bc I speak French, lol!). It takes place in the suburbs of Paris. The burbs of Paris are the absolute antithesis of what the word conjures up to Americans. Les Banlieues are more akin to the projects in any big city in the US. Low-income housing mainly for foreigners (and the French version of white trash). Lots of drugs being sold, bought and consumed. Prostitution, guns, sex trafficking... you get the picture. Contrast that with the other inhabitants--A TON of native French speaking, religious Arabs and Africans who migrated from former French colonies turned indépendant countries such as Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, etc. to France--and they all need to co-exist together. It doesn't always go so well but there are many other (great) movies on that. Les Mignonnes is a coming of age film that is commenting on one Senegalese's girl, and her desperate desire to become one of the "cool kids". She accomplishes that through dance. BUT bc she is only 11, she does something stupid in the heat of a moment and hits send....never a good idea, but, much like in the film, everyone knows that even though one always tries to teach their kids how to grow up to become a responsible, respectable member of society, they rarely listen and have to often make their own mistakes in order to learn that actions have consequences. I won't go into the subtle subplots of the movie, but the last scene shows us that being one of the cool kids is not always the road to happiness. Family is important, respecting your parents is important. And moreover, they are the ones who will love you unconditionally and forever. CUTIES is not remotely about beauty pageants (of any age), sex, or anything else I was led to believe it was about. It was just a poorly done segment by Krystal. Hey, we all have bad days, right?
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@oscaralvarado2899 No, there are plenty of Doctors who are not Physicians (which what I think you mean when you say Medical Doctor). Dentists, Veterinarians, even podiatrists. A lawyer, who doesn't have a designation in front of his name, but rather, uses Esq. (For esquire) after his name, is still considered a J.D., or Juris Doctor (Doctor of Jurisprudence). The background of the words are rooted in Latin and they still differ from country to country in there present usage and meaning. Even in the US, for a Veterinarian, the general standard degree one earns after 4 years of postgraduate school is a DVM. However U of Penn (one of the top Vet Schools in the world), still confers their graduates with a VMD, as they continue to use the traditional Latin with their graduates. Nonetheless, it still indicates that one is a Teacher (translating from the Latin) of the subject who has earned the highest level of studies within their field.
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