tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669068.post108662630997727530..comments2024-03-28T02:15:29.817-05:00Comments on Mouse Words: Reducing the vote to "real" AmericansAmanda Marcottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05098500818240791320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669068.post-1086647657081680582004-06-07T17:34:00.000-05:002004-06-07T17:34:00.000-05:00Thank you, that was exactly my reaction when he sa...Thank you, that was exactly my reaction when he said the Iraqis "don't look like us." As it happens, it wouldn't surprise me at all if my brother got beat up by someone who thinks he's an Arab. (I'm really glad he shaved his beard off.) My sister is sometimes mistaken for black ("She can pass"). And I've spent my whole life being asked if I'm Greek, Italian, Jewish, whatever - something not-quite "us". I couldn't help thinking, "Speak for yourself, white man."Avedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com